It has the distinction of being all AMD inside and the first to carry a Zen+ Ryzen 5 3550H CPU that will have a lot to prove in a market dominated by Intel H-class CPUs. The one we reviewed was sufficiently interesting, with just enough performance for it to be interesting. The Asus TUF Gaming FX505DY joins the Dell G5 15 and Acer Nitro 15.6 as one of the better budget gaming laptops. Graphics performance is most similar to the GeForce GTX 1050 or GTX 965M if not just slightly better at DX12 titles according to 3DMark benchmarks. The ASUS TUF Gaming FX505DU is an excellent gaming laptop with decent performance and great display. ASUS TUF FX505DY: Genuine Review after one-month usage- infohub1on1 InfoHub 9:36 PM This gaming series laptop has two variants Exclusively available on Amazon - the 15-inch fx505dy (at Rs 59,990 but available at RS 49,999 on the sale) and the 17 … This is likely a cost-saving measure as the usual Intel and Killer solutions are more premium solutions. Blue in particular is measurably more inaccurate than other colors as it leans towards blue-violet instead. This array of ports is probably better than a couple of ultra-fast USB-C Thunderbolt sockets for most of us. At the same time, this also needs to clear more heat than the 2018 models, and as you’ve seen in the previous section, it still barely copes with the components inside. Considering all the exciting things are inside the laptop, it makes sense that the box complements the machine itself. It may not have the highest saturation or brightness, but itâs bright enough for indoors and very good contrast gives it punch comparable with a more expensive model. But if you have a side line in image or photo editing, or design, the Asus TUF Gaming FX505DY probably isnât for you. After graduating with a B.S. Trade-offs arenât too bad either: a slightly soft-feeling keyboard, just-OK display colour and all-plastic outer build. We find it to be run-of-the-mill and not significantly better or worse than many other budget gaming laptops like the Sabre 15 or Acer Nitro 5 AN515. The battery is a 48Wh cell, a little smaller than the 56Wh unit Dell uses in its G3 Gaming laptop. Asus TUF Gaming FX705DY is priced at Rs 69,990 and it will be available for purchase from retail stores across the country. As such, the laptop cannot render particularly vivid tones. In our review of the Asus TUF FX505DY, we criticized the OEM for debuting AMD's latest mobile H-series CPU with a three generations old Polaris GPU instead of a newer Pascal or Turing Nvidia GPU. I really like that ASUS went with 512GB of PCIe NVMe storage, instead of sacrificing the user experience with cheaper 1TB HDD drives. Viewing angles are wide as expected from an IPS panel with only slight changes to colors and contrast from extreme angles. Charging from empty to full capacity takes just under 1.5 hours. Stamina is also fairly similar too Asusâs own claim of six hours. Do shop around for a deal, though, as while the Radeon 560X graphic card used here is solid, you still get better results from Nvidiaâs budget options. It scores slightly better than the popular Intel Core i5-8250U in benchmarks, with 12469 (3938 per core) in Geekbench 4 and 4091 in PCMark 10. We otherwise noticed no coil whine on our test unit. Asus TUF Gaming FX505DY Gaming Laptop Review: A Good Budget Laptop All in all, the TUF Gaming FX505DY is a pretty great gaming laptop on a budget, as it brings a pretty great display, Asus’ tried and tested TUF Gaming design aesthetics, decent performance for its price, and a bunch of ports that should suffice most of your needs. Asus has recently announced the launch of the new entry-level gaming laptop for the Indian market, with the launch of TUF gaming FX705DY and FX505DY laptops. The outer lid of the laptop has a nice matte finish with an Asus logo in the center which lights up in a soft golden-yellow hue instead of the usual red colors you’d find on other gaming laptops, including the TUF Gaming FX505DY that I reviewed a while back. Thus, the laptop will recharge very slowly if running at 100 percent CPU and GPU load. Performance sustainability is excellent. Gaming laptops don't have to break the bank and Asus has proven this nicely with the TUF Gaming FX505. High-end tech can become scarily expensive. Note that Asus is also planning to launch a 17.3-inch version of the model we have here called the TUF FX705DY. Part of this is likely due to the fact that our FX504 was running on a slow primary HDD compared to the NVMe SSD of our FX505, but it's a breath of fresh air to see a full-on AMD gaming laptop match and even outscore a competing Intel-Nvidia alternative. Earlier this year, Asus launched the TUF Gaming FX505DY, an AMD Ryzen-powered equivalent to the long-standing Intel-powered FX505in a bid to reach o… Users have direct access to both storage bays, both SODIMM slots, and the BIOS battery. Itâs not a star, but is reasonable, and buoyed by the relative lack of flex thanks to, we imagine, a stabilising backplate underneath the keys. Despite that, I like how