Amazon has kick-started its Black Friday and Cyber Monday celebrations already with some impressive early deals across a range of categories. As part of that, the retailer has also dropped the price of the 16-inch ASUS TUF gaming laptop by 32%.

The TUF gaming F16 is designed to deliver a competitive 1080p gaming experience, so competitive esports players will love it. Also, since it's a TUF gaming laptop, it is designed with durability in mind and should last longer than other notebooks.

A 2025 gaming powerhouse with RTX 5050 graphics and 165Hz display now under $1,000.

Let’s talk specs for a minute, because that’s what really makes or breaks a gaming laptop. The TUF F16 comes with a 16-inch display in a 16:10 aspect ratio, and it pushes a Full HD resolution. The refresh rate tops out at 165Hz,

Is somebody on your holiday shopping list getting a new gaming PC this year? Save 25% on the Asus TUF Gaming F16 Laptop at Amazon ahead of Black Friday 2025.

The company's entry-level gaming laptop line incorporates AMD's new 3000-series Ryzen CPUs and Radeon discrete graphics. I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm ...

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The GPU can run esports titles such as Valorant, League of Legends and Counter-Strike at competitive frame rates over 144fps, matching the display’s refresh rate. Creative tasks like video editing, 3D modeling and AI image generation also benefit from GPU acceleration and greatly speed up rendering times compared to integrated graphics.