Description
Serious gaming specs
As the first 18-inch laptop in the TUF Gaming family, the A18 boasts some seriously impressive specs, giving you access to the very best of gaming on Windows 11. Featuring an AMD® Ryzen™ 7 260 processor and up to an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPU, the A18 can easily play the latest games or keep your workflow on schedule.
As the first 18-inch laptop in the TUF Gaming family, the A18 boasts some seriously impressive specs, giving you access to the very best of gaming on Windows 11. Featuring an AMD® Ryzen™ 7 260 processor and an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPU, the A18 can easily play the latest games or keep your workflow on schedule.
Get ready for game-changing performance with the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPU inside our 2025 TUF Gaming A18. Sporting cutting-edge technologies like DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and Ray Tracing, the A16 delivers incredible experiences in the latest and most graphically intense games.
| Product type | Laptop |
|---|---|
| Product colour | Grey |
| Form factor | Clamshell |
| Colour name | Jaeger Gray |
| Market positioning | Gaming |
| Introduction year | 2025 |
| Country of origin | China |
| Display diagonal | 45.7 cm (18") |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Touchscreen | No |
| HD type | WUXGA |
| Panel type | IPS-Level |
| Native aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Anti-glare screen | Yes |
| Display brightness | 300 cd/m² |
| RGB colour space | sRGB |
| Colour gamut | 100% |
| Display response rise/fall | 3 ms |
| Maximum refresh rate | 144 Hz |
| Contrast ratio (typical) | 1000:1 |
| Processor family | AMD Ryzen™ 7 |
| Processor manufacturer | AMD |
| Processor model | 260 |
| Processor frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| Processor generation | AMD Ryzen 200 Series |
| Processor cores | 8 |
| Processor threads | 16 |
| Processor boost frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| Processor cache type | L2 & L3 |
| L3 cache | 16 MB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB |
| Neural processor unit (NPU) | AMD Ryzen AI |
| NPU performance up to | 16 TOPs |
| Internal memory | 16 GB |
| Maximum internal memory | 64 GB |
| Internal memory type | DDR5-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz |
| Memory form factor | SO-DIMM |
| Memory layout (slots x size) | 2 x 8 GB |
| Memory slots | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Total storage capacity | 1 TB |
| Storage media | SSD |
| Optical drive type | No |
| Total SSDs capacity | 1 TB |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 |
| SSD capacity | 1 TB |
| SSD interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| NVMe | Yes |
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| Card reader integrated | No |
| On-board graphics card | Yes |
| Discrete graphics card | Yes |
| Discrete graphics card model | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| On-board graphics card model | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Discrete GPU manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| On-board GPU manufacturer | AMD |
| NVIDIA G-SYNC | Yes |
| Audio system | Dolby Atmos |
| Number of built-in speakers | 2 |
| Built-in microphone | Yes |
| Front camera | Yes |
| Front camera HD type | Full HD |
| Infrared (IR) camera | Yes |
| Mobile network connection | No |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Wi-Fi standards | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Antenna type | 2x2 |
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 10,100,1000 Mbit/s |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 1 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 |
| USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantity | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| HDMI version | 2.1 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | Yes |
| Repairability index | 9.8 |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Pointing device | Touchpad |
| Keyboard backlit | Yes |
| Keyboard backlit colour | RGB |
| Keyboard backlit zone | 1-zone RGB |
| Copilot key | Yes |
| Operating system installed | Windows 11 Home |
| Microsoft Copilot | Yes |
| Trial software | 1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required, McAfee 30 days |
| Battery capacity | 90 Wh |
| Battery technology | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Number of battery cells | 4 |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Fast charging time (50%) | 30 min |
| USB Type-C charging port | Yes |
| AC adapter power | 240 W |
| AC adapter frequency | 50 - 60 Hz |
| AC adapter input voltage | 100 - 240 V |
| AC adapter output current | 12 A |
| AC adapter output voltage | 20 V |
| DC-in jack | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery (USB PD) | Yes |
| Face recognition | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes |
| Password protection | Yes |
| Password protection type | BIOS, User |
| Sustainability certificates | ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver |
| Weight | 2.6 kg |
| Width | 399 mm |
| Depth | 283 mm |
| Height (front) | 1.89 cm |
| Height (rear) | 2.67 cm |
| Package width | 510 mm |
| Package depth | 95 mm |
| Package height | 345 mm |
| Package weight | 3.67 kg |
| AC adapter included | Yes |
