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The Asus Vivobook Pro 15 (N6506CU) takes the lead in gaming performance, thanks to its GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB graphics, albeit narrowly.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) dominates in professional work, boasting a 96 out of 100 in performance, making it the clear winner.
Both laptops have similar portability scores, with the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 (N6506CU) edging out the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) by just 3 points, resulting in a tie.
96 | Performance | 69 |
33 | Gaming | 36 |
90 | Display | 71 |
92 | Battery Life | 64 |
89 | Connectivity | 70 |
68 | Portability | 71 |
85 | QuickComparisons Score | 66 |
| March 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~80.2% |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches) | Dimensions: | 355.7 x 235.3 x 19.95 mm (14 x 9.26 x 0.79 inches) |
| 16.2 inches | Size | 15.6 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | OLED |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Yes (24-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 254 ppi | PPI | 212 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 3456 x 2234 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1620 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 1 ms |
| 1000 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 4353 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2768 |
| 28544 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 15482 |
| 203 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 120 |
| 2065 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1175 |
| 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) | Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches | Dimensions | 355.7 x 235.3 x 19.95 mm 14 x 9.26 x 0.79 inches |
| 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 ) | Area | 837 cm 2 (129.6 inches 2 ) |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.2% |
| 3.4 mm | Side bezels | 5.2 mm |
| Black, Silver | Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 51.7 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| 18 (6P + 12E) | Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| 18 | Threads | 16 |
| Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | 2355 MHz |
| 8.3 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 6 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR6 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 96 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~16 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 160 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 80 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 8.3 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 12.1 TFLOPS |
| 4391 | Blender GPU | — |
| 45765 | Solar Bay | — |
| 24GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 3x8 GB | Channels | 1x8 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x512 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 100 Wh | Capacity | 75 Wh |
| 1:25 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 140 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Right |
| 140 W | Charge power | 200 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 351 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | — |
| No | Infrared sensor | — |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 |
| No | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 3x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | 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 | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.4 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.5 x 9.9 cm | Size | 12.9 x 8.2 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 | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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