The Lenovo Legion 7 (with an RTX 3080) and Razer Blade 15 (with an RTX 3070 Ti) both reached higher frame counts at 1080p, but have lower native resolutions.
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On the Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark (1080p, highest settings), the Aero 16 churned out 78 fps at 1080p but just 26 fps at 4K. When we toggled DLSS on Performance, the game ran much smoother and the fps shot up to 59, only ever dipping to 58 while never showing signs of screen tearing. Without utilizing DLSS, the game ran at a consistent 30 frames per second.
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To double-check the screen tearing, I fired up Shadow of the Tomb Raider on full screen, at native resolution, with HDR and VSync on. At this setting, I was utilizing 100% of my GPU, 70% VRAM, and performance fluctuated between 40-50 frames per second. Even when I turned down MSAA from 6x to 4x to take less stress from the machine, the slowdown stopped but the stuttering remained. The game itself looked immaculate on the display, but it hardly ran ideally under the default settings. When I played through Grand Theft Auto V’s opening sequence on Very High, I noticed a lot of screen tearing and slow-down throughout. But Gigabyte's implementation of this GPU, with 8GB of GDDR6, has a max graphics power of just 105W, far lower than some gaming laptops, which might explain some performance issues we had, especially at 4K. Although the Aero 16 looks like a workstation laptop, we tested the machine like a gaming laptop, based on its strong specs and the way it's pushed to market. We reviewed the Gigabyte with an Intel Core i7-12700H CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU. Gaming and Graphics on the Gigabyte Aero 16 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16GB,GDDR6, 1125 MHz BC,105W Max Graphics Powerġ6-inch UHD 3840x2400 Samsung AMOLED, 16:10 The biggest and heaviest of our comparative test group is the Gigabyte Aorus 17 XE4, which comes in at 15.70 x 10mx 1.10 inches and 5.95 pounds. Meanwhile, the 16-inch Lenovo Legion 7 comes in at 14.01 x 10.27 x 0.93 inches at 5.5 pounds. The Razer Blade 15 is 13.98 x 9.25 x 0.67 inches, and it’s a bit lighter than the Aero 16 at 4.4 pounds.
The Gigabyte Aero 16 measures 14.02 x 9.78 x 0.88 inches. We’re moving on from the dongle-era of laptops in 2022, and it is unfortunate Gigabyte didn’t get the memo here. Most gaming laptops have an abundance of ports, and other workhorse machines like the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro have re-added these ports after Apple and others received criticism for removing them. That dongle includes an Ethernet port, HDMI port, a mini DisplayPort, and a single USB-A port. At least a 4-in-1 USB-C adapter comes with the laptop. The three vents on either side of the Aero 16 are even shaped like USB-A ports, and I felt teased by the design. When I went to go play Grand Theft Auto, I was immediately annoyed that there were no USB-A ports when I wanted to plug a controller in.