ASUS Launches TUF F16 and ROG Strix G16 in India with RTX 5050 GPU: A New Era in Affordable Gaming

Key Points:

ASUS launches three laptops with the new NVIDIA RTX 5050 GPU: TUF Gaming F16 and two variants of ROG Strix G16.

Priced at ₹1,24,990 and above, they are aiming at gamers, content creators, and AI-conscious shoppers.

Key Background :

ASUS new product launch is in line with its strategic rollout of its 2025 creator and gaming lineup in India. RTX 5050-laptops launch comes within weeks of the brand going on sale with premium models featuring RTX 5070 GPUs. ASUS is looking to address an even larger segment—reduced from ambitious gamers and students to professionals seeking AI-enabled portable devices.

The TUF Gaming F16 is ASUS's plan of sacrificing robustness for affordability. The mil-spec construction of the notebook is ideal for industrial-strength daily applications and internal specifications like the Intel i5-13450HX processor and RTX 5050 graphics card deliver enough oomph for 1080p gaming and light creative tasks. Dolby Atmos audio, non-glare high refresh rate display, and a 90 Wh battery power its use in work and play.

The ROG Strix G16 (Intel version) manages to do it just slightly better in terms of performance with the Core i7-14650HX and a more defined 2.5K Nebula display. The laptop is for those clients who need some extra power spike when it comes to multitasking, content streaming, and video editing. The 240 Hz refresh rate and full DCI-P3 color gamut make it ideal for high-frame-rate gaming and content creation. It also includes top-of-the-line features like per-zone RGB illumination and a Copilot-capable keyboard as part of Windows 11's AI-infused enhancements.

On the AMD side, ROG Strix G16 with Ryzen 9 8940HX provides decent multicore performance and can support heavy workloads like AI coding, 3D rendering, and heavy multitasking. The system also includes a decent WUXGA 165 Hz display with decently balanced specs, speedy RAM and SSD storage, and Dolby Atmos speakers, which is ideal for power-thirsty users who also need efficiency.

All three models showcase ASUS's greater ambition to bring more high-end GPUs and AI-oriented features to various price segments. The RTX 5050 GPU itself is designed to be the ideal balance of performance for price and is best suited to cater to mass-market gamers and PC enthusiasts in India.

ASUS has rolled out these laptops in all of the large offline and online retail outlets like its own e-store, Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, Reliance Digital, and ASUS Exclusive Stores. This kind of wide channel availability brings it within easy access of the consumers in the country. Value pricing and multi-configuration will definitely play a crucial role in India's growing gaming and content creation base in 2025.