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57 | Performance | 67 |
21 | Gaming | 24 |
54 | Display |
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87 | Battery Life | 67 |
70 | Connectivity | 62 |
81 | Portability | 39 |
64 | QuickComparisons Score | 45 |
| June 2023 | Launched | March 2025 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~74.7% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 397.5 x 277.9 x 27.5-30 mm (15.65 x 10.94 x 1.08-1.18 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 17.3 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (48-144 Hz) |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 127 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | FreeSync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1326:1 | Contrast | — |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 98.90% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 24 ms | Response time | 7 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 2494 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3079 |
| 9936 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11416 |
| 122 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 122 |
| 569 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 730 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 2.95 kg (6.5 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 397.5 x 277.9 x 27.5-30 mm 15.65 x 10.94 x 1.08-1.18 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1105 cm 2 (171.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.7% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 7.3 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 140° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 52.5 dB |
| Apple M2 | CPU name | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| Apple M2 GPU | Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| Apple M2 GPU (8-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1398 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 2.9 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 1024 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 2.9 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 4.5 TFLOPS |
| 287 | Blender GPU | — |
| 6503 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 256GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 83 Wh |
| 2:50 hr | Full charging time | 1:25 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Bottom |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 230 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 189 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 790 grams |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| 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 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.5 x 8.6 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~85 dB | Loudness | ~80.9 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
