Gigabyte AORUS 16" Master 16 Dark Tide Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.5 kg
Battery 99 Wh
79 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (95th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (94th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (90th percentile) 94th
- Strong port (85th percentile) 93th
Cons
- Below average reliability (3th percentile) 4th
- Below average compact (13th percentile) 11th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 13 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| Battery | 99 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Apr 14, 2026 €8,979
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte AORUS 16" Master 16 | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo Yoga Lenovo - Yoga Slim 9i - Copilot+ PC - 14" 4K 120Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 3840x2400 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 99 | 72 | - | 75 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte AORUS 16" Master 16 | 96.5 | 90.6 | 92.7 | 99.9 | 94 | 11.1 | 83.7 | 3.5 | 78.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.6 | 19.9 | 76.4 | 89.9 | 96.6 | 74.4 | 98.5 | 94.7 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 89.9 | 90.6 | 94 | 96.6 | 93.7 | 76.3 | 91 | 53.8 | 97.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14" Compare | 63.8 | 64.8 | 94.3 | 89.9 | 99.9 | 85 | 70.7 | 74.7 | 89.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67 | 64.8 | 85.8 | 89.9 | 93 | 85.2 | 70.7 | 74.7 | 96.2 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 63.8 | 64.8 | 85.8 | 98.2 | 89.8 | 95.5 | 70.7 | 53.8 | 87.1 |