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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) excels in gaming with its 95 score, thanks to its GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics. This provides a significant performance boost over the MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics.
Both laptops deliver strong performance, with the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) scoring 93 and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ scoring 91, making them nearly equal in this use case.
The MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ is slightly more portable, with a score of 51, due to its smaller 17-inch display compared to the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025)'s 18-inch display.
93 | Performance | 91 |
95 | Gaming | 77 |
77 | Display | 51 |
61 | Battery Life | 62 |
72 | Connectivity | 72 |
33 | Portability | 39 |
87 | QuickComparisons Score | 72 |
| April 2025 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~81.7% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~74% |
| 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm (15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches) | Dimensions: | 380.34 x 297.97 x 22.85-28.75 mm (14.97 x 11.73 x 0.9-1.13 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 17 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 168 ppi | PPI | 133 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | — |
| 99.60% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 84.50% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 5 ms | Response time | — |
| 1200 nits | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 3342 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3282 |
| 22441 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22395 |
| 145 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 138 |
| 2132 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2129 |
| 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) | Weight | 3 kg (6.62 lbs) |
| 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches | Dimensions | 380.34 x 297.97 x 22.85-28.75 mm 14.97 x 11.73 x 0.9-1.13 inches |
| 1150 cm 2 (178.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1133 cm 2 (175.6 inches 2 ) |
| ~81.7% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~74% |
| 6.5 mm | Side bezels | 7.1 mm |
| Black | Colors | Gray |
| Plastic | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 125° | Opening angle | 140° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| Yes | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 4 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 53 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 59.2 dB |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 2.7 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 24 (8P + 16E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 42 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 16 GB | Memory size | 12 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 7680 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 240 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 96 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 42 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 99 Wh | Capacity | 90 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, Bottom |
| 400 W | Charge power | 280 / 330 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 1119 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 1x v2.1 | DisplayPort | No |
| 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 |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.4 x 9.0 cm | Size | — |
| Plastic | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4 | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~77 dB | Loudness | ~80.3 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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