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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) dominates in gaming with its high GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics score of 95, leaving the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026) far behind with a score of 27.
Although the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026) has strong performance, the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) takes the lead with a score of 93, thanks to its Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026) excels in portability with a score of 87, thanks to its compact 14.2 inches display, leaving the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) far behind with a score of 47.
81 | Performance | 93 |
27 | Gaming | 95 |
88 | Display | 77 |
86 | Battery Life | 61 |
89 | Connectivity | 72 |
87 | Portability | 33 |
81 | QuickComparisons Score | 87 |
| March 2026 | Launched | April 2025 |
| ~84.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.7% |
| 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) | Dimensions: | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm (15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches) |
| 14.2 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | Mini LED |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Yes (24-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 254 ppi | PPI | 168 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 | 99.60% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 84.50% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 5 ms |
| 1000 nits | Max. brightness | 1200 nits |
| 4169 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3342 |
| 17581 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22441 |
| 206 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 145 |
| 1158 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2132 |
| 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) |
| 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches | Dimensions | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches |
| 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 1150 cm 2 (178.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~84.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% |
| 3.4 mm | Side bezels | 6.5 mm |
| Black, Silver | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | 125° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 4 |
| 53.2 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 53 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 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 16 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 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 | 400 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 165 / 375 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 1119 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 | 3x 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 | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.2 x 8.1 cm | Size | 13.4 x 9.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 4 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~83.1 dB | Loudness | ~77 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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