Gigabyte Gaming A18 18" GA83H Black Steel 2025
Powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 260 and RTX 5060 8GB, it drives the 18-inch 2560x1600 165Hz display with smooth frame rates, aided by near-silent WINDFORCE cooling. 32GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD handle heavy multitasking, while the 180° hinge and Dolby Atmos enhance shared entertainment. It’s ideal for gamers and video editors working with color-sensitive footage who want a large accurate 100% DCI-P3 panel and desktop-class performance without needing portability.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 260
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.8 kg
Battery 76 Wh
55 Overall Score
Price $1,629
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong port selection (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ram (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (4th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| 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 | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.8 kg / 6.2 lbs |
| Battery | 76 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte Gaming A18 18" GA83H | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (32-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 76 | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte Gaming A18 18" GA83H | 81.3 | 89.1 | 87 | 87.4 | 88.2 | 1.8 | 79.7 | 3.6 | 44.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 83.5 | 74.5 | 99.2 | 69 | 94 | 97.5 | 89.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 59.9 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96 | 90.4 | 89.6 | 98.7 | 95.4 | 9.4 | 79.7 | 80.7 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 66.6 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 87 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.1 | 94 | 59.9 | 54.5 |
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