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77 | Performance | 67 |
36 | Gaming | 39 |
70 | Display |
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73 | Battery Life | 56 |
62 | Connectivity | 61 |
63 | Portability | 65 |
58 | QuickComparisons Score | 51 |
| September 2024 | Launched | April 2026 |
| ~80.3% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.1% |
| 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm (14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches) | Dimensions: | 359 x 249 x 21-22.9 mm (14.13 x 9.8 x 0.83-0.9 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 15.6 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 141 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| — | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | — |
| — | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| — | Response time | — |
| — | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 3036 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2710 |
| 16199 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 13332 |
| 128 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 114 |
| 1273 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 817 |
| 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) |
| 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches | Dimensions | 359 x 249 x 21-22.9 mm 14.13 x 9.8 x 0.83-0.9 inches |
| 924 cm 2 (143.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 894 cm 2 (138.5 inches 2 ) |
| ~80.3% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.1% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | 6.8 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 180° | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | CPU name | Intel Core 7 240H |
| 2.0 GHz | Base frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| 12 (4P + 8E) | Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| 24 | Threads | 16 |
| AMD Radeon 890M | Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU) |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 10 nm |
| GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 2280 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 11.7 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS |
| 6 GB | Memory size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 96 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~16 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 11.7 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 13.6 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 99.9 Wh | Capacity | 60 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left, Bottom | Charging port position | Right |
| 240 W | Charge power | 180 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| — | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |