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64 | Performance | 73 |
23 | Gaming | 36 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 68 |
70 | Connectivity | 62 |
81 | Portability | 63 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 56 |
| March 2024 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~80.3% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm (14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 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 | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1422:1 | Contrast | — |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | — |
| 87.80% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 25 ms | Response time | — |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 400 nits |
| 2958 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2912 |
| 11376 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 14872 |
| 135 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 121 |
| 697 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1109 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 924 cm 2 (143.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M3 | CPU name | AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| Apple M3 GPU | Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| Apple M3 GPU (10-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1380 MHz | GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 6 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR6 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 96 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~16 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS |
| 146 | Blender GPU | — |
| 12321 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 7500 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 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 | 99.9 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, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 240 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 1x 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 | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | — |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~85.1 dB | Loudness | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
