ASUS Vivobook 16" V16 Matte Black Review
CPU Intel Core 7 240H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2 kg
Battery 63 Wh
70 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (71th percentile) 83th
- Strong port (67th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average compact (25th percentile) 20th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 7 240H |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.3 lbs |
| Battery | 63 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Apr 19, 2026 €1,259
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook 16" V16 | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | Lenovo Legion Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 7 240H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 63 | 72 | 99 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook 16" V16 | 77.6 | 83.1 | 69.9 | 97 | 68.1 | 19.8 | 57.8 | 54.2 | 36.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.9 | 19.9 | 76.6 | 90.1 | 96.7 | 74.3 | 98.5 | 94.8 | 99.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 16" Pro 7i Compare | 96.5 | 91.6 | 86 | 83 | 94.1 | 7.3 | 94.9 | 74.9 | 99.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 86 | 90.1 | 93.1 | 85.2 | 71.2 | 74.9 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 64.3 | 65.2 | 86 | 98.2 | 90 | 95.5 | 71.2 | 54.2 | 87.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 94.8 | 40.7 | 86 | 94.4 | 80 | 87.1 | 71.2 | 74.9 | 97.3 |