Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-AL117T (15.6 Inch 144Hz FHD/AMD Ryzen 5 4600H/Nvidia GTX 1650Ti 4GB Graphics/8GB RAM/1TB HDD + 256GB SSD/Windows 10)

Design and Build Quality

The chassis of the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-AL117T has a plastic chassis with a smooth grey finish. The design here is a lot better than other Asus Tuf variants but still has a lot of scope for improvement. The build quality here is solid however the lid wobbles a little. The display maintains a modern design with thin 7mm bezels.  According to Asus, the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-AL117T goes through rigorous MIL-STD-810H tests. These tests include Drop, Shake, Humidity, Heat, and Cold.

Keyboard and Trackpad

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-AL117T has a chicklet style backlit keyboard. The WASD keys are transparent and get a little extra RGB backlight. The arrow keys are a bit small with the num pad being a little narrow. Overall you will have a good experience while typing and Gaming. The trackpad on the other hand has a smooth matte surface though it lacks a little precision. The dedicated mouse buttons on the bottom quite clicky and tactile and it is always better to have dedicated buttons.

Ports: 

The Ports selection here is quite basic and has nothing special going for it but at the same time, it has all the essential ports that 95 percent of people need.

• 1 x 3.5mm COMBO audio jack
• 1x Type-A USB2.0
• 2x Type-A USB 3.2 (Gen 1)
• 1x Type-C USB 3.2 (Gen 2) with display support DP1.4
• 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
• 1x HDMI support 2.0b

Overall Performance

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-AL117T is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H which is slightly more powerful than the i7 9750H. The 4600H should be able to handle most of your active workloads of Photo and Video editing or any other CPU-intensive task the only bottleneck here being the 8GB of RAM which you can easily upgrade. The GTX 1650TI, on the other hand, is an entry-level GPU with limited potential for GPU intensive tasks such as 3D rendering and Gaming. Now compared to the previous GTX 1650Ti is about 10 percent more powerful than GTX 1650 and is about 5 percent slower when compared to GTX 1060.  

Display: 144Hz FHD (LM156LF-2F01)

The FHD panel on the Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-AL117T has a 144Hz Refresh rate and doesn’t suffer from and noticeable issues such as backlight bleeding and PWM flickering. The display here has an average color coverage and below-average brightness and suitable for outdoor use.

Display Specs:

• Panel Model Number :LM156LF-2F01
• Coverage: 66% sRGB | 49% AdobeRGB | 49% DCI P3;
• Measured Gamma: 2.33;
• Max brightness: 250 Nits;
• Contrast Ratio: 1200:1;
• Colour Temperature: 6485K;
• Black on max brightness: 0.15 cd/m2;
• PWM Flickering: No;
• Response Time: 25 ms

How is the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506II-AL117T for Gaming?

The HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1051AX has a decent gaming performance and you should be able to play most AAA at 60+ FPS at Ultra settings. The limitation is the 1080p resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. The following benchmarks are for the GTX 1650Ti mobile. 

Gaming Benchmarks

• Below 20 FPS– Unplayable/laggy/stuttery
• 20-30 FPS– Below average, acceptable for some laggy for others. 
• 30-45 FPS– Average, acceptable for most people.
• 45-60 FPS– Above Average, Smooth animation/No lag.
• 60-90 FPS– Semi-Professional.
• Above 90 FPS– God tier/Hardcore/Professional.

Fortnite

• Low ( 720p): 144 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 130 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 71 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 54 FPS

PUBG ( PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds)

• Low( 720p): 108 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 66 FPS
• High (1080p): 59 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 42 FPS

GTA V

• Low (768p): 144FPS
• Mid (768p): 142 FPS
• High (1080p): 82 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 34 FPS
• QHD (1440p): 30 FPS

CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

• Low (768p): 144 FPS
• Mid (768p): 144 FPS
• High (768p): 144FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 144 FPS

League of Legends 

• Low (720p): 144 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 144 FPS
• High (1080p): 144 FPS

Overwatch

• Low (768p): 144 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 144 FPS
• High (1080p): 144 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 83 FPS

Apex Legends

• Low (768p): 134 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 77 FPS
• High (1080p): 64 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 63 FPS