2020 MacBook Pro 16” vs. 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2020 MacBook Pro 16” and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

2020 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2020 MacBook Pro 16” is better than 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

Supports larger memory

The 2020 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

Max system memory size
2020 MacBook Pro 16”
64 GB
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
32 GB
About 16% lighter

The 2020 MacBook Pro 16” weighed 4.3 pounds, 16% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

Weight2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Pound
4.3 lbs.
5.07 lbs.
Kilogram
1.95 kg
2.30 kg

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 is better than 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10875H inside 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 has a 5% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9980HK inside 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Supports faster memory

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Memory type and speed
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Upgradable memory

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the 2020 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4
Upgradable storage

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
M.2
Onboard
Yes x2

Prices

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

2020 MacBook Pro 16” Price
Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed)
Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$634.00
$674.95 6% OFF
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed)
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$609.00
$675.00 10% OFF
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$978.56
$1,096.39 11% OFF
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Price
2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
By asus
$649.00
2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
By ASUS
$779.00
ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 3050, Intel Core i5-12500H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX507ZC-ES53,Mecha Gray
ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 3050, Intel Core i5-12500H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX507ZC-ES53,Mecha Gray
By ASUS
$750.00
$899.99 17% OFF

Availability

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Released20202020
Release Date
  • Announced in June 2020.
  • Available in June 2020.
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Pricing
  • $2,399 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Radeon 5300M 4GB
  • $2,799 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Radeon 5500M 4GB
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Generations

Exterior

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Dimensions
  • Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm)
  • Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm)
  • Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)
14.16” x 10.07” x 0.89 ~ 0.98” (359.8 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.9 mm)
WeightStarting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)2.3 kg
Colors
Space Gray Silver
  • Fortress Gray
  • Bonfire Black
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
  • Touch Bar
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    • Static
    • Breathing
    • Color Cycle
    • Strobing
  • Overstroke technology can withstand over 20 million pressed.

Display

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size16 Inches15.6 Inches
InfoRetina display
  • 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 2048 by 1280
    • 1792 by 1120
    • 1344 by 840
    • 1152 by 720
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology
  • Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 144Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC

Ports

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 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 2.0 (480 Mbps)
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB 64GB
2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory
Up to 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2933MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion.
Discrete Graphics
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (20 CUs)
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)
New
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory (40 CUs)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660TI, with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650Ti, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage
512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB
SSD
Storage Slots
  • 1 x SATA HDD slot
    Not available on 90Wh battery models.
  • 2 x M.2 NVMe slots
    Only one NVME slot on GTX1650 and 1650Ti models.
 

Connectivity

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technologyBluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
  • 90 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery
  • 48 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery
Battery Life
  • Up to 11 hours wireless web
  • Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
  • Up to 12.5 hours of video playback
    Tested on 90Wh battery models.
  • Up to 8.4 hours of web browsing
    Tested on 90Wh battery models.
Power Supply96W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • 150W power adaptor
    Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/7.5A.
  • 180W power adaptor
    Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/9A.

Software

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
OSShipped with macOS Catalina
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player
Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Camera720p FaceTime HD cameraFront-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio
  • High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Two speakers with four cut-outs
  • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
    Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.

Misc

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
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Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
In the box
  • 16‑inch MacBook Pro
  • 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
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WarrantyYour MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.-
MoreVideo Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or
    • Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
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Key Features

2020 MacBook Pro 16”2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:10 Retina
16”
1920p 60Hz
Weight
4.3 lb
1.95 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Configurable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
AMD
Radeon Pro 5600M
8GB HBM2
Released in
2020
16:9
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1660 Ti
6GB GDDR6

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