Even the Gigabyte logo on the lid is the plainest you’ll find, because this laptop isn’t part of the higher-end Aero or Aorus series. There are no metal panels, no RGB strips on the case, and none of the fan grilles are particularly ostentatious. There are a few compromises, but in my opinion these don’t draw away from the fact that this is a “bargain”.

Sure, it’s only 1080p in resolution, but colour reproduction is great, brightness is above average and contrast is entirely sound. It means you can pick up an Nvidia RTX 3060 laptop for around £950 at the time of the review, the model could be found online for under £800.Īnd the feature of the laptop that persuaded me the Gigabyte G5 is a good deal? The screen. It’s old now, and it was old the day this particular Gigabyte G5 model was released.īut this move actually makes sense in the wider context of this laptop.

Gigabyte has deliberately used a 10th-generation Intel chip to bring down costs. The Gigabyte G5 is an unusual gaming laptop but you won’t be able to appreciate the ways in which it stands out from a look or touch.

Rear-mounted connectors The Gigabytre G5 has a selection of rear connectors, including power and Ethernet, to make neat cable management much easier.

Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU This laptop has the Nvidia RTX 3060, a mid-level 105W version that works well at this native 1080p resolution.

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