AERO 16 (Intel 12th Gen)
Elevate Your Vision: A Classic Reborn
Deeply rooted in the classics, the inspiration of the AERO 16 Creator Laptop stems from previous generations and designs, evolutionary thinness and humanism aesthetics. Combining the 12th generation Intel® Core™ i9 processor, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs, and a remarkable 4K+ HDR ultra-wide view in one compact chassis. It offers high efficiency with the utmost beauty, driven by the core tenets of performance with minimalist yet detailed designs, granting all creators efficiency, precision, and exceptional form and function on their creative journey.
Sum of the Light Spectrum
The aesthetics formula of AERO 16 consists of polished details and graceful simplicity. The arc body is complemented with neat edges, removing any needless complexities. The CNC aluminum-alloy unibody is much more sophisticated than the traditional 15″ laptop. Just as a prism disperses light into its constituent spectral colors, the AERO 16 is the personification of an inverted prism, uniting the colorful and exquisite qualities of life into one rich sum experience.
Capturing Your Creative Mind
Before revealing the powerful specification details of AERO, we would like to emphasize that the core concept of the AERO 16 Creator Laptops, is “Creativity starts here.” We believe that the reduced processing time for images or files thanks to AERO’s power, will be the key for inspirations to come to life with efficiency.
12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors
Do it as swiftly as you prefer – the realization of creativity can be enhanced with computing power. AERO is upgraded with the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, growing 35%1 in performance from the previous generations, reaching the highest clock rate of 5.0GHz – achieving premium multitasking performance, empowering both your creativity and productivity.
14 Cores*
20 Threads
Up to 5.0GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
35%
Performance Increase1
*(6 Performance-cores, 8 Efficient-cores)
FAST-TRACK YOUR CREATIVITY
Do more, wait less with GPUs.
Whether you’re an aspiring artist or an industry veteran looking to do your best work, NVIDIA GPUs make it happen—fast. Render quicker. Broadcast clearer. Edit videos better. From ray tracing and VR up to AI-powered 8K video editing, NVIDIA GPUs in Studio laptops and desktops boost workflows. And they’re backed by exclusive, free Studio Drivers that bring out the best in your creative apps.
The NVIDIA Studio Platform
Supporting aspiring artists and industry professionals alike, the NVIDIA Studio platform supercharges your creative process. NVIDIA Studio provides resources like creative apps & tools, NVIDIA Studio drivers, and videos and tutorials from top artists to help you pursue your most ambitious projects yet.
MAX FPS. MAX QUALITY. POWERED BY AI.
DLSS 2.0 is now available for real-time creative apps such as Unreal Engine 4 and D5 Render, using AI to boost frame rates while generating accurate, crisp images. Maximize render settings, increase resolution outputs, and explore designs in real-time.
MORE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Ray tracing simulates how light behaves in the real-world to produce the most realistic and immersive graphics for gamers and creators. GeForce RTX 30 Series has 2nd generation RT Cores for maximum ray tracing performance.
OPTIMIZED POWER AND PERFORMANCE
NVIDIA Max-Q is a suite of technologies powered by AI that optimize laptops to deliver high performance in thin form factors.
A.I. Knows You Better than Yourself — The Smartest Majordomo
To provide the best performance for our clientele, GIGABYTE and Microsoft collaborated and introduced the world’s first and only laptop AI. It can learn the energy consumption details of every software and adjust the wattage consumption of the CPU and GPU accordingly, allowing the user to effortlessly enjoy the top performance. It will also determine the best screen brightness as different environments are detected. The best part is that with the accumulated learning data, AERO 16 will configure CPU/GPU for each software with more precision, saving up more time for you at multimedia processing and manual setting.
We care! Eye Care!
GIGABYTE’s exclusive AI Eye Care technology adjusts the screen brightness automatically when you work with the laptop for a long time. AI Eye Care protects your eyes and reduces your fatigue!
Panel lighting is adjustable actively, providing the most comfortable screen brightness.
AI Eye Care can actively sense changes in ambient light sources and adjust the screen brightness of the laptop display for you, giving your eyes the most comfortable experience.It can be personalized, of course! AI Eye Care can personalize the laptop screen brightness to suit your preference! Whether in high-brightness work environment or immersed in personal games indoor, GIGABYTE’s exclusive AI Eye Care technology provides you with a comfortable visual experience for your work, life, and gaming experience.
