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6.7Display8.2
6.3Memory & storage9.2
9.0Battery & portability4.7
9.1Features & cooling2.3
Dimensions
Size comparison
16 Aurora RTX 5050 (2025)Katana 15 HX B14 RTX 5070 (2025)
| 16 Aurora RTX 5050 (2025) | Katana 15 HX B14 RTX 5070 (2025) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 265.4 mm | 262 mm | +3.4 mm |
| Width | 357 mm | 359 mm | −2 mm |
| Thickness | 22.7 mm | 26 mm | −3.3 mm |
| Weight | 2.5 kg | 2.4 kg | +0.1 kg |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is 16 Aurora RTX 5050 (2025) better than Katana 15 HX B14 RTX 5070 (2025)?
- Battery capacity96 Wh vs 75 Wh+28%
- Thunderbolt or USB4Yes · Katana 15 HX B14 RTX 5070 (2025): No
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 vs Wi-Fi 6+17%
- Thickness22.7 mm vs 26 mm+15%
- SSD (up to)4,096 GB vs 4,000 GB+2%
- Screen size16″ vs 15.6″+3%
Why is Katana 15 HX B14 RTX 5070 (2025) better than 16 Aurora RTX 5050 (2025)?
- RAM (up to)32 GB vs 64 GB2×
- CPU cores8 vs 162×
- Refresh rate120 Hz vs 165 Hz+38%
- GPU shader cores2,560 vs 4,608+80%
- Weight2.49 kg vs 2.4 kg+4%
- RAM (base)8 GB vs 16 GB2×
- Max CPU clock4.8 GHz vs 5.2 GHz+8%
Specifications
Side by side
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop | GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop |
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| GPU power (TGP) | 80 W | — |
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| GPU shader cores | 2,560 | 4,608 |
| GPU compute (FP32) | 11.7 TFLOPS | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 9,331 | — |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Core 5 210H | Core i7-14650HX |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| CPU cores | 8 | 16 |
| CPU threads | 12 | — |
| Max CPU clock | 4.8 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Processor options | Core 5 210H, Core 7 240H, Core 9 270H | — |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 9,457 | — |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,584 | — |
| Cinebench 2024 multi-core | 609 | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 16″ | 15.6″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 2560 × 1440 |
| Resolution class | QHD (1440p/1600p) | QHD (1440p/1600p) |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Panel type | IPS | IPS |
| Brightness | 300 nits | — |
| sRGB coverage | 100% | — |
| Response time | 3 ms | — |
| DCI-P3 coverage | 71% | — |
| Pixel density | 189 ppi | — |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| G-Sync / FreeSync | Yes | — |
| Advanced Optimus | Yes | — |
| MUX switch | Yes | — |
| HDR | No | — |
| Touchscreen | No | — |
| Memory & storage | ||
| RAM (up to) | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM type | DDR5 | — |
| RAM speed | 5,600 MHz | — |
| Max. supported RAM | 32 GB | — |
| RAM slots | 2 | — |
| Upgradable RAM | Yes | — |
| SSD (up to) | 4,096 GB | 4,000 GB |
| SSD (base) | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| M.2 SSD slots | 2 | — |
| SSD interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | — |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery capacity | 96 Wh | 75 Wh |
| Power adapter | 180 W | 240 W |
| USB-C charging (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Design & cooling | ||
| Weight | 2.49 kg | 2.4 kg |
| Thickness | 22.7 mm | 26 mm |
| Width | 357 mm | 359 mm |
| Depth | 265.4 mm | 262 mm |
| Body material | Aluminium, Magnesium alloy | — |
| Colours | Blue | Black |
| Cooling fans | 2 | — |
| Vapor chamber cooling | Yes | — |
| Liquid metal (CPU) | No | — |
| Fan noise (max. load) | 55.6 dB | — |
| Ports & wireless | ||
| Thunderbolt / USB4 | USB4 | — |
| Thunderbolt or USB4 | Yes | No |
| USB-C ports | 2 | — |
| USB-A ports | 2 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 |
| HDMI 2.1 | Yes | Yes |
| (Mini) DisplayPort | No | — |
| Ethernet | — | 1 Gbit/s |
| Ethernet port | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | — |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Keyboard & camera | ||
| Backlit keyboard | Yes | — |
| Numeric keypad | Yes | — |
| Webcam | 720p | 720p |
| IR camera (face login) | No | — |
| Fingerprint reader | No | — |
| Audio | ||
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2 speakers |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | — |
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