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Gigabyte Aero X16 RTX 5050 (2026)

Gigabyte Aero X16 RTX 5050 (2026) is a thin gaming laptop released in January 2026. Key specs: graphics card GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop, GPU power (TGP) 85 W, processor Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus, screen size 16″.

7.1Score
Graphics4.4
Overall performance7.8
Display5.7
Memory & storage8.4
Battery & portability4.6
Features & cooling6.6
price range—
Full specifications
Released
January 2026
Popularity
#773 of 1,608
GeForce RTX 5050 LaptopGraphics card
85 WGPU power (TGP)
Core Ultra 7 270HX PlusProcessor
16″Screen size
165 HzRefresh rate
64 GBRAM (up to)
83 WhBattery capacity
1.9 kgWeight
Spec guide

How it ranks among thin gaming laptops of 2026

Spec guide
GPU power (TGP) · 85 WBottom 5%Screen size · 16″Top 47%Refresh rate · 165 HzBottom 35%RAM (up to) · 64 GBTop 32%Battery capacity · 83 WhBottom 42%Weight · 1.9 kgTop 20%

Compared with thin gaming laptops released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.

compared with other thin gaming laptops

Why is Aero X16 RTX 5050 (2026) a good choice?

Geekbench 6 multi-core: 16,148better than 90% of thin gaming laptops
CPU cores: 20better than 96% of thin gaming laptops
RAM (up to): 64 GBbetter than 82% of thin gaming laptops
Screen size: 16″better than 71% of thin gaming laptops
Weak points
GPU power (TGP): 85 Wworse than 75% of thin gaming laptops
Video memory: 8 GBworse than 76% of thin gaming laptops
Thickness: 20 mmworse than 80% of thin gaming laptops
Specifications

Full specifications

Graphics
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
GPU maker
NVIDIA
GPU power (TGP)
85 W
Video memory
8 GB
Video memory type
GDDR7
GPU shader cores
2,560
GPU compute (FP32)
12.2 TFLOPS
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
9,251
Processor
Processor
Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
CPU maker
Intel
CPU cores
20
CPU threads
20
Max CPU clock
5.3 GHz
Processor options
Ryzen AI 7 450, Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus, Ryzen AI 9 465, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, Ryzen AI 9 HX 475
Geekbench 6 multi-core
16,148
Geekbench 6 single-core
3,036
Cinebench 2024 multi-core
1,639
Display
Screen size
16″
Resolution
1920 × 1200
Resolution class
Full HD (1080p/1200p)
Refresh rate
165 Hz
Panel type
IPS
Brightness
400 nits
Response time
1 ms
DCI-P3 coverage
100%
Pixel density
142 ppi
Aspect ratio
16:10
G-Sync / FreeSync
Yes
Advanced Optimus
No
MUX switch
Yes
HDR
No
Touchscreen
No
Memory & storage
RAM (up to)
64 GB
RAM (base)
16 GB
RAM type
DDR5
RAM speed
5,600 MHz
Max. supported RAM
64 GB
RAM slots
2
Upgradable RAM
Yes
SSD (up to)
2,048 GB
SSD (base)
512 GB
M.2 SSD slots
2
SSD interface
PCIe 5.0 x4
Battery & power
Battery capacity
83 Wh
Power adapter
150 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)
Yes
Design & cooling
Weight
1.9 kg
Thickness
20 mm
Width
355 mm
Depth
250.7 mm
Body material
Aluminium, Plastic
Colours
White, Gray
Cooling fans
2
Liquid metal (CPU)
No
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt / USB4
USB4
Thunderbolt or USB4
Yes
USB-C ports
1
USB-A ports
3
HDMI
HDMI 2.1
HDMI 2.1
Yes
(Mini) DisplayPort
Yes
Ethernet port
Yes
SD card reader
No
3.5 mm audio jack
Yes
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
5.3
Keyboard & camera
Backlit keyboard
Yes
Numeric keypad
No
Key travel
1.7 mm
Webcam
1,080p
IR camera (face login)
Yes
Fingerprint reader
No
Audio
Speakers
2.0
Dolby Atmos
Yes

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