ASUS TUF Gaming A17 FA706

gaming 2021 17.3" dGPU โฑ ~9h โš–๏ธ 2.60 kg โš–๏ธ balanced
LB Score
74
out of 100
Fit for you
57/100
โœš Strong: fit_value โš  Weak: fit_mobility
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Profile

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Related resources

CPU
72
GPU
78
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
90 Wh
~9h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
๐Ÿ“ Our review

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 FA706 review

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 FA706 โ€” from 2021, 2.6 kg, performance 72.

LB Score
74
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 74/100. Strongest suit โ€” Photo & design (96), weakest โ€” Portability (8).

โœ“ Strengths

Photo & design (96) ยท Light office (84)

โš  Weaknesses

Portability (8)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

$1,800 $1,136 $472 2021: $1,800 2021 2022: $1,440 2023: $1,152 2024: $922 2025: $737 2026: $590 2026 2027: $472 (forecast) 2027
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$242/year (13%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 74
CPU score 72 High tier
GPU score 78 High tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 2.60 kg Heavy
Battery 90 Wh Huge

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

Full specifications

Brand
ASUS
Series
TUF Gaming/Dash
Type
Gamingโ‰ˆ
Release year
2021โ‰ˆ
Screen size
17.3"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H , AMD Ryzen 7 5800H , AMD Ryzen 7 4800H , AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Graphics
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce GTX 1660 Ti , GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU , GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU , GeForce GTX 1650
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4โ‰ˆ
Weight
2.60 kg
Ports
4
Backlit keyboard
โœ“
Webcam
โœ“
Battery
90 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 72
Portability 8
Light office 84
Gaming 72
Creative 75
Energy efficiency 73
Connectivity 65
Value 80
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (3 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (dGPU)
6 GB ยท GDDR6
CUDA 7.5
64
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR6
60
GeForce GTX 1650 (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR6
CUDA 7.5
53

