Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025) vs Master 18 (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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 (2025)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1000 grams less (around 2.21 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (140.6 vs 178.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Performs better (up to 36%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 19-26% higher FPS
- Provides 140% higher max. screen brightness: 1200 vs 500 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 254 x 23-29.9 mm 14.06 x 10 x 0.91-1.18 inches |
400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches |
| Area | 907 cm2 (140.6 inches2) | 1150 cm2 (178.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% | ~81.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 125° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 66.5 dB | 53 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 168 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Aorus Master 18 (2025)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Aorus Master 16 (2025)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | 99.6% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 90% | 84.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 5 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 330 W | 400 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 729 grams | 1119 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads | 24 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 36 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 | 140 W | 175 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps | ~28 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5888 | 7680 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 | 240 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 96 |
| GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 5506 | 8175 |
| Solar Bay | 93377 | 113754 |
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 | 128 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 3 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC245 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~75.3 dB | ~77 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
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 | 1x v2.1 |
| 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 | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | - | 13.4 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| 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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