Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X16 R2 outperforms the cheaper ASUS TUF 15 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X16 R2 is 154 days newer than the cheaper ASUS TUF 15.
Advantages of ASUS TUF 15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 19% cheaper than Alienware X16 R2 - $2029.0 vs $2499.99
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 45% better in Alan Wake 2 than ASUS TUF 15 - 81 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than ASUS TUF 15 - $30.86 vs $36.23 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 30th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
56
69.1358024691358%
Value, $/FPS
$36.23/FPS
85.17802925752139%
Price, $
$2029
100%
Buy for $2,029 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 32917 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
81
100%
Value, $/FPS
$30.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2499.99
81%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 32910 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 30th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Jan 31st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 30th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61.08108108108109%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63.189231167486405%
Jan 31st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 30th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700
null-core
Single-Core
2293
95.50187421907539%
Multi-Core
10780
93.86973180076629%
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
null-core
Single-Core
2401
100%
Multi-Core
11484
100%
CPU Winner
ASUS TUF 15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core Ultra 9 185H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