Enhanced gaming vibe!
Creativity never ends!
Protecting and comforting your eyes!
Stay productive during work!
Soundless Dedication at Every Second
GIGABYTE’s unique cooling technology includes two 59-blade fans, 5 heat pipes, and multi-face heat dissipation fins. This allows the laptop to operate with a total thermal design power (TDP) up to 125 watts (45 watts for the processor and 80 watts for the graphics card) under “Performance Mode” as this thermal solution can quickly dissipate heat, ensuring a calm and stable throttle-free performance under heavy loads of gaming or multimedia processing.
59-Blade
Fans x2
5 Heat-Pipes
WiFi 6E – Battle-Ready for the Next-Gen 6G Universe
It is imperative to transmit your creativity to the world instantaneously. With the next-gen Wi-Fi 6E, the brand-new AERO 16 laptops support not only the Wi-Fi 6 and the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands of the previous generation, but also the 6GHz frequency band, enabling faster speed and lower delays. This allows users to enjoy zero lag in AR/VR experiences and massive document downloading, diffusing creativity to the far beyond and exploring the future of the metaverse.
6X Higher
Data Rates for home and consumer use2
75% Less Latency
comparing to Wi-Fi 52
Thin yet Boundless 16″ 4K+ OLED Display
The AERO 16 comes with the most beautiful OLED, never compromising with any precise visual effects details through the most dazzling 16”4K+ OLED screen and 4K+ miniLED screen in GIGABYTE’s history. With the 16:10 golden ratio screen size, the brilliant images become even more vivid and colorful, not only maximizing the working area but also offering users better brightness and premium contrast. It supports 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, displaying 30% more of the sRGB color gamut. Be ready to welcome the world’s richest visual experience ever.
* Actual specification may vary by configurations.
Seeing is Believing
More Details
With VESA DisplayHDR™ 500 True Black certification, it has a high contrast ratio of more than 1,000,000:1, reaching maximum peak brightness of 500 nits, and 0.0005 nits of extreme black, providing the most vivid texture details.
VESA DisplayHDR™ 500 True Black
High Contrast Ratio of More Than 1,000,000:1
More Colors
Boasting a film-industry standard of 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, images are presented with the most realistic and exquisite colors, mastering color management to the fullest.
100% DCI-P3
Advanced Eye-Protection
Originated from OLED technology, it releases only about 6.5% of harmful blue light (normal LCDs release about 21.5%). With SGS certification, it reduces eye-strain, offering more pleasant experiences for creators with long working hours.
Smoother Dynamic Images
With a response time of only 0.2ms, the display presents smoother dynamic images without ghosting. When browsing web pages, the sharp texts and images are always presented with crystal clear visibility.
3mm World’s First 4-Side Thin Bezel Display
with X-Rite™ Factory Calibration & Pantone® Validated Dual Certification
With the first 4 side bezels design, you get all the workspace you need. Each and every AERO panel is color calibrated by world renowned X-Rite™ calibration technology before it leaves the factory. Plus the Pantone® Validated certification, experience perfect color accuracy the moment you turn on the AERO.
* Optional: X-Rite™ Factory Calibration & Pantone® Validated dual certification only Samsung AMOLED display models supported.
Delta E < 13
Perfect Color Accuracy
12%4 More
Viewing Area
True Love Proven in The Details
Speedy Demands Require Speedy Solutions
Time is money, don’t waste it on waiting. AERO 16 comes with two slots fully supporting DDR5 memory. Having the advantages of low power consumption, high transmission speed, and high stability, it can fully support multi-tasking and smoothly handle model files of any size.
High Capacity, High Efficiency
With Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4, transmission and display are all in one port, saving all your time for your next creation. AERO 16 laptops support up to PCIe Gen4x4 4TB SSDs. It has a bandwidth and sequential read speed of up to 7000 MB/s, which is 2 times faster than the previous generation5, allowing users to preview faster, store more, read faster, and work on the files – seizing every second when inspiration hits.
Liberate Your Inspiration
Never let anything come into your way of creativity. AERO 16 comes with a large 99WHr battery, reaching the maximum allotted size for air travel, allowing you to savor your creativity anywhere, anytime.
