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The Gigabyte A16 Pro's superior GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics make it the clear winner for gaming, outscoring the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) by a significant margin.
Both laptops show strong performance, but the Gigabyte A16 Pro's Intel Core i7 240H and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics narrowly edge out the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)'s Apple M1 Pro, resulting in a tie.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) has a slightly larger display, but its overall portability score is higher due to its slightly lighter weight and more compact design.
62 | Performance | 69 |
22 | Gaming | 67 |
82 | Display | 65 |
88 | Battery Life | 57 |
76 | Connectivity | 69 |
68 | Portability | 61 |
72 | QuickComparisons Score | 67 |
| October 2021 | Launched | May 2025 |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~78.9% |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches) | Dimensions: | 358.3 x 262.5 x 19.45-22.99 mm (14.11 x 10.33 x 0.77-0.91 inches) |
| 16.2 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Yes (24-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 254 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 3456 x 2234 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 | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 25700:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 88% | Adobe RGB profile | 70.40% |
| 99.10% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.30% |
| 67 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 400 nits |
| 2319 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2767 |
| 10231 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 13839 |
| 109 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 119 |
| 804 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 845 |
| 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | Weight | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches | Dimensions | 358.3 x 262.5 x 19.45-22.99 mm 14.11 x 10.33 x 0.77-0.91 inches |
| 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 ) | Area | 941 cm 2 (145.8 inches 2 ) |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.9% |
| 3.4 mm | Side bezels | 6.8 mm |
| Silver, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| — | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 37.4 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 56.36 dB |
| Apple M1 Pro | CPU name | Intel Core 7 240H |
| 3.2 GHz | Base frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| 10 (8P + 2E) | Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| 10 | Threads | 16 |
| Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) | Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU) |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 10 nm |
| Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1296 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 5.3 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 26.8 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 2048 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 128 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 64 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 5.3 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 26.8 TFLOPS |
| 481 | Blender GPU | — |
| 11797 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 7500 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 100 Wh | Capacity | 76 Wh |
| 1:25 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Left |
| 140 W | Charge power | 240 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 353 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 554 grams |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5 | Bluetooth | v5.2 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 3x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.0 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.5 x 9.9 cm | Size | 13.3 x 9.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~84.7 dB | Loudness | ~78.4 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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