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Gigabyte G5 GD/MD 15.6"

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The 2021 Gigabyte G5 GD/MD is an entry-level 15.6-inch gaming laptop. It is an incremental improvement over the G5 (KC) model unveiled just a few months earlier at CES 2021.

Unlike the 17.3-inch G7, which is also updated, the G5 GD/MD has two major differences from the KC model: The new G5 uses 11th-gen Intel Tiger Lake processor, but it is now limited to i5 only. As NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3050 and 3050Ti GPUs have become available, they have replaced the RTX 3060 in the KC model.

Except for these ostensible "downgrades", the GD/MD G5 offers several upgrades. It is now around 20% thinner, measuring just under 1 inch. DDR4-3200 and PCI Express Gen4 SSD are also newly supported.

For the GD model, which uses an RTX 3050 GPU, there is a new FHD panel with a narrower gamut. Arguably, all these shuffles aim to help Gigabyte segment its gaming laptop lineup better.

Alongside the G5, Gigabyte also refreshed other models in its premium laptop lineup with Tiger Lake processors in May 2021.

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Pros

Good battery life
Good color reproduction
Full HD resolution
NVMe SSD
Matte IPS display

Cons

Dim display
No USB Type-C port
Only one M.2 SSD

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Reviewer score 59% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from notebookcheck have found:

The G5 GD delivers the best frame rates that we've been able to register with the RTX 3050 laptop GPU so far. The matte display (Full HD, IPS, 144 Hz) offers stable viewing angles, good contrast, and decent color reproduction. For a low price, you can get a Full HD gaming laptop that brings all the latest games smoothly onto the screen.