2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 vs. 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 and 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 over 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15.

2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Supports larger memory

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Max system memory size
2021 ROG Zephyrus G15
48 GB
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
32 GB
About 18% lighter

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 weighed 4.19 pounds, 18% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Weight2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Pound
5.07 lbs.
4.19 lbs.
Kilogram
2.30 kg
1.90 kg
Has one more port and slot

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 has more ports and slots count than the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15. It has ten versus nine amount of ports and slots on the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Ports2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
HDMIYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotYesYes
microSD card slotNoYes
power portYesYes
RJ-45YesYes
USB-AYes x3Yes x2
USB-CYesYes x2
Total910
Slightly more versatile connectivity

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15. It has seven versus six commonly used ports and slots on the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Ports2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
HDMIYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
power portYesYes
RJ-45YesYes
USB-AYesYes
USB-CYesYes
microSD card slotNoYes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 and 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15.

Similar CPU performance

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

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HS
7,162
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800HS
6,454
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Upgradable memory

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

Memory2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Slots
x2
x1
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NF-ES51
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NF-ES51
By ASUS
$649.99
$699.99 7% OFF
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
By ASUS
$1,299.99
$1,699.99 24% OFF
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
By ASUS
$795.00
2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 Price
ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 15.6" QHD Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 1TB SSD - Eclipse Grey - Eclipse Grey
ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 15.6" QHD Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 1TB SSD - Eclipse Grey - Eclipse Grey
By ASUS
$1,559.83
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 Gaming Laptop | 15.6" WQHD 165Hz 100% DCI-P3 | AMD 8-Core Ryzen 9 6900HS (>i7-11370H) | 16GB DDR5 512GB+1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3060 6GB | USB-C Backlit Win11 + HDMI Cable
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 Gaming Laptop | 15.6" WQHD 165Hz 100% DCI-P3 | AMD 8-Core Ryzen 9 6900HS (>i7-11370H) | 16GB DDR5 512GB+1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3060 6GB | USB-C Backlit Win11 + HDMI Cable
By Asus
$1,249.00
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen R9-5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, G513QR-ES96
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen R9-5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Keyboard, Windows 10, G513QR-ES96
By ASUS
$1,989.95

Availability

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Released20212021
Release DateAnnounced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)-
Applicable Models-
  • 2021 ROG Zephyrus G15
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 (2021)
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503QC
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503QE
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503QR
Generations

Exterior

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Dimensions14.13 x 10.08 x 0.90 - 0.96 inches (359 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.5 mm)13.98” x 9.57” x 0.78” (355 x 243 x 19.9 mm)
Weight5.07 lbs (2.30 Kg)4.19 lbs (1.90 kg)
Colors
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
Eclipse Gray Moonlight White
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • 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.
  • Full-size backlit keyboard
    1.7 mm key travel 20M key press lifetime N-Key Rollover
  • Hotkeys 
    Volume down volume up mute Armoury Crate
  • Touchpad
    20% larger 40% faster lower latency

Display

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6” FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 60Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 240Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:100.00% Adobe:75.35% 240Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” WQHD 165Hz
    16:9 2560 x 1440 165Hz 3ms 100% DCI-P3 Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare FreeSync Pantone Validated
  • 15.6” FHD 144Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 360Hz 3ms 62.5% sRGB 47.34% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare FreeSync

Ports

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (7)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (2)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot
2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
Left (7)
  • 2 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
    up to 312 MB/s transfer speed
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.80 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.00 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 35W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 32GB
Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM sockets for expansion.
16GB 32GB 48GB
Dual-Channel DDR4 3200MHz Memory.
1 x 16GB Onboard Memory and 1 x SODIMM slot
Discrete Graphics
  • 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)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1525MHz at 80W (95W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1390MHz at 80W (100W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1345MHz at 80W (100W with Dynamic Boost).
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots
512GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0.
2 x M.2 SSD slots, supports RAID-0.

Connectivity

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Wi-FiIntegrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.0
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Size90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
90 Wh (4-cell Lithium-ion)
Battery Life
  • Up to 13.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14.5 hours of video playback
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Power Supply200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.
  • 200W
      ø6.0 mm power adapter.
  • 100W
      USB-C power adapter.

Software

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate
Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
CameraFront-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
No Built-in camera.
Audio
  • 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.
  • 4 x 2W woofer with Smart Amp Technology.
  • 2 x 2W tweeter.
  • Supports Dolby Atmos.
  • 3D array microphone.
  • Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

Misc

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
Security
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
  • One-Touch Login
    Fingerprint on the power button.
  • Kensington Lock Slot
In the box-
  • FHD 1080P@60FPS external camera
    optional.
  • ROG Backpack
    optional.
  • ROG Delta headset
    optional.
  • ROG Chakram Core mouse P511
    optional.
  • ROG Impact Gaming Mouse
    optional.
  • TYPE-C, 100W AC Adapter
    Output: 20V DC, 5A, 100W, Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal (optional)

Key Features

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A152021 ROG Zephyrus G15
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 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 A15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6
Released in Early
2021
16:9
15.6”
1440p 165Hz
Weight
4.19 lb
1.90 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5900HS
8C/16T, 3.00 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,356
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,162
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Upgradable up to
48GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ROG Zephyrus G15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3080
8GB GDDR6 80W TGP

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