Gigabyte Crams GTX 1070 into Aero 15 X Laptop

Ashley Allen / 7 years ago

Gigabyte is improving on its already impressive Aero 15 laptop by squeezing in an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card. The original Aero 15 features a GTX 1060 6GB. However, the new Aero 15 X goes one better with the GTX 1070. The GTX 1070 in question is the Max-Q version of the card. As a result, it will run a little slower than the desktop version. Specifically, it clocks at 1442MHz base and 1645MHz boost. Either way, it’s an upgrade on the Aero 15’s GTX 1060.

Gigabyte Aero 15 X Specifications

Apart from the GTX 1070 upgrade, the Aero 15 X specs seem the same as the Aero 15.

OS:
- Windows 10 Pro
- Windows 10
CPU: 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ (2.8GHz-3.8GHz)
Display:
- 15.6″ FHD1920*1080 Wide Viewing Angle Anti-Glare Display LCD
- *X-Rite™ Pantone® certified display
System Memory: 8GB/16GB DDR4 2400 2 slots (Max 32GB)
Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM175 Express Chipset
Video Graphics:
- Intel® HD Graphics 630
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Max-Q GDDR5 8GB
- Supports NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
Storage: 2 x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports NVMe PCIe X4 & SATA)
Keyboard Type: GIGABYTE Fusion RGB Per-Key Backlit Keyboard
Optical Disk Drive: N/A
I/O Port:
- USB 3.0 (Type-A) * 3
- Thunderbolt 3 * 1(USB Type-C)
- HDMI 2.0
- mini DP
- Headphone-out jack (Audio-in Combo)
- SD Card Reader
- DC-in Jack
- RJ-45
Audio:
- 2 Watt Speaker *2
- Microphone
- Dolby® Digital Plus™ Home Theater
Communications:
- Wireless LAN: 802.11 ac
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth V4.2
Webcam: HD Camera
Security:
- Implements TPM by CPU, supports Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)
- Kensington Lock
Battery: Li Polymer 94.24Wh
Adapter: 150W
Dimensions:
- 356.4(W) x 250(D) x 19.9(H) mm
- 14.0 (W) x 9.8(D) x 0.78(H) inch
Weight:
- ~2.1 kg (w/Battery, M.2 SSD)
- 4.62 lb