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63 | Performance | 77 |
23 | Gaming | 39 |
53 | Display |
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85 | Battery Life | 63 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
94 | Portability | 88 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 62 |
| March 2024 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83.1% |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) | Dimensions: | 311 x 220 x 15.9-18.3 mm (12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.72 inches) |
| 13.6 inches | Size | 14 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 225 ppi | PPI | 243 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1664 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1250:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 87.90% | Adobe RGB profile | 89.90% |
| 98.40% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 30 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2906 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3035 |
| 11296 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16330 |
| 133 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 127 |
| 676 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1261 |
| 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | Weight | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches | Dimensions | 311 x 220 x 15.9-18.3 mm 12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.72 inches |
| 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 684 cm 2 (106 inches 2 ) |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.1% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | 4.8 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | White, Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | — |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | Yes |
| — | Number of fans | 3 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 54.4 dB |
| Apple M3 | CPU name | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M3 GPU | Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 890M |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| Apple M3 GPU (10-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1380 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 12.6 TFLOPS |
| 140 | Blender GPU | — |
| 12134 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 8000 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 256GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 52.6 Wh | Capacity | 73 Wh |
| 2:30 hr | Full charging time | 1:37 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 30 / 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 200 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 184 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 572 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | No |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~83.2 dB | Loudness | ~81.2 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
