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64 | Performance | 95 |
23 | Gaming | 87 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 60 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
81 | Portability | 54 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 83 |
| March 2024 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.8% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm (14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1422:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | — |
| 87.80% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 25 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2958 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3116 |
| 11376 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21292 |
| 135 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 133 |
| 697 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2021 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm 14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 979 cm 2 (151.8 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.8% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 9.2 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | — |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 3 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M3 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 4.05 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M3 GPU | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M3 GPU (10-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1380 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 16 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| 146 | Blender GPU | — |
| 12321 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 7500 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 256GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 91.8 Wh |
| 2:50 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Bottom |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 184 / 298 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| 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 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | — |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~85.1 dB | Loudness | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
