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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) takes the lead in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 95, outperforming the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2026) by 23 points.
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) edges out the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2026) in professional work with a 13-point difference, thanks to its strong performance score of 93.
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2026) takes the lead in portability with a score of 65, outperforming the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) by 18 points.
72 | Gaming | 95 |
73 | Display | 77 |
67 | Battery Life | 61 |
72 | Connectivity | 72 |
63 | Portability | 33 |
73 | QuickComparisons Score | 87 |
80 | Performance | 93 |
| January 2026 | Launched | April 2025 |
| ~81.4% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.7% |
| 357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm (14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 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 |
| OLED | Type | Mini LED |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 168 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| FreeSync | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 99.60% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 84.50% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 1 ms | Response time | 5 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 1200 nits |
| 2841 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3342 |
| 16003 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22441 |
| 116 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 145 |
| 1687 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2132 |
| 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) | Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) |
| 357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm 14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 inches | Dimensions | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches |
| 912 cm 2 (141.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1150 cm 2 (178.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~81.4% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% |
| 6.3 mm | Side bezels | 6.5 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 125° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| — | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 4 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 53 dB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 2.4 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 16 | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 32 | Threads | 24 |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 31.2 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| 12 GB | Memory size | 16 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 192 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 5888 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 184 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 80 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 31.2 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 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 |
| 99 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, Right | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 330 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 1119 grams |
| 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x 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 |
| Yes | 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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