Gigabyte A16 16" Black Steel 2026
Combining an Intel Core i7-13620H with the new RTX 5070 and 32GB of DDR5 RAM delivers strong 1080p gaming performance on its 165Hz display. The 16-inch 1920x1200 IPS panel provides extra vertical screen real estate, and the Black Steel chassis houses a responsive RGB backlit keyboard. This laptop is best for gamers seeking a future-proof RTX 50-series GPU in a 2.2kg package without overspending on a 4K screen.
CPU Intel Core i7 13620H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.2 kg
Battery 76 Wh
53 Overall Score
Price ₹0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong ram (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong screen (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average reliability (4th percentile)
- Below average portability (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 76 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte A16 16" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13620H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 76 | 72 | - | - | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte A16 16" | 72.1 | 86.2 | 84.9 | 32.9 | 73.4 | 15.8 | 80.3 | 3.7 | 58 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.1 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 80.6 | 87 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
Usage Scores
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