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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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Gigabyte G6 (2024)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (146.9 vs 183.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Gigabyte A18
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 76 against 54 watt-hours
- Performs better (up to 19%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- 18% sharper screen – 168 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) | 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.5 x 263.8 x 25.1-26 mm 14.15 x 10.39 x 0.99-1.02 inches |
403.68 x 293.4 x 20-24.99 mm 15.89 x 11.55 x 0.79-0.98 inches |
| Area | 948 cm2 (147 inches2) | 1184 cm2 (183.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.3% | ~79.3% |
| Side bezels | 7.4 mm | 8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 168 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Gigabyte A18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
G6 (2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | No |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 150 W | 150 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 450 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| 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 | 75 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2055 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 10.5 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2533 | 2594 |
| Solar Bay | 33716 | 38596 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 5200 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 | 1x512 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 | 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 | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 2 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| 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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