Compare ROG Strix Scar 16 vs TUF Gaming A16
Variants
FHD+
QHD+
Connectivity
Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x USB-C 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
90 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
1080P FHD IR Camera for Windows Hello
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
3-microphone array
Speakers
4-speaker system
4 x speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
264 mm / 10.39"
251.9 mm
Size | Height
22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch
22.2-26.8 mm
Size | Width
354 mm / 13.94"
354.9 mm
Weight
2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs
2.2 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED
Display Diagonal
16 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos®, Hi-Res Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Up to AMD Radeon™ RX 7700S
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
Up to AMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HS
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Performance
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5-4800 dual channel
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
ø6.0, 280W AC Adapter
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
up to 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe, 2x SSD slots
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
71%
Pros
- Very powerful components
- Good cooling setup
- Good port selection
- No numeric keypad
- Good Nebula display
- Rather compact for the power it offers
- Rather good performance
- Reasonably compact
- Not very aggressively branded
- Decent port selection
- New chassis
Cons
- Mostly made of plastic
- Too much branding
- Some build quality concerns
- Mostly made of plastic
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