It’s too early to tell whether these changes are enough to bring the 2021 TUF Gaming models more on par with the strong competition in the mid-range segment from the top-rated models of the previous year, such as the Lenovo Legion 5 and the HP Omen 15, since we can’t run any benchmarks on these early samples illustrated here. Update: Here’s our review of the 2021 Asus TUF A15 built on a Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3070 configuration, and here are my thoughts on the updated 2022 TUF Gaming A15/F15 lineup, and my detailed review of the 2022 TUF Gaming A15 series.

As of early 2021, Asus have updated their 15 and 17 inch TUF models with Ryzen 5000 hardware and RTX 3000 graphics, raising the specs even higher than before to up to Ryzen 9 5900H/RTX 3070 MQ on the top models.Īt the same time, though, they’ve revamped the cooling module, which now benefits from more open intakes on the back, over the fans, as well as an extra heat pipe that primarily handles the CPU VRMs, which were neglected with the previous generations.

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