ASUS TUF Gaming A18 18" WUXGA AMD Ryzen 9 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop

Robust Performance, Elevated Victory

As the first 18-inch laptop in the TUF Gaming family, the A18 boasts some seriously impressive specs, giving you access to the very best of gaming on Windows 11. Featuring an AMD® Ryzen™ 9 9 8940HX processor with 16 cores and 32 threads, and an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Ti Laptop GPU, the A18 can easily play the latest games or keep your workflow on schedule.

Never Miss a Moment

The true highlight of the TUF Gaming A18 is its incredible 18-inch, Full HD+ resolution, 144Hz display. NVIDIA® G-SYNC synchronises the display's refresh rate with the GPU's output to reduce lag, minimize stuttering, and eliminate visual tearing for ultra-smooth and lifelike gameplay. It also features our AGLR Technology (anti-glare and low-reflection) which reduces reflections and enhances contrast by 4.5X for incredibly vivid colours.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptops - Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell & AI

Supreme Speed. Superior Visuals. DLSS 4 massively increases performance and improves image quality for top games using the power of AI. It brings new Multi Frame Generation and enhanced Ray Reconstruction and Super Resolution, powered by GeForce RTX™ 50 Series GPUs and fifth-generation Tensor Cores.
Game-Winning Responsiveness NVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp gives you the ultimate responsiveness, enhancing target acquisition, reaction time, and aim precision.
True-to-Life GraphicsExperience cinematic quality visuals at unprecedented speed with full ray tracing and breakthrough neural rendering technologies.

Keep Your Cool

Powerful components require powerful cooling, so we've equipped the TUF Gaming A18 with a whole suite of technology to keep it running at peak performance. A full-width heatsink spans the entire rear of the machine, supplied with air from the 2nd Gen Arc Flow Fans™ inspired by aircraft engines. Combined with integrated dust filters and a complex network of heatpipes, the A18 will never lose its cool.

2nd Gen Arc Flow Fans

We've added small bends at the end of each of the 84 primary blades that improve both motor efficiency and turbulence. The fans also now feature a dual-impeller design, with a smaller set of 42 fan blades inside that allow more air to be sucked through with each rotation, similar to a jet turbine. These fans consume 16% less power while increasing airflow by up to 27%, enabling the high-performance components inside to run their very best.

Inward Airflow 2.0

The Arc Flow fan shrouds have small cutouts designed to channel small amounts of air into the chassis and over the mainboard, keeping surface-mounted components cooler during extended gaming sessions.

Full-width Heatsink

The TUF Gaming A18 has a large full-width heatsink that spans the entire length of the laptop. The extra surface area allows ample room to transfer hot air out of the system, while also keeping the sides of the machine cool when you're using a mouse or other peripherals.

0.1mm Ultra-Thin Copper Fins

Thermal energy is dissipated by heatsink, each lined with ultra-thin copper fins as slim as 0.1 mm. Higher density fins allow for increased heat dissipation and lower air resistance for smoother flow.

Ambient Cooling

Enjoy truly silent cooling under light workloads with 0dB Ambient Cooling technology. In the Silent operating mode, the cooling system switches off all its fans during light tasks to dissipate heat passively. This lets you concentrate on your work and immerse yourself in movies with less distraction. If CPU or GPU temperatures increase, the fans automatically switch on again.

Expand Your Power

The TUF Gaming A18 features 1TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage, plenty even for gamers with the largest libraries. With a total of 32GB of high-speed DDR5 memory, everything from basic multi-tasking to demanding games will run smoothly. Best of all, both the storage and memory are fully accessible and upgradeable, giving you flexibility for the future.

Military Grade Toughness

In order to earn the TUF Gaming name, these laptops must successfully survive a rigorous battery of MIL-STD-810H tests. Test devices are exposed to drops, vibration, humidity, and extreme temperatures to ensure reliability. Dependable even in the harshest conditions, the A18 is more than capable of withstanding the accidental bumps and knocks of everyday life.

The World at Your Fingertips

Arm yourself with a desktop-style keyboard optimized for gaming. Uniform RGB backlighting lets you brilliantly express your own unique style, while highlighted WASD accents give you a visual shortcut to key movement commands, with select models offering a new smoked look. Overstroke technology triggers higher in each keystroke for faster responsiveness and effortless control. In true TUF form, each key is durable enough to withstand over 20 million presses for superb long-term reliability and precision. The TUF Gaming A18 sports a mylar touchpad, enabling smooth scrolling with quiet clicks. The touchpad also has a report rate of 240Hz, giving the system more information on what you're scrolling for and reducing accidental misclicks.

Safe Port in a Storm

No matter your setup, the TUF Gaming A18 will keep you connected. A dedicated HDMI 2.1 port is supplemented by dual USB Type-C with DisplayPort support. Fast and reliable Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) ensures that you'll be able to get online and be productive wherever compatible connections are available, or you can wire up directly with gigabit Ethernet on-board. For added signal stability at long ranges, the A18 also employs TAS technology, giving you more freedom to work and play away from your router.

Staying Power

When you need to game or work on the go, the 2025 TUF Gaming A18 has more than enough juice to get the job done. A large 90Wh battery allows you to work away from the wall for longer, and USB Type-C charging allows you charging flexibility if you left the power supply at home.

Screen: 18-inch 16:10 1920 x 1200, WUXGA, IPS-level Panel.
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX Processor.
Memory: 32GB DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM.
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Ti Laptop GPU.
Storage: 1TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD.
Keyboard: Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB.
Connectivity: 1x USB 3.2 Type-C with DisplayPort™ / power delivery / G-SYNC, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with support for DisplayPort™ / G-SYNC (data speed up to 10Gbps), 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (data speed up to 10Gbps),1x HDMI 2.1, 1x RJ45 LAN port, 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack.
Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.3.