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57 | Performance | 80 |
16 | Gaming | 26 |
49 | Display | 53 |
62 | Battery Life | 84 |
61 | Connectivity | 79 |
77 | Portability | 94 |
39 | QuickComparisons Score | 70 |
| September 2024 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~82% |
| 328 x 234 x 21 mm (12.91 x 9.21 x 0.83 inches) | Dimensions: | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) |
| 14.5 inches | Size | 13.6 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 156 ppi | PPI | 225 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| FreeSync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1437:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 86.80% |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.10% |
| 7 ms | Response time | 20 ms |
| 300 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2671 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4091 |
| 11031 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16670 |
| 102 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 199 |
| 724 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1126 |
| 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| 328 x 234 x 21 mm 12.91 x 9.21 x 0.83 inches | Dimensions | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| 768 cm 2 (118.9 inches 2 ) | Area | 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% |
| 7.8 mm | Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| White | Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 130° |
| Active | Cooling system | Passive |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | — |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS | CPU name | Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) |
| 4.3 GHz | Base frequency | 4.61 GHz |
| 6 | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 12 | Threads | 10 |
| Radeon 760M | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile 4GB | GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 8 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| 3.2 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| 4 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR6 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 64 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~14 Gbps | Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps |
| 2048 | Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 3.2 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 1744 |
| — | Solar Bay | 17303 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 1x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 9600 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 2x256 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 57 Wh | Capacity | 53.8 Wh |
| 1:30 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 135 W | Charge power | 35 / 40 / 70 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 116 / 80 / 167 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | No |
| 1x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| Yes | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 12.6 x 6.8 cm | Size | — |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~82.1 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 3 |
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