Design:
| Type |
Gaming |
| weight |
1900 g |
| Uses a fanless design |
✕ |
| Has a backlit keyboard |
✓ |
| volume |
1331.25 cm³ |
| width |
355 mm |
| height |
250 mm |
| thickness |
15 mm |
| is weather-sealed (splashproof) |
✕ |
| has a rugged build |
✕ |
The Gigabyte Aero X16 2WH (2025) is classified as a gaming laptop and features a notably slim profile, measuring 355mm wide, 250mm deep, and just 15mm thick, with a total volume of 1,331.25 cm³. It weighs 1,900g and includes a backlit keyboard, while it does not adopt a fanless design, nor does it carry weather-sealing or a rugged build.
Display:
| screen size |
16" |
| resolution |
2560 x 1600 px |
| pixel density |
188 ppi |
| Display type |
LCD, LED-backlit, IPS |
| has a touch screen |
✕ |
| brightness (typical) |
400 nits |
| refresh rate |
165Hz |
| has anti-reflection coating |
✕ |
| supported displays |
4 |
The Aero X16 2WH (2025) features a 16-inch IPS LCD panel with LED backlighting, delivering a 2560x1600 resolution at a pixel density of 188 ppi and a typical brightness of 400 nits. The display runs at a 165Hz refresh rate, supporting up to four connected displays simultaneously, though it does not include a touchscreen or an anti-reflection coating.
Performance:
| RAM |
32GB |
| RAM speed |
5600 MHz |
| Uses flash storage |
✓ |
| internal storage |
1024GB |
| CPU speed |
12 x 2 GHz |
| CPU threads |
24 threads |
| VRAM |
8GB |
| floating-point performance |
23.22 TFLOPS |
| GDDR version |
GDDR7 |
| texture rate |
362.9 GTexels/s |
| pixel rate |
121 GPixel/s |
| Is an NVMe SSD |
✓ |
| DirectX version |
DirectX 12 Ultimate |
| GPU clock speed |
2235 MHz |
| uses multithreading |
✓ |
| maximum memory amount |
64GB |
| DDR memory version |
5 |
| turbo clock speed |
5.1GHz |
| GPU turbo |
2520 MHz |
| memory slots |
2 |
| PCI Express (PCIe) version |
5 |
| semiconductor size |
4 nm |
| has XeSS (XMX) |
✕ |
| Supports 64-bit |
✓ |
The Aero X16 2WH (2025) is equipped with a 12-core, 24-thread CPU built on a 4nm process, running at 2GHz base with a turbo speed of 5.1GHz, and supports 64-bit computing along with multithreading. System memory consists of 32GB of DDR5 RAM at 5600MHz across two slots, expandable up to 64GB, while storage is handled by a 1TB NVMe SSD over a PCIe 5 interface using flash storage. On the graphics side, the GPU operates at a base clock of 2235MHz with a turbo of 2520MHz, backed by 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM, delivering 23.22 TFLOPS of floating-point performance, a texture rate of 362.9 GTexels/s, and a pixel rate of 121 GPixel/s, with full support for DirectX 12 Ultimate but no XeSS support.
Benchmarks:
| Geekbench 6 result (multi) |
13283 |
| Geekbench 6 result (single) |
2593 |
| PassMark (G3D) result |
19987 |
| PassMark result |
35142 |
| PassMark result (single) |
3872 |
In benchmark testing, the Aero X16 2WH (2025) achieves a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 13,283 alongside a single-core score of 2,593, reflecting the CPU's threaded and single-threaded capabilities respectively. On the PassMark side, the system records an overall score of 35,142 with a single-core result of 3,872, while the GPU-focused PassMark G3D test returns a score of 19,987.
Connectivity:
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (USB-C) |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (USB-A) |
0 |
| USB 4 20Gbps ports |
0 |
| USB 4 40Gbps ports |
1 |
| Thunderbolt 4 ports |
1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (USB-C) |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (USB-A) |
2 |
| Thunderbolt 3 ports |
0 |
| has an HDMI output |
✓ |
| Has USB Type-C |
✓ |
| supports Wi-Fi |
✓ |
| Wi-Fi version |
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
| has an external memory slot |
✕ |
| Bluetooth version |
5.2 |
| RJ45 ports |
1 |
| HDMI ports |
1 |
| HDMI version |
HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort outputs |
0 |
| USB 2.0 ports |
1 |
| has AirPlay |
✓ |
| mini DisplayPort outputs |
0 |
| has a VGA connector |
✕ |
The Aero X16 2WH (2025) offers a varied port selection, including one USB 4 40Gbps port and one Thunderbolt 4 port, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, and a single USB 2.0 port, while there are no USB 3.2 Gen 2, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, or Thunderbolt 3 ports present. Video output is handled by a single HDMI 2.1 port, with no DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort, or VGA connector available. Wired networking is covered by one RJ45 port, and wireless connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6E (with backward compatibility down to Wi-Fi 4), Bluetooth 5.2, and AirPlay support. The laptop includes USB Type-C connectivity but does not feature an external memory card slot.
