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77 | Performance | 98 |
36 | Gaming | 95 |
70 | Display |
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73 | Battery Life | 56 |
62 | Connectivity | 72 |
63 | Portability | 26 |
58 | QuickComparisons Score | 91 |
| September 2024 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~80.3% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm (14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches) | Dimensions: | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 252 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 3840 x 2400 pixels |
| — | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 2000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | — |
| — | Max. brightness | 1000 nits |
| 3036 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3542 |
| 16199 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 23802 |
| 128 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 141 |
| 1273 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2473 |
| 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 924 cm 2 (143.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~80.3% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 180° | Opening angle | 145° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
| 2.0 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 12 (4P + 8E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| AMD Radeon 890M | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 2280 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 11.7 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| 6 GB | Memory size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 96 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| ~16 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 11.7 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 7200 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (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 |
| 99.9 Wh | Capacity | 99.9 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Left, Bottom | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 240 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Mechanical |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| — | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |