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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025) takes the lead in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 75, thanks to its capable GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics.
Although the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025) has a slight edge in performance, the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026) still offers strong performance and a more well-rounded experience for professional work.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026) is the clear winner in portability, boasting a higher score of 87 and a more compact 14.2 inches display compared to the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025)'s 16 inches display.
81 | Performance | 90 |
27 | Gaming | 75 |
88 | Display | 73 |
86 | Battery Life | 61 |
89 | Connectivity | 72 |
87 | Portability | 60 |
81 | QuickComparisons Score | 77 |
| March 2026 | Launched | April 2025 |
| ~84.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.9% |
| 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) | Dimensions: | 357 x 254 x 23-29.9 mm (14.06 x 10 x 0.91-1.18 inches) |
| 14.2 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | OLED |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Yes (24-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 254 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 3024 x 1964 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 99.90% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 90% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 1 ms |
| 1000 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 4169 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3196 |
| 17581 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21789 |
| 206 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 136 |
| 1158 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2049 |
| 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches | Dimensions | 357 x 254 x 23-29.9 mm 14.06 x 10 x 0.91-1.18 inches |
| 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 907 cm 2 (140.6 inches 2 ) |
| ~84.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% |
| 3.4 mm | Side bezels | 6.2 mm |
| Black, Silver | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 53.2 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 66.5 dB |
| Apple M5 (10-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 10 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 257 | Blender GPU | — |
| 23257 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x512 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 72.4 Wh | Capacity | 99 Wh |
| 1:30 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 70 / 96 W | Charge power | 330 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 165 / 375 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 729 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | 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 |
| 3x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | 1x v2.1 |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | 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] | — |
| 13.2 x 8.1 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | — |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~83.1 dB | Loudness | ~75.3 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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