Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025) vs Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (2025)
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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 Aorus Master 16 (2025)
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Performs better (up to 28%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 99 against 90 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (140.6 vs 154.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (2025)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 254 x 23-29.9 mm 14.06 x 10 x 0.91-1.18 inches |
356.78 x 279.55 x 15.9-27.71 mm 14.05 x 11.01 x 0.63-1.09 inches |
| Area | 907 cm2 (140.6 inches2) | 997 cm2 (154.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% | ~74.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 66.5 dB | 54 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 90% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| 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, Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 330 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 729 grams | 943 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 30 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 | 140 W | 170 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5888 | 4608 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 | 144 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 5506 | 4527 |
| Solar Bay | 93377 | 66552 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 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 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~75.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | 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 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Mechanical |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 2 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 8.3 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Aorus Master 16 (2025):
- Thunderbolt 5.0 port is on the left, Thunderbolt 4.0 on the right.
- The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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