it has a premium l… Port options and positioning are identical to the FX504 series except that the HDMI port has now been upgraded from 1.4 to 2.0. Ours is the most unusual as it has an AMD rather than an Intel CPU. The lettering and side of the keys are red, which gives the multi-level backlight a pleasant hue - if youâre into that kind of thing. Our FX505DY thankfully exhibits no similar performance issues. CPU performance is comparable to the Core i5-8300H and Core i7-7700HQ according to CineBench benchmarks despite the fact that the AMD processor is running at a lower TDP envelope than the Intel (35 W vs. 45 W). Some laptops, particularly those made with the classroom in mind, do actually have reservoirs under the keyboard to keep water from damaging the internals. Resolution is, as many of you may have guessed, 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Asus TUF Gaming FX505DY offers a few different performance profiles as part of its Armoury Crate app. See our dedicated page on the Radeon RX 560X for more technical information and benchmark comparisons. The FX505 is the successor to last year's FX504 with a newer chassis. The design, chassis material, and overall feel of the system remain the same. Our specific test unit is configured with only a 256 GB Western Digital M.2 NVMe SSD. At this price you get a Ryzen 5 3550H CPU, 8GB RAM, a Radeon 560X graphics card and 1TB hard drive with a solid state portion to keep Windows 10 running quick. In its place you get three full-size USB ports. Asus keeps things minimal with this one; you just get the laptop, a Charging brick, and a few pages of manuals. The TUF FX505DY is the most balanced AMD gaming laptop we've tested. But at no point did it cross the four-hour mark on battery. The casing is all plastic with a brushed metal finish, which doesn’t screen premium but still feels adequate. In a May 2018 PC sales report, International Data Corporation (IDC) wrote that it expected to see stronger traction around gaming devices in the coming year. Check out the best gaming laptops we've reviewed. Top phones, TVs and, yes, gaming laptops often have price tags that seem fantasy land stuff to many of us. However, be mindful of the storage option you go for. It's not difficult to find such systems on sale nowadays for $700 to nullify the performance-per-dollar advantage that AMD systems typically have. Servicing is easier than expected and requires only a Philips screwdriver. The standard one-year limited warranty applies. It's rarely found on PCs since most OEMs would rather use the more common GeForce GTX 1050 Nvidia equivalent. Surface temperatures when idling are generally flat with the rear quadrants being only 2 C to 3 C warmer than the front quadrants. You wonât be able to max out all the graphics settings in recent demanding games. In any case, the FX505DY still shouts the standard “Gaming” laptop impression. Under pressure the Asus TUF Gaming FX505DY creates a decent amount of noise, but you can tell itâs the noise of a set of larger diameter fans made for performance machines. And thereâs no USB-C shaped connector at all. The Asus TUF Gaming FX505DY is one of the best models to look to if you like to see tech prices firmly rooted to reality. For best budget performance, look for a model with a 256GB SSD. This spec has 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 1TB hard drive. Countless hours spent benchmarking performance, battery life and displays means you can trust his recommendations. An SD reader is excluded yet again much like on the Lenovo Legion series and the Razer Blade 15. The all-AMD Asus offers a similar level of performance-per-Watt to GTX 1050-powered alternatives. There are several different kinds of Asus TUF Gaming FX505. This laptop maintains the same design of the TUF Gaming series which comprises of a dark silver color with the red ASUS logo and the same color for its accents. We're still crossing our fingers for Ryzen-Nvidia laptops to really undercut Intel's dominance. ASUS TUF Gaming FX505 AMD Edition features IPS-level NanoEdge display with AMD® FreeSync™ technology and a refresh rate up to 120Hz, and is armed with the latest AMD Ryzen™ processor and discrete Radeon™ graphics delivering high-performance gaming at an affordable price. AS the first Zen+ gaming laptop in the market, it shows a lot of promise for what future Ryzen gaming laptops can bring to the table. This is comparable with, but a little less powerful than, an Nvidia GTX 1050. And, contrary to some reports from the US (which may have been from pre-production models), thereâs no major flex to the keyboard base. Slim and light laptops with gamer internals tend to sound higher-pitch, and more distracting. We are able to record a maximum power consumption of 120.7 W from the medium-sized (~16 x 7.5 x 2.7 cm) 120 W AC adapter when running both Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously. Outdoor visibility is poorer than most gaming laptops as the display is dimmer than average. 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