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GIGABYTE AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 AM6J (2026)
Gigabyte's AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 (AM6J) pairs an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D with a GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (24 GB), 32 GB of DDR5 and a 240 Hz 2560x1600 OLED. It weighs about 2.3 kg, is up to 24.5 mm thick and has a 99 Wh battery. The 2 TB RTX 5090 model is listed at $4,799.99 in the US; RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti versions are also offered.
Pros
- 240 Hz 2560x1600 OLED with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1000; in review testing it reached about 557 nits in SDR
- GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU at up to 175 W with a Ryzen 9 9955HX3D (16 cores, 128 MB cache); review testing showed Geekbench 6 scores of 3,180 single-core and 19,966 multi-core
- Slim for its hardware: about 2.3 kg and 19 to 24.5 mm thick
- Upgradeable: two SO-DIMM slots (up to 64 GB DDR5-5600) and two M.2 slots, one of them PCIe Gen5, for up to 4 TB of storage
- Wi-Fi 7, USB4, HDMI 2.1, 1 Gbps Ethernet, a UHS-II microSD reader and a 1080p IR webcam with Windows Hello
Cons
- Fans get very loud under load; one review measured about 65 dBA at maximum performance
- Battery life is limited when the RTX 5090 is active: one review lasted just over two hours at 200 nits, and another got about an hour of gaming on battery
- Expensive: the 32 GB / 2 TB RTX 5090 model is listed at $4,799.99 on Amazon US
- The 330 W power adapter is bulky: one review put the brick and cable at about 800 g
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the GIGABYTE AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 AM6J (2026)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED (100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR True Black 1000)
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,000 nits
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (24GB GDDR7, 175W)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2x SO-DIMM)
- Storage
- 2,048 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD (two M.2 slots: one PCIe Gen5, one Gen4)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,180Top 9%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 19,966Top 10%
Battery
- Capacity
- 99 Wh
- Charging
- 330 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.3 kg
- Thickness
- 24.5 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x USB-C USB4 (DisplayPort, PD 3.0), 1x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (DisplayPort, PD 3.0), 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), HDMI 2.1, 1 Gbps RJ-45 Ethernet, microSD (UHS-II), 3.5mm headphone/mic combo, DC-in
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p FHD IR webcam with array microphone
- Biometrics
- IR face recognition (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home or Pro (depending on SKU)
Quick answers
Is the GIGABYTE AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 AM6J (2026) good in 2026?
The GIGABYTE AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 AM6J (2026) earns an Inno Score of 70.1/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Gigabyte's AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 (AM6J) pairs an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D with a GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (24 GB), 32 GB of DDR5 and a 240 Hz 2560x1600 OLED. It weighs about 2.3 kg, is up to 24.5 mm thick and has a 99 Wh battery. The 2 TB RTX 5090 model is listed at $4,799.99 in the US; RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti versions are also offered.
What are the key specs of the GIGABYTE AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 AM6J (2026)?
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.3 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the GIGABYTE AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 AM6J (2026)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition Gen 11 (16IPH11), ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607), Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
