Asus TUF Gaming A14 (2026) Review: GPU-Less Gaming Laptop

Gaming laptops should have discrete graphics cards. Outside of the RGB lights, it’s what classifies a laptop made for gaming. All attempts to do otherwise have largely been disasters.

The Asus TUF Gaming A14 wants to rewrite that script. It uses one of AMD’s new Max+ chips, which come with impressive integrated graphics instead, not unlike Apple’s high-end MacBook chips. After loading up some games, I was impressed how quickly I forgot about this laptop's lack of GPU. I wish it were cheaper though, as its performance can't compete with more powerful gaming laptops at this price.

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The Asus TUF A14 is an enigma. First of all, it’s a 14-inch gaming laptop. It's hard to get these components into a smaller package, so these are usually rare and usually reserved for high-end gaming laptops, like the Razer Blade 14. Second, the A14 is in Asus’ “TUF” brand, which are its most price-conscious options. Last, there’s the aforementioned AMD chip. All that is to say, the TUF A14 was one of the gaming laptops I was most excited to test this year.