HP HyperX Omen 15 (2026) vs Gigabyte Aero X16 (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 HP HyperX Omen 15 (2026)
- Can run popular games at about 12-17% higher FPS
- Performs slightly better (up to 14%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- 39% sharper screen – 197 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero X16 (2025)
- Easier to carry: weighs 310 grams less (around 0.68 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 76 against 70 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.21 kg (4.87 lbs) | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 343 x 253 x 22.5-23.6 mm 13.5 x 9.96 x 0.89-0.93 inches |
355 x 250.7 x 16.75-19.99 mm 13.98 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.79 inches |
| Area | 868 cm2 (134.5 inches2) | 890 cm2 (138 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.2% | ~83.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray |
| Material | Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 197 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Aero X16 (2025)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
HyperX Omen 15 (2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
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, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 150 / 200 / 230 / 280 W | 150 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 637 / 865 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Radeon 860M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115 W | 85 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS | 12.2 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 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 14.9 TFLOPS | 12.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2946 | 2457 |
| Solar Bay | 42429 | 39699 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | 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 | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v2.1 |
| 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 | Monolith | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on HyperX Omen 15 (2026):
- 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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