Aorus 15G XC
Specifications
Primary Camera: 1 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 6 scores (from 8 reviews)
Reviews for the Aorus 15G XC
Gigabyte's Aorus 15G has been updated with the new graphics unit RTX 3070. Unfortunately, the manufacturer seems to have made some cuts as a result of this upgrade, as several features from last year's model are no longer included. Can the new graphics performance outweigh these omissions or might the predecessor actually be the better choice?
Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionSupport, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/28/2021
Source: Toptenreviews
Archive.org versionThe Aorus serves up impressive gaming speed and a good 1080p display alongside great thermal performance and a smart chassis. However, it does suffer from an patchy 1/0 option, an underwhelming keyboard and a higher price than similarly specified rivals. Indeed, it’s not tricky to find RTX 3070 laptops for less money, and sometimes with better AMD CPUs. That said, that price gets you a decent screen, solid build quality and low-noise operation. It could be cheaper, but it’s a well-built laptop if you can afford it.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/08/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: The Verge
Archive.org versionThis is a fantastic machine if all you want to do is get 60 frames per second (and often, better than that) in most of your games without tweaking many settings. Doing that for under $2,000 is an achievement worthy of praise. But if you care less about mobility and having a thin form factor that Gigabyte’s Aorus 15G provides, MSI’s GP66 Leopard takes the RTX 3070 even further. Its thicker, heavier chassis affords the chip even more headroom to get better performance in games — for the same $1,799 price, no less.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/24/2021
Rating: Total score: 75%
Source: Pokde
Archive.org versionI would have preferred a configuration with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage over this, but I guess GIGABYTE thinks that people appreciate more RAM over storage. With that said, you can always drop in another M.2 SSD into the GIGABYTE AORUS 15G XC to upgrade the storage, versus having to dispose of two sticks of memory because you had to upgrade the memory..
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/16/2021
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 82% performance: 84% mobility: 83% workmanship: 89%
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionYes, the Gigabyte Aorus 15G is powerful thanks to its brand-spankin’ new GPU, and the fact that it’s super portable and has a colorful 240Hz panel is appealing. However, a super-powerful GPU alone does not make a gaming laptop good. This machine falls short on battery life, as well as its display, webcam, keyboard, speakers and even its heating solution.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/26/2021
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: T3
Archive.org versionThe Aorus 15G gets some added RTX 30 series power and we've been very impressed by what the laptop has to offer – if you want a gaming laptop with top-level performance this year, then this is an option that we'd recommend putting somewhere on your shortlist.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/26/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Ixbt
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; excellent display; backlit keys. Negative: Noisy under loads; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/01/2021
Source: Alt om Data
DA→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; excellent display; impressive design; solid workmanship.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/16/2021
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU: High-End laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA104 chip. Available in different versions with a TDP from 80 to 125 Watt.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i7-10870H: A higher-end, octa-core processor of the Comet Lake product family. This i7 is designed for use in larger, beefier laptops; its Hyper-Threading-enabled CPU cores run at 2.2 GHz (base clock speed) to 5 GHz (max. Boost frequency when under single-thread load). The all-core Boost clock speed is 4.2 GHz. Core i7-10870H is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 14 nm process and features the 24 EU UHD Graphics 630 iGPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Aorus:
Aorus is a brand of Gigabyte Technology, a Taiwanese company that specializes in manufacturing computer hardware and accessories. Aorus was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The logo is a falcon head, as the name Aorus is derived from the ancient Egyptian falcon god Horus. The Aorus brand focuses on developing high-end gaming products such as gaming laptops, gaming monitors, gaming mice, keyboards and other accessories. Aorus products are designed to enhance the gaming experience. The brand also has a strong presence in the e-sports community and sponsors many professional e-sports teams and events.
77.57%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
