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Asus ROG Strix G16 vs Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Asus ROG Strix G16 is the faster machine, averaging 13% more frames across 8 games. Whether that's the one to buy depends on the £854 price gap.

Frame rates, side by side

Game Asus ROG Strix G16 Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Diff
Baldur's Gate 3185162+23
Cyberpunk 2077161126+35
Dota 2192200-8
F1 24318268+50
Final Fantasy XV190161+29
GTA V164185-21
Strange Brigade386281+105
X-Plane 11111110+1

1920×1080, High preset, upscaling off. Source: Notebookcheck.

Specifications

Asus ROG Strix G16Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
Price£2,095£2,949
GPURTX 5080RTX 5070 Ti
GPU power175W-
CPUCore Ultra 9 275HXCore Ultra 9 290HX
Memory32GB32GB
Display16in 2560x160016in 2560x1600
Refresh240Hz240Hz
Weight2.606kg2.589kg
Score6.66.0

How these numbers were produced

Frame rates here are not measured by us, and we label how each one was arrived at. A figure marked measured comes from a published run on that exact machine. A figure marked representative is derived from the GPU and its power limit (TGP) and cross-referenced against published reviews - a sound estimate of what that configuration delivers, but not a measurement of that specific laptop. Unless stated otherwise, numbers are 1920x1080, High preset, upscaling off. Where a laptop ships in several power configurations we use the wattage of the exact SKU listed, because a 140W RTX 5070 and a 115W one are not the same product.

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