Gigabyte Aero X16 (2026) vs Asus ROG Strix G16 (2026) G615

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

Review

Evaluation of Gigabyte Aero X16 (2026) and Asus ROG Strix G16 (2026) G615 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 Aero X16 (2026)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 750 grams less (around 1.65 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2026) G615
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 165 Hz
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 28-38% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 48%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 90 against 76 watt-hours
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) 2.65 kg (5.84 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 250.7 x 16.75-19.99 mm
13.98 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.79 inches
354 x 268 x 22.8-30.8 mm
13.94 x 10.55 x 0.9-1.21 inches
Area 890 cm2 (138 inches2) 949 cm2 (147.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4% ~78.2%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 4.7 mm
Colors White, Gray Gray, Green
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber - Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 3

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 300 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 142 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Display tests
sRGB color space - 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 150 / 460 W 280 / 380 W
Weight of AC adapter - 1004 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.3 GHz 5.5 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 20 24
L3 Cache 30 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 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 85 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 12.2 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2617 3881
Solar Bay 39675 64534
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 5.0 (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
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 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort 1x v2.1 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 No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
Size - 15.0 x 9.8 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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