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79 | Performance | 97 |
51 | Gaming | 79 |
65 | Display |
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66 | Battery Life | 63 |
61 | Connectivity | 72 |
57 | Portability | 26 |
62 | QuickComparisons Score | 76 |
| January 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm (14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 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 | IPS LCD |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 126 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| No | 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 | — |
| 3 ms | Response time | — |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | — |
| 2785 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3260 |
| 15758 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22316 |
| 114 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 139 |
| 1698 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2125 |
| 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 956 cm 2 (148.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 7.2 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Gray |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 145° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 58.9 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 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 12 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 5200 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 90 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 | 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 | 860 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | 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 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 3.2 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | 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 |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | ~87.4 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |