2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 vs. 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 and 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Supports larger memory

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Max system memory size
2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15
48 GB
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
32 GB
About 8% lighter

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 weighed 5.29 pounds, 8% lighter than the 5.73 pounds 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Weight2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 152021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Pound
5.29 lbs.
5.73 lbs.
Kilogram
2.40 kg
2.60 kg

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 is better than 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15.

10% larger display

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15.

Display size
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
17.3-inch
2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15
15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 and 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 - Intel Core i9-10980HK
7,013
2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 152021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Slots
x1
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Price
ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz IPS Type WUXGA 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RM-ES74
 ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz IPS Type WUXGA 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RM-ES74
By ASUS
$1,699.99
$2,499.99 32% OFF
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, GX551QM-ES76
 ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, GX551QM-ES76
By ASUS
$1,099.99
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz ROG Nebula HDR QHD 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RW-XS96,Black
 ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz ROG Nebula HDR QHD 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RW-XS96,Black
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$2,059.00
$3,499.99 41% OFF
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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA707NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA707NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
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$1,199.99
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ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
 ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
By ASUS
$1,739.00
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ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
 ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
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$1,799.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

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Released20202021
Applicable Models
  • 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo
  • ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 (2020)
  • ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550L
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Generations

Exterior

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Dimensions14.17” x 10.55” x 0.78” (360 x 268 x 20 mm)15.71 x 10.55 x 0.92 - 0.98 inches (399 x 268 x 23.3 - 24.8 mm)
Weight5.29 lbs (2.4 kg)5.73 lbs (2.60 Kg)
Colors
Brushed Black
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • Per-key RGB lighting 1.4mm travel distance
  • N key rollover
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key.
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    Static Breathing Color Cycle Strobing
  • Overstrike technology can withstand over 20 million presses.

Display

2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 152021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Size15.6 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch, Non-glare UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS panel 60Hz, 100% Adobe RGB, Pantone® Validated, G-SYNC™ with 14.1-inch (3840 x 1100) touchscreen
  • 15.6-inch, Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS panel 300Hz/3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, G-SYNC™ with 14.1-inch (3840 x 1100) touchscreen
17.3” FHD 144Hz
1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync

Ports

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2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Ports
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  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C
    Support DisplayPort™ 1.4, Thunderbolt™ 3 and Power Delivery
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x 3.5mm Microphone-in jack
  • 1 x 3.5mm Microphone-in/Headphone-out jack
  • 1 x RJ45
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Ports
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  • 1 x USB-C
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) and DisplayPort 1.4.
  • 3 x USB-A
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
  • 1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x Audio jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock slot
  • 1 x AC adapter plug

Internal Specs

2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 152021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
MemoryUp to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM (16GB onboard memory)
8GB 16GB 32GB
Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM sockets for expansion.
Discrete Graphics
ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LWS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1390MHz, 90W).
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LXS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1330MHz, 90W).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1630 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1510 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
Storage
  • 1TB+1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 with RAID 0 support
  • 512GB 1TB
    M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots

Connectivity

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Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

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Size-90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
Battery LifeUp to 8.3 hours of 1080p video playback.
  • Up to 12.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14 hours of video playback
Power Supply240W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.

Software

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OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Screen Xpert (with ROG theme) Armoury Crate Xsplit Gamecaster
Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio

2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 152021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio
  • 2 x 4W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • ESS, High-res certified
  • Array Microphone
  • Speakers
    • Two speakers with four cut-outs
    • 2 x 2W speakers
    • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
      Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.
  • Microphone
    • Built-in array microphone
    • Advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.

Misc

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Security
  • Kensington lock slot
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)

Key Features

2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 152021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD 300Hz
15.6”
w/ ScreenPad
Weight
5.29 lb
2.40 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,223
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,013
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
48GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6
Released in
2021
16:9
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 kg
Powered By
AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,334
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,098
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6

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