Battery:
| battery size |
76 Wh |
| Has sleep-and-charge USB ports |
✓ |
| Has a MagSafe power adapter |
✕ |
The Aero X16 2WH (2025) is fitted with a 76Wh battery and supports sleep-and-charge via its USB ports, allowing connected devices to be charged even when the laptop is not in active use. It does not use a MagSafe power adapter.
Features:
| has stereo speakers |
✓ |
| has a socket for a 3.5 mm audio jack |
✓ |
| supports ray tracing |
✓ |
| supports DLSS |
✓ |
| has Dolby Atmos |
✓ |
| Stylus included |
✕ |
| Has a fingerprint scanner |
✕ |
| number of microphones |
1 |
| Uses 3D facial recognition |
✓ |
| has a front camera |
✓ |
| Has S/PDIF Out port |
✕ |
| has a gyroscope |
✕ |
| has GPS |
✕ |
| has an accelerometer |
✕ |
| has a compass |
✕ |
| Has an optical disc drive |
✕ |
The Aero X16 2WH (2025) includes stereo speakers, a 3.5mm headset jack, and Dolby Atmos audio support, alongside a single microphone and a front camera with 3D facial recognition for login. On the graphics side, it supports both ray tracing and DLSS, expanding its rendering capabilities. The laptop does not include a fingerprint scanner, stylus, S/PDIF output, optical disc drive, or motion and location sensors such as a gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS, or compass.
Miscellaneous:
| clock multiplier |
20 |
| AMD SAM / Intel Resizable BAR |
Intel Resizable BAR |
| GPU architecture |
Blackwell |
| has LHR |
✕ |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
50W |
| Supports 3D |
✓ |
| Supports multi-display technology |
✓ |
| OpenCL version |
3 |
| OpenGL version |
4.6 |
| Supports ECC memory |
✓ |
| memory bus width |
128-bit |
| effective memory speed |
25400 MHz |
| maximum memory bandwidth |
405.8 GB/s |
| render output units (ROPs) |
48 |
| texture mapping units (TMUs) |
144 |
| shading units |
4608 |
| Has Double Precision Floating Point (DPFP) |
✓ |
| GPU memory speed |
2000 MHz |
| Type |
Laptop, Desktop |
| Uses big.LITTLE technology |
✕ |
| instruction sets |
MMX, F16C, FMA3, AES, AVX, AVX2, SSE 4.1, SSE 4.2 |
| Has an unlocked multiplier |
✕ |
| L3 core |
2 MB/core |
| L3 cache |
24 MB |
| L2 core |
1 MB/core |
| L2 cache |
12 MB |
| GPU execution units |
16 |
| GPU name |
Radeon 890M |
| Has integrated graphics |
✓ |
| memory channels |
2 |
| RAM speed (max) |
7500 MHz |
| CPU temperature |
100 °C |
| Has NX bit |
✓ |
The discrete GPU in the Aero X16 2WH (2025) is based on the Blackwell architecture and features 4,608 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, and 16 execution units, with a memory bus width of 128-bit, a GPU memory speed of 2,000 MHz, an effective memory speed of 25,400 MHz, and a maximum bandwidth of 405.8 GB/s. It supports OpenCL 3, OpenGL 4.6, stereoscopic 3D, multi-display output, Double Precision Floating Point, and Intel Resizable BAR, while LHR is not present. The system also includes a Radeon 890M integrated GPU and the CPU carries a 50W TDP with a clock multiplier of 20, a maximum operating temperature of 100°C, and cache configuration of 24MB L3 (2MB per core) and 12MB L2 (1MB per core), supporting instruction sets including MMX, AVX2, AES, FMA3, F16C, SSE 4.1, and SSE 4.2, along with NX bit and ECC memory support. RAM is handled across 2 memory channels with a maximum supported speed of 7,500 MHz, and the CPU does not use big.LITTLE technology or an unlocked multiplier.
