Gigabyte Aero X16 (2026)

Gigabyte Aero X16 (2026)
  • Launched: January 2026
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~83.4%
  • Dimensions: 355 x 250.7 x 16.75-19.99 mm (13.98 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.79 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Aero X16 (2026).
Performance
82
Gaming
39
Display
54
Battery Life
59
Connectivity
61
Portability
69
NanoReview Score
56
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Gigabyte Aero X16 (2026)

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 250.7 x 16.75-19.99 mm
13.98 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.79 inches
Area 890 cm2 (138 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4%
Side bezels 5.2 mm
Colors White, Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Display tests
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 1 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 150 / 460 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.3 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 20
L3 Cache 30 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3036
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16148
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
131
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1639

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 85 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
FLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 12.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
9251
Blender GPU 2617
Solar Bay 39675
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

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

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort 1x v2.1
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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