Gigabyte AORUS Elite 16 Ultra 9 RTX 5070 16in Gaming Laptop
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Features
AORUS Elite 16 AE6H
Made to Outgame
It’s time to wield the power of AI. The all-new AORUS ELITE 16 is built to unleash the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra HX processor and the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPU for the powerful generative-AI. GIGABYTE GiMATE, your smart AI mate, elevates power management, gaming performance, and generative-AI software to a new level. Everything is now even more capable with the advanced WINDFORCE Infinity Cooling Technology. AORUS ELITE 16 is made to outgame.
- GIGABYTE GiMATE: Your Smart AI Mate
- OS - Windows 11 Pro
- Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 275HX
- NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPU
- WINDFORCE Infinity for 170-watt Thermal Power
- NVIDIA Advanced Optimus support
- 4-sided Super-slim Bezels patented design
- Personal cinema with Dolby Atmos® and Dolby Vision®
- 99Wh battery capacity
- PD 3.0 Type-C Charging
- Cutting-edge Wi-Fi 7 support
Performance
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPU
Game Changer
Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell, GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs bring game-changing capabilities to gamers and creators. Equipped with a massive level of AI horsepower, the RTX 50 Series enables new experiences and next-level graphics fidelity. Multiply performance with NVIDIA DLSS 4, generate images at unprecedented speed, and unleash your creativity with NVIDIA Studio. All in the thinnest and longest lasting RTX laptops, optimised by Max-Q.
- GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
- 798 AI TOPS Advanced AI Performance
- 8GB GDDR7 VRAM
- Up to 115 Watts Max TGP
- GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptops
- Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and AI
Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and AI
Supreme Speed. Superior Visuals.
DLSS 4 massively increases performance and improves image quality for top games using the power of AI.
Game-Winning Responsiveness
NVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp gives you the ultimate responsiveness, enhancing target acquisition, reaction time, and aim precision.
True-to-Life Graphics
Experience cinematic quality visuals at unprecedented speed with full ray tracing and breakthrough neural rendering technologies.
NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus DDS Technology
- Intelligently switch.
- No reboot required.
- Instant performance boost.
Intel® Core™ Ultra HX Processor
AORUS ELITE 16 is powered by the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra HX-series Processor that provides desktop-tier gaming performance on the go with extra overclocking headrooms. The new-generation NPU can handle longer-running AI workloads at superior power efficiency.
- 24 CPU Cores
- 5.4 GHz Max Turbo Frequency
- New NPU for AI Performance
- Powerful Overclocking and Optimisation Technology
- All-out Superpowers - CPU 55W + GPU 115W = 170W MAX TDP
Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory
So expandable and upgradeable with massive capacity to support your professional workflows at blazing-fast transmission speed.
- 2 x SO-DIMM Slots
- Up to 128 GB Memory Size
Dual-Slot PCIe 4.0 SSDs
Accommodating storage space of up to 4TB for your massive library of game titles, creative projects, and collections of pictures and videos with unparalleled speed
- 2x PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 Slots
- Up to 4TB Storage Space
WINDFORCE Infinity
Revolving in Silence
So efficient. So quiet. With the power-enhanced fans and the Efficient Overall Thermal design, AORUS ELITE 16 is capable of running un-throttled under heavy workloads and remaining unnoticed at light-loading scenarios.

Dual Power Fan Design
AORUS ELITE 16 introduces a dual power-fan design along with a series of unique designs to improve airflow while lowering the noise and temperatures.
- Dual 84-blade Fans
- 12V Power-enhanced

Efficient Overall Thermal
Five high-coverage heat pipes efficiently conduct the thermal energy from the CPU, GPU, and VRAM to the exhaust vents, ensuring high stability, performance, and reliable durability.
- 5x Heat Pipes
- 0.1mm Thin Fins (min.) high-density array of 210 fins
- 104,511mm² Total Fin Surface

3D VortX Air-Channelling
Four exhaust outlets coupled with double-sided inlets on the keyboard surface and the bottom cover altogether create a 3D air-channel to massively increase heat exchange efficiency.
- Keyboard inlet
- D-cover inlet
- 4-way outlets

Icy Touch Design
A user-friendly cool zone on the keyboard formed by dedicated airflows underneath keeps the main control area in low temperatures.
- WASD Cool Zone

