The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition FA617 (2023) has officially launched in the Philippines. It was first refreshed back in CES 2023 alongside other TUF notebooks and now comes with the new mobile AMD Zen 4 CPUs and Radeon 7000 series GPUs.
The FA617 specifically will pack an 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 7735HS with 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe storage, and an AMD Radeon RX 7600S GPU. It will use a MUX switch allowing for better performance in games. Its display is a 16:10 16.0-inch 1920 x 1200 IPS display running at 240Hz and supports AMD FreeSync Premium to eliminate tearing in games.
Check out its specifications below:
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 7600S, MUX Switch |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
| RAM | Up to 16GB DDR5-4800 |
| Display | 16.0-inch IPS, 1920 x 1200, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% DCI-P3, AMD FreeSync Premium |
| Storage | 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD |
| I/O Ports | 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x RJ-45 Gigabit LAN, 1x 3.5mm Combo Jack |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Battery | 90Whr, 100W USB-C Charging |
| Audio | 2x Speakers, Built-in Array Microphone, Hi-Res Certification, AI Noise Cancelling, Dolby Atmos |
| Others | Backlit Chiclet Keyboard, 720p Webcam |
| Dimensions | 355 x 252 x 22.1 – 26.8mm |
| Weight | 2.20kg |
The ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition FA617 is priced at PhP 87,995 in the Philippines. The company is only bringing a single variant equipped with a 16.0-inch 1920 x 1080 240Hz IPS display, an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, a Radeon 7600S GPU, 16GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, and 512GB of PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage.
The notebook comes bundled with a TUF Gaming Backpack and a P309 TUF Gaming M3 Mouse. You can get it via official ASUS stores online and authorized retailers nationwide.
Starting March 10, 2023, the first 30 buyers of the notebook will take home a free ROG Gravity hoodie. In addition, ASUS us bundling a free AeroActive Cooler 6 with every purchase of any ROG Phone 6 models until supplies last.
