AUG vs FAMAS

Damage

The AUG deals more damage (24) than the FAMAS (20).

The AUG fires slower (600 RPM) than the FAMAS (666 RPM).

The AUG deals more damage per second (240) than the FAMAS (222).

The AUG loses less damage due to distance (1.9 %) than the FAMAS (3.8 %).

The AUG has higher armour penetration (90 %) than the FAMAS (70 %).

Accuracy and mobility

The AUG is more accurate (5.4) than the FAMAS (8.2).

The AUG has the same movement penalty (12 %) as the FAMAS (12 %).

Economy

The AUG is more expensive ($ 3300) than the FAMAS ($ 1950).

The AUG earns the same kill reward ($ 300) as the FAMAS ($ 300).

Other attributes

The AUG has a larger clip (30) than the FAMAS (25).

The AUG has the same ammunition in reserve (90) as the FAMAS (90).

The AUG reloads slower (3.8 s) than the FAMAS (3.3 s).

The AUG deploys slower (1.2 s) than the FAMAS (1 s).

Closing thoughts

The AUG is a fantastic weapon, but at $3300 it is hard to justify compared to the defacto Counter-Terrorist rifle options. While it has much higher armour penetration, it is not always able to convert this - no Counter-Terrorist rifle can deal lethal damage through a helmet in one shot, so given that 2 shots are required this benefit can often seem meaningless. Furthermore, the AUG also has a reload time of 3.8 seconds - far slower than all other rifles.

However, the weapon is armed with a scope, which can make defending certain angles on a bomb site easy.

The FAMAS is the Counter-Terrorist budget rifle option. It gives you everything you would expect from a rifle but does not excel at any of it.

In practice, players also tend to perform poorly with it unless they are experienced as its recoil pattern is trickier than many other weapons.

The FAMAS does have a more burst mode which will fire 3 rounds in succession. This mode is more accurate, but the gaps between bursts reduces the overall rate of fire significantly which results in reduced damage per second and less flexibility.