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9.4Display9.8
5.7Memory & storage3.7
5.1Battery & portability6.0
9.4Features & cooling8.0
Dimensions
Size comparison
Raider 16 Max HX B2 RTX 5080 (2026)Neo 16 RTX 5080 (2025)
| Raider 16 Max HX B2 RTX 5080 (2026) | Neo 16 RTX 5080 (2025) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 270 mm | 260 mm | +10 mm |
| Width | 363 mm | 357 mm | +6 mm |
| Thickness | 29 mm | 28 mm | +1 mm |
| Weight | 2.6 kg | 2.6 kg | = |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Raider 16 Max HX B2 RTX 5080 (2026) better than Neo 16 RTX 5080 (2025)?
- Panel typeOLED vs Mini-LED
- Thunderbolt or USB4Yes · Neo 16 RTX 5080 (2025): No
- CPU cores24 vs 16+50%
- Bluetooth5.4 vs 5+8%
Why is Neo 16 RTX 5080 (2025) better than Raider 16 Max HX B2 RTX 5080 (2026)?
- Battery capacity92 Wh vs 100 Wh+9%
- Refresh rate240 Hz vs 300 Hz+25%
- Thickness29 mm vs 28 mm+4%
Specifications
Side by side
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop |
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| GPU power (TGP) | 175 W | — |
| Video memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Video memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| GPU shader cores | 7,680 | 7,680 |
| GPU compute (FP32) | 42 TFLOPS | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 24,268 | — |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Ryzen 9 9955HX3D |
| CPU maker | Intel | AMD |
| CPU cores | 24 | 16 |
| CPU threads | 24 | — |
| Max CPU clock | 5.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Processor options | Core Ultra 9 275HX, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | — |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 21,292 | — |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 3,116 | — |
| Cinebench 2024 multi-core | 2,021 | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 16″ | 16″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 2560 × 1600 |
| Resolution class | QHD (1440p/1600p) | QHD (1440p/1600p) |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Panel type | OLED | Mini-LED |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| sRGB coverage | 100% | — |
| Response time | 1 ms | — |
| DCI-P3 coverage | 100% | — |
| Pixel density | 189 ppi | — |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| G-Sync / FreeSync | No | — |
| Advanced Optimus | No | — |
| MUX switch | Yes | — |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Touchscreen | No | — |
| Memory & storage | ||
| RAM (up to) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM (base) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM type | DDR5 | — |
| RAM speed | 6,400 MHz | — |
| Max. supported RAM | 128 GB | — |
| RAM slots | 2 | — |
| Upgradable RAM | Yes | — |
| SSD (up to) | 2,000 GB | 2,000 GB |
| SSD (base) | 2,000 GB | 2,000 GB |
| M.2 SSD slots | 2 | — |
| SSD interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | — |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery capacity | 92 Wh | 100 Wh |
| Power adapter | 400 W | 330 W |
| USB-C charging (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| USB-C charging power | 140 W | — |
| Design & cooling | ||
| Weight | 2.6 kg | 2.65 kg |
| Thickness | 29 mm | 28 mm |
| Width | 363 mm | 357 mm |
| Depth | 270 mm | 260 mm |
| Body material | Aluminium, Plastic | — |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Cooling fans | 3 | — |
| Vapor chamber cooling | No | — |
| Liquid metal (CPU) | No | — |
| Fan noise (max. load) | 60.2 dB | — |
| Ports & wireless | ||
| Thunderbolt / USB4 | Thunderbolt 4 | — |
| Thunderbolt or USB4 | Yes | No |
| USB-C ports | 2 | — |
| USB-A ports | 3 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 |
| HDMI 2.1 | Yes | Yes |
| (Mini) DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| Ethernet | 5 Gbit/s | 5 Gbit/s |
| Ethernet port | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5 |
| Keyboard & camera | ||
| Keyboard backlight | Per-key RGB | — |
| Per-key RGB | Yes | — |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes | — |
| Numeric keypad | Yes | — |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | — |
| Webcam | 1,080p | 1,080p |
| IR camera (face login) | Yes | — |
| Fingerprint reader | No | — |
| Audio | ||
| Speakers | 2 speakers | 2 speakers |
| Dolby Atmos | No | — |
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