0dB Ambient Experience
GIGABYTE GiMATE dynamically adapts to the system demands and create noise-free immersion on low-power scenarios.
- Al Cooling
Display
Reshape the Vision
The bigger picture you see, the greater you achieve. AORUS ELITE 16 presents enlarged viewing area in 16:10 aspect ratio and, thanks to GIGABYTE’s patented bezel design, it delivers the best-in-class immersion than ever.
- 16-inch IPS Display
- 3mm Super-Slim Bezel
- 16:10 Aspect Ratio
- 2560 x 1600 WQXGA Resolution
- Up to 165 Hz Refresh Rate
- 3 ms Response Time
- 400 nits Brightness (typical)
- 100% sRGB Colour Gamut
- G-SYNC
NVIDIA® G-SYNC®
AORUS ELITE 16 delivers an amazing experience with no tearing, stuttering, or input lag, and undergoes rigorous testing for consistent quality and maximum performance. It matches enthusiasts and pro-level gamers for the smoothest, highest quality, and most intense gameplay.
Pantone® Validated
AORUS ELITE 16 integrates colour correction into display technology and demonstrates superior fidelity in reproducing the Pantone Colours. Every display is factory pre-calibrated to enable colour-critical decisions through every stage of the workflow for designers.
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light
AORUS ELITE 16 uses Low Blue Light technology to reduce the proportion of blue light emitted by display and help reduce eye strain without affecting the display effect for gaming or content creation.
Outlook - Flow in Darkness Grey Tide
NIL Technology
Silicon-grade craftsmanship exquisitely glows in multilayer.
AORUS Beacon
Stylish logo projector to show enthusiasm for gaming.
Iridescent Logo
Shine in iridescent radiance with style.
Motto of AORUS (NIL)
Be proud of the family: Team Up, Fight On.
Personal Cinema

Resounding Impression
Powered by Dolby, AORUS ELITE 16 levels up the visuals and audio as the cinematic feasts for your eyes and ears. The spatial sounds and the enriched HDR content is set to amaze you sensationally.
Dolby Vision®
Witness the most realistic and lifelike visuals with brightness, contrast, colour, and depth that goes beyond traditional HDR content.
Dolby Atmos®
Virtual 5.1.2-channel surround sound enhances spatial immersion that you can heighten in-game awareness with hyper realistic audio for an edge over the competition.
Smart AMP
The dual-channel Smart Amplifier system equipped with a powerful DSP drives the pair of speakers at the maximum volume and delivers breathtaking, crystal-clear audio experience.
- 1.58x louder volume
- 1.58x deeper bass
- 1.67x dynamic range
Productivity
Refuel Your Productivity
AORUS ELITE 16 supports multiple unique features, ranging from friendly input device to cutting-edge wireless, that are designed to realise all-around workflows with productivity.
Battery and Charging
- 99Wh Battery Capacity
- Fast Charge to 50% in 30 minutes
- PD 3.0 Support
Webcam
- FHD 1080p
- Windows Hello
- IR Camera
Wi-Fi 7
- 46 Gbps Transmission Speed
- 4.8x Faster Speed
- 5x Greater Capacity
- 100x Lower Latency than Wi-Fi 6

Input/Output Ports
GiMATE, Your Smart AI Mate
Introducing GiMATE, your smart AI Mate that transforms how you interact with technology.
Embedded LLM
An advanced LLM to understands and anticipates your needs while keeping user data private.
G-Cell Technology
A suite of proprietary Al technologies that seamlessly tailor hardware optimisations to the user's experiences.
GIMATE Creator
Al image generation with ease an improved user interface and by importing latest models from Hugging Face.
Specifications
| Model Number | AORUS-ELITE-16-BWHC3AUC64SP |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro (GIGABYTE recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ ARL-HX Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (36MB cache, 5.4 GHz, 24 cores, 24 threads) |
| Video Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7 |
| Display | 16" IPS WQXGA (2560x1600) 165Hz, 3ms, sRGB 100%, 400nits (typical) |
| System Memory | 32GB (16GBx2) DDR5 5600MHz SO-DIMM |
| Storage | 1TB PCIe NVMe™ Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD Dual NVMe™ Gen 4x4 M.2 Slots (1 for expansion) |
| Keyboard Type | 3-zone RGB Backlit Keyboard, Up to 1.7mm Key-travel (Support N-Key) |
| I/O Port | Left Side: 1 x DC in 1 x RJ-45 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x Type-A support USB3.2 Gen2 1 x Type-C with Thunderbolt™5 (support USB4, DisplayPort™ 2.1 and Power Delivery 3.0) Right Side: 1 x Type-A support USB3.2 Gen2 1 x Type-C with Thunderbolt™4 (support USB4, DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery 3.0) 1 x MicroSD (UHS-II) 1 x Audio Jack support mic / headphone combo |
| Audio | 2x 2W speakers Microphone |
| Communications | WIFI 7 BE200 (802.11be 2x2) LAN: 1G Bluetooth v5.4 |
| Webcam | FHD (1080p) IR Webcam |
| Security | Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) |
| Battery | Li Polymer 99Wh |
| Adaptor | 240W AC Adaptor |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 357 x 254 x 20~26 mm |
| Weight | 2.3 kg. |
| Colour | Grey Tide |