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Product Overview

The 2021 Gigabyte AORUS 17G KD/XD/YD is a flagship-level 17.3-inch gaming laptop. Compared to the XC/YC models unveiled just a few months before at CES 2021, the new models now feature 11th-gen Intel Core i7-11800H Tiger Lake processors.

On the GPU side, the options are now expanded and modified. An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU is freshly available, while the RTX 3080 chip now comes with 16GB of GDDR6 graphics memory.

Other related updates include DDR4-3200 memory, Bluetooth 5.2, Thunderbolt 4, and PCI Express Gen4 SSD.

The same 300Hz display offered by the AORUS 17X is standard on the 17G, which has been the case for last year as well. Notably, the highest-spec'd AORUS 17G YD is rather similar to the 17X, with thermal headroom vis-à-vis portability as the tradeoff.

Alongside the AORUS 17G, Gigabyte also refreshed other models in its premium laptop lineup with Tiger Lake processors in May 2021.

Ratings

What we found

Pros

Matte IPS display
Full HD resolution
Good color-space coverage
NVMe SSD
Good battery life

Cons

Dim, low-contrast display
Only one USB Type-C port

What external reviewers found

External score 67%

Pros

Good battery life
High-end gaming performance
Full HD resolution
Powerful GeForce RTX 3080 GPU
Powerful Intel Tiger Lake-H processor
NVMe SSD

Cons

No Thunderbolt 4 support
Short battery life
High noise level under load
Low TGP

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External Reviews

notebookcheck^[1]

Reviewer score 58% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from notebookcheck have found:

The Aorus 17G YD is a well-rounded gaming laptop. However, the device generates a high noise level. Battery life is okay, but it is behind that of its sibling model. The display (Full HD, IPS, 300 Hz) offers stable viewing angles, good color reproduction, and quick response.

Pros

Matte IPS display
Full HD resolution
Good battery life
NVMe SSD

Cons

Low TGP
High noise level under load

pcmag^[2]

Reviewer score 76% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from pcmag have found:

The Aorus 17G earns a spot among elite gaming notebooks with its top-notch design and bleeding-edge technology. Its eight-core Intel Tiger Lake H-class processor markedly outperforms the previous Comet Lake-H silicon. It takes full advantage of the new platform by including PCI Express 4.0 storage and Thunderbolt 3.

Pros

Powerful Intel Tiger Lake-H processor
High-end gaming performance
Powerful GeForce RTX 3080 GPU

Cons

Short battery life
No Thunderbolt 4 support

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References

^ Aorus 17G YD in review: Loud gaming laptop with a good mechanical keyboard. [notebookcheck].
^ Aorus 17G YD Review. [pcmag].

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