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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) is the clear winner in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 95, thanks to its powerful GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) takes the lead in professional work with a score of 93, outperforming the Gigabyte Aero X16 (2025) by a significant margin of 31 points.
The Gigabyte Aero X16 (2025) is the more portable option, boasting a higher score of 67, thanks to its smaller 16-inch display and lighter design.
62 | Performance | 93 |
36 | Gaming | 95 |
53 | Display | 77 |
65 | Battery Life | 61 |
60 | Connectivity | 72 |
69 | Portability | 33 |
49 | QuickComparisons Score | 87 |
| April 2025 | Launched | April 2025 |
| ~83.4% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.7% |
| 355 x 250.7 x 16.75-19.99 mm (13.98 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.79 inches) | Dimensions: | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm (15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 142 ppi | PPI | 168 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Adaptive Sync | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 99.60% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 84.50% |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 5 ms |
| 300 nits | Max. brightness | 1200 nits |
| 2780 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3342 |
| 13503 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22441 |
| 111 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 145 |
| 810 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2132 |
| 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) |
| 355 x 250.7 x 16.75-19.99 mm 13.98 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.79 inches | Dimensions | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches |
| 890 cm 2 (138 inches 2 ) | Area | 1150 cm 2 (178.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.4% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% |
| 5.2 mm | Side bezels | 6.5 mm |
| White, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 125° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 4 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 53 dB |
| AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 2.0 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| Radeon 860M | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 12.2 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 16 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 12.2 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 1x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | 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 |
| 76 Wh | Capacity | 99 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 150 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 1119 grams |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.2 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 1x v2.1 | DisplayPort | 1x v2.1 |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.4 x 9.0 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 4 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~77 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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