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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2026) has a significantly stronger gaming performance thanks to its GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics, making it the clear winner for gaming use cases.
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2026) offers stronger performance, making it the better choice for demanding professional workloads.
The Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401 has a significantly more portable design, making it the clear winner for users who prioritize portability.
59 | Performance | 80 |
27 | Gaming | 72 |
70 | Display | 73 |
64 | Battery Life | 67 |
72 | Connectivity | 72 |
86 | Portability | 63 |
50 | QuickComparisons Score | 73 |
| June 2024 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~80.5% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.4% |
| 311 x 227 x 16.9-19.9 mm (12.24 x 8.94 x 0.67-0.78 inches) | Dimensions: | 357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm (14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 inches) |
| 14 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 216 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | FreeSync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2431 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2841 |
| 12485 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16003 |
| 102 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 116 |
| 867 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1687 |
| 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) | Weight | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| 311 x 227 x 16.9-19.9 mm 12.24 x 8.94 x 0.67-0.78 inches | Dimensions | 357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm 14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 inches |
| 706 cm 2 (109.4 inches 2 ) | Area | 912 cm 2 (141.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~80.5% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.4% |
| 4.8 mm | Side bezels | 6.3 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Black |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | — |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7 260 | CPU name | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| 3.8 GHz | Base frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| Radeon 780M | Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 6 GB | Memory size | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 96 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| ~16 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 8533 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 73 Wh | Capacity | 99 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 100 / 200 W | Charge power | 330 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | No |
| 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 | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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