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 302 291 โœ“ Comfortable
FIFA 19 304 256 โœ“ Comfortable
CS:GO โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
Overwatch โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
FIFA 22 224 215 โœ“ Comfortable
FIFA 21 225 214 โœ“ Comfortable
Rocket League 247 209 โœ“ Comfortable
Valorant 209 209 โœ“ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Siege โ€” 201 โœ“ Comfortable
FIFA 20 192 181 โœ“ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons 219 159 โœ“ Comfortable
World of Warships โ€” 148 โœ“ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 โ€” 147 โœ“ Comfortable
Resident Evil 7 281 147 โœ“ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 19 182 145 โœ“ Comfortable
Doom โ€” 144 โœ“ Comfortable
Prey 144 143 โœ“ Comfortable
GTA V โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 134 134 โœ“ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Stories 2 135 134 โœ“ Comfortable
Doom Eternal 148 133 โœ“ Comfortable
Back 4 Blood 146 126 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 2018 155 126 โœ“ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V โ€” 124 โœ“ Comfortable
Vampire Bloodhunt 133 124 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 2020 143 122 โœ“ Comfortable
Dota 2 โ€” 121 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 2019 141 121 โœ“ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 22 148 121 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 2021 149 120 โœ“ Comfortable
For Honor 126 120 โœ“ Comfortable
Fortnite โ€” 120 โœ“ Comfortable
GRID Legends 139 118 โœ“ Comfortable
Escape from Tarkov 117 117 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 22 148 117 โœ“ Comfortable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 144 114 โœ“ Comfortable
Diablo 4 129 113 โœ“ Comfortable
Need for Speed Payback 127 113 โœ“ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 129 112 โœ“ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 111 111 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 23 149 109 โœ“ Comfortable
Dirt Rally 2.0 138 107 โœ“ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 100 107 โœ“ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Extraction 116 105 โœ“ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 133 104 โœ“ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 โ€” 103 โœ“ Comfortable
Apex Legends 120 102 โœ“ Comfortable
Mirror's Edge Catalyst โ€” 101 โœ“ Comfortable
Ready or Not 106 101 โœ“ Comfortable
Dishonored 2 โ€” 100 โœ“ Comfortable
Hitman 3 116 99 โœ“ Comfortable
Resident Evil Village 105 99 โœ“ Comfortable
The Finals 112 99 โœ“ Comfortable
Star Wars Battlefront 2 110 95 โœ“ Comfortable
Far Cry 5 248 93 โœ“ Comfortable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 93 โœ“ Comfortable
GRID 2019 116 91 โœ“ Comfortable
ELEX 113 90 โœ“ Comfortable
Gears Tactics 159 90 โœ“ Comfortable
Ghostwire Tokyo 90 89 โœ“ Comfortable
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 121 89 โœ“ Comfortable
Call of Duty: Warzone 99 88 โœ“ Comfortable
Death Stranding 99 88 โœ“ Comfortable
Cyberpunk 2077 57 86 โœ“ Comfortable
Dead Island 2 119 86 โœ“ Comfortable
Rise of the Tomb Raider โ€” 86 โœ“ Comfortable
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 95 85 โœ“ Comfortable
Outriders 99 84 โœ“ Comfortable
Alan Wake Remastered 88 83 โœ“ Comfortable
Days Gone 95 83 โœ“ Comfortable
Hitman 2 89 82 โœ“ Comfortable
Monster Hunter World 94 82 โœ“ Comfortable
Total War Pharaoh 127 82 โœ“ Comfortable
The Callisto Protocol 82 81 โœ“ Comfortable
Need for Speed Heat 88 80 โœ“ Comfortable
Deus Ex Mankind Divided โ€” 79 โœ“ Comfortable
Far Cry New Dawn 83 79 โœ“ Comfortable
Ghost Recon Wildlands 85 79 โœ“ Comfortable
Far Cry 6 89 78 โœ“ Comfortable
High On Life 96 78 โœ“ Comfortable
The Division 2 98 78 โœ“ Comfortable
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 98 77 โœ“ Comfortable
Lies of P 90 77 โœ“ Comfortable
Spider-Man Miles Morales 81 76 โœ“ Comfortable
Darksiders III 83 75 โœ“ Comfortable
Resident Evil 4 Remake 56 75 โœ“ Comfortable
Atlas Fallen 81 74 โœ“ Comfortable
Yakuza Like a Dragon 77 74 โœ“ Comfortable
Anthem 75 73 โœ“ Comfortable
Just Cause 4 102 73 โœ“ Comfortable
Guardians of the Galaxy 74 72 โœ“ Comfortable
Battlefield 2042 83 71 โœ“ Comfortable
Watch Dogs Legion 82 71 โœ“ Comfortable
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 79 70 โœ“ Comfortable
Halo Infinite 83 70 โœ“ Comfortable
Horizon Zero Dawn 83 70 โœ“ Comfortable
Rage 2 82 70 โœ“ Comfortable
Anno 1800 90 69 โœ“ Comfortable
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80 69 โœ“ Comfortable
Hunt Showdown 89 69 โœ“ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 83 68 โœ“ Comfortable
Mafia Definitive Edition 77 67 โœ“ Comfortable
Need for Speed Unbound 84 67 โœ“ Comfortable
Serious Sam 4 69 67 โœ“ Comfortable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 100 67 โœ“ Comfortable
Assassin's Creed Mirage 70 66 โœ“ Comfortable
Deathloop 82 66 โœ“ Comfortable
Armored Core 6 68 64 โœ“ Comfortable
Total War: Three Kingdoms 102 64 โœ“ Comfortable
X-Plane 11.11 76 64 โœ“ Comfortable
Borderlands 3 88 62 โœ“ Comfortable
Call of Duty Vanguard 73 60 โœ“ Comfortable
The Crew 2 60 60 โœ“ Comfortable
Immortals Fenyx Rising 73 59 โš  Playable
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 75 57 โš  Playable
Elden Ring 58 57 โš  Playable
Dirt 5 75 56 โš  Playable
New World 58 56 โš  Playable
The Quarry 69 56 โš  Playable
Crysis Remastered 100 55 โš  Playable
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 78 55 โš  Playable
Palworld 70 55 โš  Playable
Riders Republic 69 55 โš  Playable
Skull & Bones 71 55 โš  Playable
Sons of the Forest 56 55 โš  Playable
Baldur's Gate 3 63 54 โš  Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 68 54 โš  Playable
Metro Exodus 64 54 โš  Playable
Elex 2 61 53 โš  Playable
Company of Heroes 3 89 52 โš  Playable
EA Sports WRC 57 52 โš  Playable
God of War 66 52 โš  Playable
Returnal 59 52 โš  Playable
The Crew Motorfest 59 52 โš  Playable
Control 69 51 โš  Playable
Red Dead Redemption 2 75 51 โš  Playable
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 55 51 โš  Playable
Atomic Heart 81 50 โš  Playable
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66 49 โš  Playable
Hogwarts Legacy 62 48 โš  Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 57 47 โš  Playable
A Plague Tale Requiem 54 45 โš  Playable
Immortals of Aveum โ€” 44 โš  Playable
The Witcher 3 v4 101 43 โš  Playable
The Last of Us 48 42 โš  Playable
Dead Space Remake 47 40 โš  Playable
Dying Light 2 47 40 โš  Playable
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 50 40 โš  Playable
Flight Simulator 2020 57 39 โš  Playable
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 42 39 โš  Playable
Enshrouded 41 34 โš  Playable
Alan Wake 2 31 30 โš  Playable
Lords of the Fallen 41 30 โš  Playable
Starfield 38 30 โš  Playable
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 36 28 โœ— Low
๐Ÿ’ก 156 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
114%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
262%
RAM
400%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
722%
GPU
785%
RAM
800%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
491%
RAM
400%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
314%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring โœ“ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
164%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
280%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
196%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ“ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
262%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Starfield โœ“ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
114%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
722%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
262%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
357%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
436%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus โœ“ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
253%
RAM
400%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
191%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
314%
RAM
400%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
262%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
253%
RAM
400%
Control โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
262%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
392%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
392%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
392%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
258%
GPU
314%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
258%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
280%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
392%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
601%
GPU
785%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
314%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
523%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
258%
GPU
392%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
191%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
392%
RAM
533%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
262%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
172%
GPU
327%
RAM
267%
Returnal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
196%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
191%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
196%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
172%
GPU
121%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
327%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
196%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
392%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
392%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
143%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
191%
RAM
400%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
171%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
785%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
392%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
392%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
F1 24 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
191%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
785%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
654%
RAM
400%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2022
ASUS TUF Dash F15 (2022)
2021
ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516
2021
ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2021)
2022
ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022)

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Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

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Dell ยท 2023
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โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

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$ $1,027

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 19 variants across 6 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (60Hz) 1920 x 1080 (144Hz)
โš™ Processors (4)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (6)
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU GeForce GTX 1650
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (3)
8GB 16GB 32GB
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (3)
512GB 1024GB 1 TB SSD M.2 PCIe
๐Ÿ”‹ Batteries (1)
90 Wh

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