Quick/Comparisons
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) is the clear winner in gaming due to its high score of 95, thanks to its capable GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) takes the lead in professional work with a score of 96, driven by its strong performance and Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) graphics.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) is the clear winner in portability with a score of 68, thanks to its relatively lightweight design and 16.2 inches display.
96 | Performance | 93 |
33 | Gaming | 95 |
90 | Display |
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92 | Battery Life | 61 |
89 | Connectivity | 72 |
68 | Portability | 33 |
85 | QuickComparisons Score | 87 |
| March 2026 | Launched | April 2025 |
| ~86.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.7% |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches) | Dimensions: | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm (15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches) |
| 16.2 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 4353 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3342 |
| 28544 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22441 |
| 203 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 145 |
| 2065 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2132 |
| 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) | Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) |
| 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches | Dimensions | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches |
| 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 ) | Area | 1150 cm 2 (178.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~86.2% | 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 |
| 51.7 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 53 dB |
| Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 18 (6P + 12E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 18 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 8.3 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 16 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 160 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 80 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 8.3 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| 4391 | Blender GPU | — |
| 45765 | Solar Bay | — |
| 24GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 3x8 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 |
| 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, 140 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 140 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 351 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] | — |
| 15.5 x 9.9 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 |
| ~84.7 dB | Loudness | ~77 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |