Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) vs Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026)

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Display 2560 x 1600
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 250
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) and Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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36.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
32.1
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 430 grams less (around 0.95 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (130.3 vs 141.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 60-82% higher FPS
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 99 against 80 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)
Dimensions 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm
13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches
357.2 x 255.3 x 19-24.5 mm
14.06 x 10.05 x 0.75-0.96 inches
Area 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2) 912 cm2 (141.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~81.4%
Side bezels 7.3 mm 6.3 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) - 60 dB

Display

Size 15.3 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 197 ppi 189 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 FreeSync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left, Right
Charge power 245 W 330 W
Weight of AC adapter - 714 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 5.3 GHz
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
L3 Cache 16 MB 64 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M Radeon 610M
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 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 140 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 184
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 80
GPU performance 14.9 TFLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2687 5592
Solar Bay 43173 85821
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 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 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~84 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x 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 Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.6 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 13.5 x 9.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Aorus Master 16 AM6J (2026):
    - The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
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