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79 | Performance | 69 |
51 | Gaming | 48 |
65 | Display |
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66 | Battery Life | 67 |
61 | Connectivity | 72 |
57 | Portability | 68 |
62 | QuickComparisons Score | 62 |
| January 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~82.4% |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm (14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches) | Dimensions: | 359.8 x 250.5 x 14.9-17.4 mm (14.17 x 9.86 x 0.59-0.69 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | Adaptive Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 97.80% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 400 nits |
| 2785 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2928 |
| 15758 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 13856 |
| 114 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 113 |
| 1698 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 832 |
| 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches | Dimensions | 359.8 x 250.5 x 14.9-17.4 mm 14.17 x 9.86 x 0.59-0.69 inches |
| 956 cm 2 (148.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 901 cm 2 (139.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% |
| 7.2 mm | Side bezels | 7.6 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Black |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 135° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 53.4 dB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | CPU name | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| 16 | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 32 | Threads | 16 |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated GPU | Radeon 860M |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 3328 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5200 MHz | Clock | 8000 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 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 | 90 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:55 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left, Bottom | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 240 W | Charge power | 280 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 795 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 4 |
| 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) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | 1.5 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 15.0 x 9.7 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | ~82.1 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
