Asus has launched two new laptops in its entry-level TUF Gaming series in the form of TUF TUF Gaming FX505DY and TUF Gaming FX705DY. Both the laptops are based on recently announced AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor and come with AMD’s discrete Radeon RX 560X GPU as well as the CPU’s integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics capabilities. These two laptops were announced at CES this year. The TUF Gaming FX505DY is a smaller one amongst the duo with a 15.6-inch display. It will be exclusively available through Amazon in India in two variants, with a starting price of ₹59,990. While the larger 17.3-inch TUF Gaming FX705DY will be sold online as well as offline with only a single configuration priced at ₹69,990.
The newer models join the existing TUF Gaming FX505 and FX705 models based on Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs.
Asus boasts of the design on both the laptops, which feature ‘NanoEdge’ screen bezels and reinforced bodies that have been MIL-STD-810G certified for durability. Asus says that both the laptops have been passed through vigorous testings and can hold themselves off in extreme environments. Both the laptops have been said to be able to survive vibrations, accidental knocks, and short falls, while the smaller FX505DY model touted to go as far as being able to go through falls from a height, although the extent of this has not been specified.
The new TUF Gaming laptops feature custom-designed thermal solution with independent fans for CPU and GPU, both of which are designed to prevent dust buildup. Other features on the design front include LED-backlit keyboards with full numeric keypads, highlighted WASD keys, thicker space bars, and full-sized arrow keys. Both the laptops will be available in two color options–Red Matter, which feature red backlighting and trims, and Gold Steel, which will feature RGB LEDs.
The processor on both the laptops is the new AMD Ryzen 5 3350H, which is a 35W model with four cores and multi-threading and is part of AMD’s second-gen ‘Picasso’ platform using the Zen+ CPU architecture with an integrated Radeon Vega 8 GPU. It is clocked at 2.1GHz with a boost speed of up to 3.7GHz.
Both the laptops are listed online with 8GB of RAM and the company says that they can work with up to 32GB of RAM. The smaller FX505DY will be sold with a 1TB SSHD and an optional 128GB SSD, while the FX705DY is only listed with a 1TB SSHD. The two laptops feature 48Whr and 64Whr Li-ion batteries and weigh 2.2Kg and 2.7Kg respectively.
The similar features among both the laptops include full-HD resolutions for their screens, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, and DHS: Headphone X audio enhancement. In terms of ports, both the laptops have two USB 3.1 Gen1 ports, one USB 2.0 port, one HDMI 2.0 output, one Ethernet port, and one 3.5mm combo audio jack.
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