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ASUS ROG Strix 16" G615LW-AB96 2026, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5080, Eclipse Gray
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Home
65 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average portability (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Refresh Rate | 300 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix 16" G615LW-AB96 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | HP ZBook BP6Z4UT#ABA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 16" 3840x2400 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140T |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 90 | 100 | - | 63 | 77 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix 16" G615LW-AB96 | 99.6 | 97.4 | 86.4 | 13.2 | 68.6 | 19.4 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 83 | 3.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 81.9 | 84.6 | 98.9 | 85.5 | 98.6 | 25.7 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 2.7 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.5 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.2 | 10.2 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 89.1 | 97.2 | 92 | 42.3 | 79.3 | 10.7 | 96 | 14.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51.1 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
| HP ZBook BP6Z4UT#ABA Compare | 90.1 | 72 | 97.7 | 92.2 | 88.8 | 78.6 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 0 | 5.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 14, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall64.6
- AI/LLM69.8
- Gaming85.8
- Portability47.1
- Creator77.6
- Student58.5
- Business61.4
- Developer73.1
- Entertainment68.5
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Other Configurations25
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