Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2021 Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)

Availability

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Released2021
Release DateAnnounced on May 11, 2021.
Gigabyte Aorus 17G 11800H Price
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GIGABYTE AORUS 15P XD - 15.6" FHD IPS Anti-Glare 240Hz, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU 8GB GDDR6, 16GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Win11 Home, Gaming Laptop (73US224SO)
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GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX V2 (AM5/ LGA 1718/ AMD/ B650/ ATX/ 5-Year Warranty/ DDR5/ Triple M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/EZ-Latch/Motherboard)
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GIGABYTE AORUS 15P XD - 15.6" FHD IPS Anti-Glare 240Hz, Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, GPU 8GB GDDR6, 16GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Win10 Home, Gaming Laptop (AORUS 15P XD-73US324SH)
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GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX ICE (AM5/ LGA 1718/ AMD/ B650/ ATX/ 5-Year Warranty/ DDR5/ Triple M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Snow White/EZ-Latch/Motherboard)
GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX ICE (AM5/ LGA 1718/ AMD/ B650/ ATX/ 5-Year Warranty/ DDR5/ Triple M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Snow White/EZ-Latch/Motherboard)
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Exterior

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Dimensions15.9” x 10.8” x 1.0” (405 x 276 x 26 mm)
Weight5.95 Ib (2.7 kg)
Colors
Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • AORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key Mechanical Keyboard with OMRON Gaming Switch
  • N-Key Rollover
  • 2.5mm key travel

Display

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Size17.3 Inches
Info17.3” FHD with 300Hz
1920 x 1080 127 PPI 16:9 IPS 72% NTSC X-Rite Pantone® 300Hz Anti-Glare thin bezel

Ports

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Ports
Left
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps).
  • 1 x RJ-45
    2.5G Gigabit Ethernet port.
  • 1 x SD Card Reader
    Full-size SD Card Reader with UHS-II support.
  • 1 x Headphone Jack
    Standard 3.5mm jack.
  • 1 x Microphone Jack
    Standard 3.5mm jack.
Right
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps).
  • 1 x USB-C
    Supports Thunderbolt™ 4 (40 Gbps).
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
    Supports 8K@60Hz or 4K@120Hz.
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
    Supports 8K@60Hz or 4K@240Hz.
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H1,466100.00%
01,466

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H7,908100.00%
07,908
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots
  • Memory Type: Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory
  • Memory Speed:
    3200 MHz
  • Memory Configurations:
    8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6 GDDR6
    TGP: 90W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 1163 → 1530 MHz Resizable BAR
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8 GDDR6
    TGP: 80W Config: 10W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 780 → 1290 MHz Resizable BAR
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 8 GDDR6
    TGP: 80W Config: 10W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 780 → 1245 MHz Resizable BAR
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 16 GDDR6
    TGP: 80W Config: 10W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 780 → 1245 MHz Resizable BAR
Storage
  • 1 x M.2 2280 slot
    Supports NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 and SATA.
  • 1 x M.2 2280 slot
    Supports NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4.

Connectivity

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Wi-FiIntel® AX200 Wireless
Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0
EthernetREALTEK  RTL8125-BG 2.5G
Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Battery

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Size99Wh
Li Polymer Battery
Battery LifeUp to 7 hours of battery life.
Power Supply230W Power Adapter

Software

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • AORUS Fusion Lighting Setting Software

Camera & Audio

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Built-in Camera Shutter
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers
  • DTS:X® Ultra Audio technology
  • Built-in microphone

Misc

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
SecurityFirmware-based TPM
Supports Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT).
In the box
  • Aorus 17G Laptop
  • Power Adapter + Power Cord
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Warranty Guide
  • SSD Thermal Pad

Key Features

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
At Glance
Released in Mid
2021
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
5.95 lb
2.70 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-11800H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,466
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,908
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3080
16GB GDDR6 80W TGP

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Reasons to like about Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen).

Supports Windows 11

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

RequirementsGigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorIntel Core i7-11800H
4GB RAM8GB → 64GB
64GB Drive256GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU8 cores
Upgradable storage

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage SlotsGigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
M.2x2
Upgradable memory

The Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

MemoryGigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Slotsx2
TypeDDR4
Speed3200 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 80W TGP

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