This gaming laptop PC equipped with a Ryzen Quadcore Ryzen 5 3550H is ideal for gamers on a tight budget. It's a high-performance laptop that has virtually no competition in the mid-range. Its GTX 1650 card and SSD drive promise smooth and smooth gaming sessions.
Design and connections of the Asus TUF505DT-AL076T
The chassis of the Asus TUF505DT-AL076T is smooth black with a metallic finish. The materials used give it a fairly compact and robust look. Its design is quite sober when it is turned off. But when it is turned on, we find a gaming look with its RGB backlit keyboard . The Asus logo behind the screen also lights up when the notebook is ON. The screen with its refresh rate of 120 Hz is equipped with a matte anti-reflective IPS panel. It has elegant, fairly thin borders. It measures 15''6 and offers a maximum resolution of 1080p in Full HD. The laptop measures 360 x 262 x 26 mm and weighs 2.2 kg .
The right side of the chassis has no connectors. The different ports and connectors are grouped together on the left rear of the PC. We find 3 USB ports (made up of 2 USB 3.1 and 1 USB 2.0), an HDMI 2.0 port, a Gigabit Ethernet network port, an audio headphone jack and a power supply jack. It doesn't have a USB-C port or an SD reader. Wireless connections are provided by Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and WiFI AC.
The configurations of the Asus TUF505DT-AL076T gaming PC
The Asus TUF505DT-AL076T is equipped with a quadcore Ryzen 5 3550H and 8 GB of memory. The memory can be upgraded up to 32 GB on its two slots. The processor operates with a base frequency of 2.1 GHz to reach a boost frequency of 3.7 MHz . Its processor has 4 8-threaded CPU cores and 8 GPU cores. The 3 different caches associated with the processor allow it to work smoothly: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 2 MB and L3 at 4 MB. The processor of the Asus TUF505DT-AL076T is made of 12 nanometer CMOS technology and consumes a significant amount of power. TDP of 35 Watts.
This processor stands up to an Intel Quad Core i5-8300H and remains as efficient over time. This allows the laptop to handle various fairly complex tasks such as video editing, 3D processing, etc. The GTX 1650 graphics card with its Nvidia Studio helps you do this by accelerating your graphics creation applications. The set supports DirectX 12, widely used in modern games.
The storage drive is a NVMe PCIe . This drive is known to be fast and smooth. Even booting the PC turns out to be quite fast with an SSD system disk. The disk capacity is also reasonable and allows you to store your data as well as your favorite games. As for the audio system, it includes 2 IcePower speakers. The webcam allows HD video and is equipped with a microphone with an ambient noise filter. The lithium battery has 3 cells at 48Whr . It has a battery life of 4 hours in office use. When gaming, it is recommended to connect to the mains to enjoy the maximum power of the Asus TUF505DT-AL076T.
Detailed configurations of the GTX 1650 card
Nvidia GForce GTX 1650 graphics card allows it to have ultra-fast rendering. This card benefits from the Nvidia Turing architecture. The turing shaders used allow performance while being less energy consuming. This card therefore promises smooth, quiet and economical gaming experiences. It should be noted that this card consumes 1.4 times less energy than the previous generation. The Nvidia GForce GTX 1650 graphics card allows you to play the most popular titles like The Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Call of Duty Black OPS, etc. in the best conditions. It is in fact 2 times faster than the GTX 950 and 70% more efficient than the GTX 1050. The graphics card allows you to capture your gaming sessions with pro resolution in 360 degree, in stereo HDR since it is equipped with Ansel camera. The GTX 1650's built-in transistors switch at 1.6 GHz . It is also equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory .
This card does not yet support Ray Tracing. It is positioned as a high-performance card in the mid-range. The graphics cards that support it are the RTX 20 series cards.
In short, it is an ideal gaming PC for users on tight budgets. It runs windows 10 64-bit and is under 2-year manufacturer's warranty. It costs €799.00 at Amazon with free delivery in mainland France.
