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90 | Performance | 80 |
42 | Gaming | 72 |
62 | Display |
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61 | Battery Life | 67 |
72 | Connectivity | 72 |
45 | Portability | 63 |
62 | QuickComparisons Score | 73 |
| January 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~88.7% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.4% |
| 365 x 290 x 21.6-28.5 mm (14.37 x 11.42 x 0.85-1.12 inches) | Dimensions: | 357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm (14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 300 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 168 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, HDR10 | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | FreeSync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1200:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| 89.70% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 96.10% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 3299 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2841 |
| 17562 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16003 |
| 145 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 116 |
| 2009 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1687 |
| 3.15 kg (6.95 lbs) | Weight | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| 365 x 290 x 21.6-28.5 mm 14.37 x 11.42 x 0.85-1.12 inches | Dimensions | 357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm 14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 inches |
| 1059 cm 2 (164.1 inches 2 ) | Area | 912 cm 2 (141.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~88.7% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.4% |
| -11.3 mm | Side bezels | 6.3 mm |
| Black, Green | Colors | Black |
| Top: Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 140° | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| Yes | Vapor chamber | — |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 4 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 55.9 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | CPU name | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| 2.4 GHz | Base frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| 20 (8P + 12E) | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 12 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 1x16 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 |
| 96 Wh | Capacity | 99 Wh |
| 2:00 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 360 W | Charge power | 330 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 1045 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | 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 |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Mechanical | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.1 x 8.0 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~87.9 dB | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |