Who says powerful midrange laptops can't be found? Asus' TUF Gaming F15 may be a mid-range laptop with a 12th generation Intel i7-12700H CPU and one of the most recent Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards, but we discovered that this $1,499.99 laptop is capable of playing the newest games at 1080p without any hitches. It doesn't necessarily follow that everything else, like as the webcam, touchpad, and speakers, are up to par just because it holds strong components.
Despite this, among the countless midrange options, the Asus TUF Gaming F15 is one of the finest options for powerful 1080p gaming. The laptop is one of the best gaming laptops under $1,500 because in addition to its gaming qualities, it does exceptionally well in productivity chores.
Design of the Asus TUF Gaming F15
The AsusTUF Gaming F15 is available in dark gray (or premiere white) and is designed to fit in with any setting, whether formal or informal. The branding on the lid of this version of the Gaming F15 is minimal and consists solely of a TUF shield in the center.
The 720p webcam is located in a notch that is accessible when you lift the lid of the device. An Ethernet port, an HDMI 2.0 port, a USB 3.2 Type-A port, a 3.5 mm jack, one USB 3.2 Type-C port, and a Thunderbolt 4 port are all located on the left side of the laptop. There is a single USB 3.2 Type-A port on the right side.
The Asus TUF Gaming F15 is 4.41 pounds heavy and has dimensions of 13.94 x 9.88 x 0.78 inches. Competitors with dimensions of 14.19 x 10.67 x 1.06 inches and weights of 5.51 pounds include the Acer Nitro 5. The Alienware x14 R1, in contrast, measures 12.66 x 10.35 x 0.57 inches and weighs 4.06 pounds. The MSI Pulse GL66 weighs 4.63 pounds and measures 14.13 x 10.20 x 0.94 inches.
Gaming and Graphics on the Asus TUF Gaming F15
The Asus TUF Gaming F15 (2022), which features an Intel Core i7-12700H processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, was examined. The GPU has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and a maximum graphics power of 140 W, which explains why the Gaming F15 destroys its rivals in terms of powerful 1080p gaming. competitors with RTX 3050 (4GB, DDR6) and 3060 (8GB, DDR5) GPUs, respectively, are the Acer Nitro 5 (2022) and the Alienware x14.
The Hitman 3 game performed well and at a steady 54 frames per second on ultra settings in 1080p. I effectively killed enemies while acting as Agent 47, and I traveled around Colorado's fields without any stutter. I turned the RTX settings to high and utilized DLSS to downscale the resolution to 720p when I played Control (high settings, 1080p). This utilized 99% of the GPU while maintaining smooth gameplay at a constant frame rate of 56. Control's frame rate decreases to a jerky 30 fps without DLSS.
The Gaming F15 produced 74 frames per second on the Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark (1080p, top settings). The Alienware x14 R1 (RTX 3060) came in second with 62 frames per second, followed by the MSI Pulse GL66 (with an RTX 3060) with 68 fps, and the Acer Nitro 5 with 52 fps.
Grand Theft Auto V benchmarks (1080p, extremely high) showed that the Gaming F15 achieved an amazing frame rate of 90, followed by the Pulse with 83, Alienware with 70, and Acer Nitro 5 with 61.
The Gaming F15 achieved 97 frames per second on the Far Cry 6 (1080p, extreme) benchmark, this time being outperformed by Alienware (94), the Pulse (83), and the Acer Nitro (70).
The Gaming F15 outperformed with 65 fps on the Borderlands 3 benchmark (1080p, "badass" settings). With 54 and 52 frames per second, respectively, the Alienware and Pulse were virtually tied.
Finally, the Gaming F15 dominated the Red Dead Redemption 2 benchmark (1080p, medium), capturing the most frames at 59 frames per second. The Alienware came next at 48 fps, followed by the Pulse at 51 fps.
We stress test gaming computers by launching the Metro Exodus benchmark 15 times at RTX settings, representing around 30 minutes of gameplay. With some swings throughout, the game averaged 67.85 frames per second.
