ASUS TUF Gaming A14 (2025) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD)
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| ASUSTUF Gaming A14 (2025) | LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | April 2025 | 2020 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 (better) | 1920 × 1080 |
| Panel | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | – |
| Brightness | 400 nits | 400 nits |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Display type | WQXGA IPS-level, 16:10; 3 ms with overdrive; 1000:1 contrast | Listed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS and 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS |
| Colour range | 100% sRGB | Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; 45% NTSC on standard FHD and HD options |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare | Anti-glare |
| Display features | G-Sync; MUX Switch with NVIDIA Advanced Optimus | – |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 or AMD Ryzen 7 260 | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| CPU threads | 16 | 12 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| AI engine (NPU) | 50 TOPS or 16 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB (better) | 512 GB |
| CPU | Ryzen AI 7 350 (8 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.0 GHz, 50 TOPS NPU) or Ryzen 7 260 (8 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.1 GHz, 16 TOPS NPU) | Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U or Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U; listed Ryzen 5, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20UES00H00 tested by Notebookcheck |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 1737 MHz at 105 W) or RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 2142 MHz at 105 W), both 90 W + 15 W Dynamic Boost; ASUS's press release quotes up to 110 W in Manual Mode | Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics; no discrete graphics option |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 on board, dual-channel; 16 GB on UK models (press release says up to 32 GB) | DDR4-3200; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket; maker specifies up to 24 or 32 GB respectively |
| Storage type | Two M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe slots; 1 TB fitted | One M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by Notebookcheck |
| Cooling | Dual fans with 89 blades 0.1 mm thick, fluid bearings and dust filters; up to 130 W TDP in Turbo mode | – |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | – | Up to 14 hours |
| Battery capacity | 73 Wh (better) | 50 Wh |
| Weight | 1.46 kg | 1.46 kg |
| Thickness | 19.9 mm | 17.9 mm (better) |
| Width × depth | 311 × 227 mm | 329 × 227 mm |
| Battery life detail | 73 Wh, 4-cell Li-ion | Integrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 14 hours MobileMark 2014 or 11.5 hours MobileMark 2018; headline maker starting weight 1.46 kg for low-power FHD/Privacy Guard, 1.55 kg for other displays |
| Charger | 200 W rectangular-plug adapter; USB-C power delivery via the USB4 port | 45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country |
| Fast charging | – | Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter |
| Materials | Aluminium lid | Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover |
| Colours | – | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | USB4, USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack | 2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 2×2 in listed configuration; later PSREF also lists MediaTek and Realtek Wi-Fi 6 alternatives |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support |
| Webcam | 1080p with IR | 720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | USB4 Type-C (40 Gbps) with DisplayPort and power delivery; USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gbps) with DisplayPort and G-SYNC; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A; HDMI 2.1 FRL; microSD reader (UHS-II, 312 MB/s); 3.5 mm combo jack | Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM |
| External displays | – | Native screen plus three external monitors; HDMI up to 4K at 60 Hz, USB-C up to 5K at 60 Hz |
| Keyboard | Backlit chiclet keyboard, single-colour (white) backlight, Copilot key | Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight |
| Trackpad | – | Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint |
| Speakers | 2 speakers, Dolby Atmos; Hi-Res certified headphone output | Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio |
| Microphones | Built-in array microphone with AI noise cancelling | Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option |
| Biometrics | IR camera for Windows Hello | Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0 |
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