Laptop Review: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA566IV-HN449T

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA566IV-HN449T is powered by the 8 core AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor and a RTX 2060 with 6 GB of VRAM. The display here is the 144Hz FHD (1920x1080p) panel. Other specs include 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD.  This is an excellent laptop relatively powereful laptop if you are a professional creator or an engineer with great gaming performence. But it is still by no amount a perfect laptop.

Design

The chassis of the Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA566IV-HN449T is entirely made out of plastic and has a black textured finish with a single red stripe. The design here is not a beautiful one but it has tuff design except for the lid which wobbles a little. The display maintains a modern design with thin 7mm bezels.  According to Asus, the A15 FA566IV-HN449T goes through rigorous MIL-STD-810H tests. These tests include Drop, Shake, Humidity, Heat, and Cold.

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

Keyboard and Trackpad

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 A15 FA566IV-HN449T 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.

Overall Performance

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA566IV-HN449T is powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H which is slightly more powerful than the i7 10750H. The 4800H should be able to handle most of your active workloads of Photo and Video editing or any other CPU-intensive workloads. he RTX 2060 Mobile performance is similar to that of the GTX 1070 Desktop variant and is just slightly better than the GTX 1660Ti Mobile. The RTX 2060 Mobile is best suited for Gaming at 1080p with ultra settings but we don’t recommend the use of ray tracing for most games. The 1TB SSD of storage should be more than enough for an average user however for a power user, fortunately, TUF506IV-AS76 has plenty of options for upgradability.

Upgradability

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA566IV-HN449T gives you a ton of options for upgradability and makes this device relatively future proof. 

• 2x SO-DIMM Slots available for upgrading RAM with maximum support of up to 32GB of RAM. Both of these slots are occupied with 2x 4GB RAM Running at 3200 MHz.
• 2x M.2 Slots one occupied

Display: 144Hz FHD (LM156LF-2F01)

The FHD panel on the Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA566IV-HN449T 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 FA566IV-HN449T for Gaming?

The Nvidia GTX 2060 mobile should be able to handle most modern AAA games without any problem. You should be able to play most games at 60+ FPS at High settings. *Following Benchmarks are for Nvidia GTX 2060

Fortnite

• Low ( 720p): 144 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 144 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 105 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 86 FPS

PUBG ( PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds)

• Low ( 720p): 136 FPS
• Mid ( 768p): 108 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 88 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 66 FPS

GTA V

• Low ( 768p): 144 FPS
• Mid ( 768p): 144 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 113 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 56 FPS

CS:GO (Counter Strike: Global Offesnsive)

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

League of Legends 

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

Overwatch

• Low (720p): 144 FPS
• Mid (768p): 144 FPS
• High (1080p): 144 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 118 FPS

Apex Legends

• Low (768p): 144 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 103 FPS
• High (1080p): 94 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 92 FPS