Gigabyte A18 Pro (2026) vs Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815

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Display 2560 x 1600
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Gigabyte A18 Pro (2026) and Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Gigabyte A18 Pro (2026)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 25-35% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 47%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 165 Hz
  • Around 4.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 90 against 76 watt-hours
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.9 kg (6.39 lbs) 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs)
Dimensions 403.68 x 293.4 x 20-24.99 mm
15.89 x 11.55 x 0.79-0.98 inches
399 x 294 x 23.1-32 mm
15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.26 inches
Area 1184 cm2 (183.5 inches2) 1173 cm2 (181.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.3% ~80.1%
Side bezels 8 mm 5.7 mm
Colors Black Gray, Green
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 57.94 dB -

Display

Size 18 inches 18 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 300 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 168 ppi 168 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1093:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 84.6% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 96.9% 100%
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 240 W 280 / 380 / 450 W
Weight of AC adapter 555 grams 1004 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5.5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 12 24
L3 Cache 12 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 26.8 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 192 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 5888 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 184 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80 48
GPU performance 26.8 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 5300 3995
Solar Bay 88695 66292
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~77.7 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.4 x 8.8 cm 13.0 x 8.5 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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