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88 | Performance | 57 |
76 | Gaming | 28 |
53 | Display |
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69 | Battery Life | 83 |
72 | Connectivity | 70 |
26 | Portability | 78 |
72 | QuickComparisons Score | 53 |
| January 2025 | Launched | May 2024 |
| ~75.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.9% |
| 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) | Dimensions: | 356.6 x 229.75 x 15 mm (14.04 x 9.05 x 0.59 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 15.6 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 126 ppi | PPI | 141 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| No | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1169:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 63.10% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 46.70% |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 46.50% |
| — | Response time | 25 ms |
| — | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 3402 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2119 |
| 20131 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10811 |
| 122 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 98 |
| 1601 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 629 |
| 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) | Weight | 1.47 kg (3.24 lbs) |
| 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches | Dimensions | 356.6 x 229.75 x 15 mm 14.04 x 9.05 x 0.59 inches |
| 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) | Area | 819 cm 2 (127.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~75.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% |
| 8.2 mm | Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Silver |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 145° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 42.8 dB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) |
| 3.0 GHz | Base frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| 12 | Cores | 8 |
| 24 | Threads | 8 |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB | GPU name | Adreno X1-45 |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1107 MHz |
| 31.2 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| 12 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 192 bit | Memory bus | — |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps |
| 5888 | Shading units (cores) | 768 |
| 184 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 |
| 80 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 |
| 31.2 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | 4911 |
| 32GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x16 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 8448 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | No |
| 99.9 Wh | Capacity | 61.1 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 140 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Right, Bottom | Charging port position | Left |
| 400 W | Charge power | 65 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 165 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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) | No |
| Yes | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Optional |
| — | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.0 x 8.2 cm | Size | 12.0 x 8.5 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4 | Speakers | 2 |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~75.3 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