CPU speeds during the stress test averaged 3.71 GHz for performance cores and 2.77 GHz for efficiency cores. Similar to the GPU, the chip's average temperature was 78.7 degrees Celsius (173.66 degrees Fahrenheit). An average of 1,425.59 MHz was used by the GPU.
Productivity Performance on the Asus TUF Gaming F15
With an Intel Core i7-12500H, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage, we evaluated the Asus TUF Gaming F15. Even while the laptop had little to no competition in the gaming market, other laptops proved to be more difficult for the Gaming F15 to outperform in productivity tests.
The Gaming F15 achieved amazing single-core scores of 1,781 and multi-core scores of 12,705 on Geekbench 5.4. The single-core and multi-core scores of the Alienware x14 R1 (i7-12700H) were 1,471 and 13,353, respectively. The Acer Nitro 5 (i5-12500H), with a single-core score of 1,452, and the MSI Pulse GL66 (i7-11800H), with single-core and multi-core scores of 1,579 and 6,949, came in last.
The Gaming F15 transcoded a 4K video to 1080p the quickest during our Handbrake test, taking 4 minutes and 49 seconds. The Acer Nitro 5 came in second in 5:58, followed by the MSI Pulse GL66 at 8:30, and the Alienware at 5:04.
The Acer was the fastest with 1,240.65 MBps, followed closely by the Alienware at 1,156.07 MBps. The Asus TUF Gaming F15 copied 25GB of test files at an average speed of 607.64 MBps, making it the slowest of the group. At 801.1MBps, the Pulse GL66 is the slowest device.
Display on the Asus TUF Gaming F15
The 15-inch FHD 1920 x 1080p display on the Asus TUF Gaming F15 has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a refresh rate of 300 Hz. Those specifications seem good for gaming, but if you want the best-looking display, you'll have to shell out more cash. Nevertheless, this one performs admirably, especially when compared to its rivals.
I opened the Disney Plus app to view the fifth and final episode of Moon Knight, and I was blown away by the clarity and color accuracy of the picture. The episode initially appeared on my TV in 4K, but the show looked great on the laptop as well. No doubt because of the display's 324 nits of brightness, the antiseptic white halls our protagonists are in appear vivid and dazzling. The Alienware x14 R1 is the only rival laptop with a screen that is brighter, with 377 nits.
However, in brighter regions, games like Control appeared drab and washed out. Although they adequately depicted the darker hallways of the office space, colors didn't stand out as much as I imagined they should in lighter areas where light bounces off every wall. HDR, in my opinion, may have addressed the lack of vibrancy concerns, but it might have greatly increased the laptop's price.
The Gaming F15's panel covers 112% of the sRGB color space and 79.5% of the DCI-P3 color space. The Alienware, on the other hand, displayed 77.7% of the sRGB color spectrum and 110% of the DCI-P3 color range. Overall, the MSI Pulse GL66 and Acer Nitro 5 had worse performance here.
Keyboard and Touchpad on the Asus TUF Gaming F15
There is a full keyboard on the Asus TUF Gaming F15, with a number pad. There are special keys for turning up the volume, turning off the microphone, and launching the Armoury Crate app along the top of the keyboard. You may switch between the "performance" and "quiet" operation modes, cycle among the keyboard's three lighting effects, and more by using the Fn key in conjunction with the function keys.
The switches were responsive, and the keycaps felt comfortable to touch when I typed on the Gaming F15's keyboard. I also like how the RGB lights behind the keyboard adds some flair. Even the WASD keys have clear caps, which is a considerate tribute to PC fans.
My average typing speed on the 10fastfingers.com test is 60 words per minute using a desktop keyboard, and using this keyboard didn't significantly reduce that speed—it stayed around 51 words a minute with roughly the very same precision.
The trackpad, however, did not appeal to me. Clicking requires more effort than it ought to. Additionally, I felt that the trackpad's actual dimensions (4 x 2 inches) could have benefited from being larger.
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