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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025) takes the lead in gaming with its capable GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics, outscoring the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) by a significant margin.
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025) excels in professional work with its strong Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX performance, leaving the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) behind with its Apple M1 Pro processor.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) takes the lead in portability with its slightly smaller and lighter design, making it easier to carry around compared to the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025).
62 | Performance | 90 |
22 | Gaming | 75 |
82 | Display | 73 |
88 | Battery Life | 61 |
76 | Connectivity | 72 |
68 | Portability | 60 |
72 | QuickComparisons Score | 77 |
| October 2021 | Launched | April 2025 |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.9% |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches) | Dimensions: | 357 x 254 x 23-29.9 mm (14.06 x 10 x 0.91-1.18 inches) |
| 16.2 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 |
| 3456 x 2234 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 | — |
| 25700:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 99.90% |
| 88% | Adobe RGB profile | 90% |
| 99.10% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 67 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2319 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3196 |
| 10231 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21789 |
| 109 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 136 |
| 804 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2049 |
| 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches | Dimensions | 357 x 254 x 23-29.9 mm 14.06 x 10 x 0.91-1.18 inches |
| 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 ) | Area | 907 cm 2 (140.6 inches 2 ) |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% |
| 3.4 mm | Side bezels | 6.2 mm |
| Silver, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| — | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 37.4 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 66.5 dB |
| Apple M1 Pro | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 3.2 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 10 (8P + 2E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 10 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 3 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 | 31.2 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 | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 481 | Blender GPU | — |
| 11797 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 100 Wh | Capacity | 99 Wh |
| 1:25 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 |
| 140 W | Charge power | 330 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 353 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 729 grams |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 3x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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] | — |
| 15.5 x 9.9 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | — |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~84.7 dB | Loudness | ~75.3 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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