Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED (2023) vs Aero 14 OLED (2023)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED (2023)
- Performs significantly better (up to 79%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 37-51% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 88 against 63 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- 16% sharper screen – 283 versus 243 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 14 OLED (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 610 grams less (around 1.35 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (106.5 vs 140 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354 x 255 x 18-22 mm 13.94 x 10.04 x 0.71-0.87 inches |
311 x 220.8 x 17 mm 12.24 x 8.69 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 903 cm2 (140 inches2) | 687 cm2 (106.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.2% | ~82.8% |
| Side bezels | 4.7 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 126° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 55.2 dB | 51.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| PPI | 283 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2400 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Aero 16 OLED (2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Aero 14 OLED (2023)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 12999:1 | 4230:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.4% | 88.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.9% | 99.8% |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W | 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 705 grams | 557 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 105 W | 45 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2115 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 8.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 13.8 TFLOPS | 8.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3403 | 1906 |
| Solar Bay | 42413 | 25190 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~81.6 dB | ~82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 1 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.1 x 7.6 cm | 12.1 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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