Cruise longer with your creativity
99Wh
Battery with huge capacity
Software/ Hardware Compatibility Test
To make sure our AERO user has a great creating experience, GIGABYTE lab has conducted a series of software compatibility test on AERO. AERO 16 creator laptop is also fully compatible with all GIGABYTE/ AORUS accessories including monitors, keyboards, mouse and the Gaming BOX external graphics box, creating an intensely powerful creative station.
* The related compatibility test result will base on the latest version when the product is released.
Stay Connected on the Fast Track
Transferring data and video display are all done in just one port. With two built-in Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 achieves a transfer speed of up to 40Gbps and 8X faster than USB 3.1. Additionally, the reversible USB-C transfer port interface can output up to two 4K screens. One of them can also be used for PD charging, breaking all boundaries for your endless creativity.
8X
Faster than USB 3.1
4K
Video output x2
*by Thunderbolt™ 4
PD Charging
All the AERO Hub for Expansion
With the included AERO HUB, complex interface is replaced by just three USB-C, converging all port functions into the AERO HUB. This creator intended hub offers HDMI, MiniDP, USB Type-A, and RJ45. With the advantage in flexibility, expansion capacity, and easy storage, you can set up your mobile workshop whenever and wherever you want.
* For having the best user experience, it’s suggested to connect the AERO HUB via Thunderbolt™ 4 ports on the right side of the laptop.
Login with Just a Glance
Windows Precision Touchpad + Windows Hello
The AERO 16 using the infrared camera with Windows Hello facial recognition to login, and Windows precision touchpad that supports a variety of touch gestures that offers you hands-free efficiency and high privacy.
Reaching for the Stars
The brand-new AERO keyboard design echoes the creators’ voices as the flamboyant per-key RGB backlit function is removed, allowing editors and photographers to see clearer in dark rooms. The laser-engraved keyboard looks just like the starry sky at night – sparkling and splendid, with all function keys easily visible, speeding your workflow up.
White single-color backlit6
N-Key Rollover7
Play Your Unique Melody
The new AERO series adopts the DTS:X™ Ultra audio technology for the first time, letting you enjoy the full depth of high-fidelity audio. Virtual 7.1-channel surround sound innovation provides outstanding sound experience and performance. From gaming, watching movies to conference calls, DTS:X™ Ultra brings true 3D surround effect and voice communication is clearer than ever with Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation technology which removes noise from incoming and outgoing audio.
1. The CPU performance benchmark is based on AERO 15 OLED XD (i7-11800H) compared to AERO 16 YE5 (i9-12900HK), the result may vary by configuration.
2. Based on IEEE 802.11ax specification. 160 MHz channels and Wi-Fi 6/6E technology advantages enable significantly higher maximum theoretical PC client speeds vs. standard Wi-Fi 5 products. Based on IEEE 802.11ax specification Intel Engineering simulation. 160 MHz channels and Wi-Fi 6/6E technology advantages related to network managed traffic enable lower latencies, more efficient operation, and higher reliability vs. random contention-based traffic of standard Wi-Fi 5 networks. (Wi-Fi as documented in IEEE 802.11 wireless standard specifications, and requires the use of similarly configured 802.11 ax wireless network routers. ) Theoretical Wi-Fi 6E performance figures provided by Intel. Actual performance may vary in real-world situations.
3. Delta E is a single number that represents the distance between two colors. The lower the Delta E number, the closer the display matches the input color to the display’s reproduced color.
Average tested result: 4K panel and Full HD panel Delta-E < 1
Calibration environment: Display brightness: 100%
System operation: Windows 11 Pro
Calibration device: Provided By X-Rite™ Pantone®, Designed especially for GIGABYTE.
4. The view area is calculated based on the 16:10 laptop screen display area compared to 16:9 laptop screen display area.
5. PCI Express Gen4 bandwidth and data rate compared with the previous generatiron PCI Express Gen3.
6. Keyboard lighting can be turned off.
7. N-Key Rollover: Supports 80 simultaneous key presses.
* All the performance test conducted by by GIGABYTE LAB may change due to differences in systems, specifications or testing environments, please refer to the actual situation.
