ASUS TUF 18" A18 Review
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600
RAM 64 GB
Storage 4 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.6 kg
62.4 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 97th
- Strong gpu (89th percentile) 87th
- Strong screen (78th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average compact (2th percentile) 2th
- Below average cpu (27th percentile) 33th
- Below average port (29th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Feb 22, 2026 $2,499
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF 18" A18 | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | Lenovo Yoga Lenovo - Yoga Slim 9i - Copilot+ PC - 14" 4K 120Hz | 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 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 4096 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 3840x2400 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 75 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF 18" A18 | 39.1 | 87.1 | 97.3 | 33 | 81.9 | 1.5 | 97.4 | 53.9 | 75.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.7 | 20 | 76.6 | 89.9 | 96.6 | 74.5 | 98.5 | 94.7 | 99.4 |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14" Compare | 63.9 | 64.9 | 94.3 | 89.9 | 99.9 | 85 | 71 | 74.8 | 89.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.1 | 64.9 | 85.9 | 89.9 | 93 | 85.2 | 71 | 74.8 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 63.9 | 64.9 | 85.9 | 98.2 | 89.9 | 95.5 | 71 | 53.9 | 87.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 94.7 | 40.7 | 85.9 | 94.3 | 79.7 | 87.1 | 71 | 74.8 | 97.2 |