- Gigabyte Aorus 15 and Aorus 17 refreshed with Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU
- The company is yet to reveal the price and availability details.
- However, we have the key Aorus 15 and Aorus 17 specs.
Gigabyte has announced the Aorus 15 and Aorus 17 gaming laptops with Intel Core Ultra 7 processors. The laptops also feature NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPU, 240Hz QHD panel backed by Dolby Vision. There is Dolby Atmos for sound also in the mix. The device also boasts the company’s AI Nexus app for generative AI and performance enhancements. Let’s take a rundown of all the laptops’ specs and details.
Aorus 15 and Aorus 17 get the new Intel Core Ultra 7 processor
Intel Core Ultra 7 is part of the newly branded Intel Core Ultra series of processors. In other words, they are Intel’s 14th gen processors. These chips are based on a 7nm manufacturing process called Intel 4 and are claimed more efficient than the Intel 7-based 13th-generation chips.
Codenamed Meteor Lake, these chips use a hybrid tile-based chiplet design with small dedicated modules for computing, graphics, SoC, and I/O. There is even a dedicated Intel AI Boost Engine here.
In some sense, they are like smartphone chipsets and speaking of which, the Intel Core Ultra processors come with performance and efficiency cores.
Aorus 15 and Aorus 17: Everything else it brings
- Graphics: The performance is coupled with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series mobile GPUs on both laptops. The Aorus 17’s GPU, in particular, is capable of running up to 140W TGP and supports Advanced Optimus mode.
- Heat dissipation: They are equipped with WINDFORCE Infinity cooling technology. This includes highly conductive materials and fans with thin blades and a cooling area of up to 103 percent.
- Memory: You get expandable DDR5 RAM.
- AI: The aforementioned AI Boost NPU powers AI tasks. On the front end, there is an AI Nexus app powered by Microsoft Azure AI for automatically calibrating CPU/GPU clock speeds and fan settings depending on the current performance profiles. Furthermore, in line with the trends, Gigabyte will be adding to the laptops an AI Generator propelled by Stable Diffusion and AI Power Gear for optimizing battery life.
- Audiovisual: The front of the laptop has a QHD screen with up to 240Hz refresh rate, TÜV Rheinland-certified blue light and flicker-filtration. There is also Dolby Vision and Atmos in the mix.
