Framework Laptop 16 (2023) vs Laptop 16 (2026): Which Laptop Is Better? - RTINGS.com

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Main Differences

Black Uniformity

Horizontal Viewing Angle

Vertical Viewing Angle

Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

Webcam & Microphone

Wireless Communication

Additional Features And Software

Products

Tested using Methodology v0.8.2

Updated Jun 26, 2024 02:03 PM

Tested using Methodology v0.9.1

Updated Aug 14, 2026 06:22 PM

This review is in Early access

Framework Laptop 16 (2023) Picture

Framework Laptop 16 (2026) Picture

Size 16"

Operating System Windows 11

Size 15"

Operating System Windows 11

Our Verdict

Framework Laptop 16 (2023)

Framework Laptop 16 (2026)

Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below

Variants

Laptop 16 (Performance) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB/512GB)
Laptop 16 (Performance Pro) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB/512GB)

Laptop 16 (Base) (Silver - Ryzen AI 5 340/16GB/512GB)
Laptop 16 (Performance) (Silver - Ryzen AI 7 350/RTX 5070/16GB/512GB)

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School

0.0

N/A

General Productivity

0.0

0.0

Multimedia

0.0

0.0

Gaming

0.0

0.0

Workstation

0.0

0.0

Design

Style

Style Photo

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Form Factor

Locked

Locked

Build Quality

N/A

N/A

Build Quality Photo

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Hinge

N/A

N/A

Hinge Photo

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Range

Lock°

Lock°

Stability

Locked

Locked

One Finger Lift

Locked

Locked

Portability

N/A

N/A

Dimensions Photo

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Size

Lock"

Lock"

Thickness

Lock" (Lock cm)

Lock" (Lock cm)

Width

Lock" (Lock cm)

Lock" (Lock cm)

Depth

Lock" (Lock cm)

Lock" (Lock cm)

Volume

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Weight

Lock lbs (Lock kg)

Lock lbs (Lock kg)

Charger Size

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Charger Weight

Lock lbs (Lock kg)

Lock lbs (Lock kg)

Serviceability

N/A

N/A

Internals Photo

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Ease Of Access

0.0

0.0

RAM Slots

Locked

Locked

Storage Slots

Locked

Locked

Replaceable Battery

Locked

Locked

Replaceable Wireless Adapter

Locked

Locked

In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs

Display Photo

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Resolution

Locked

Locked

Aspect Ratio

Locked

Locked

Pixel Density

Lock PPI

Lock PPI

Panel Type

Locked

Locked

Touch Screen

Locked

Locked

Screen-To-Body Ratio

Lock%

Lock%

Refresh Rate

N/A

N/A

Motion Blur

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Refresh Rate

Lock Hz

Lock Hz

Variable Refresh Rate

Locked

Locked

Contrast

N/A

N/A

Contrast Photo

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Native Contrast

Lock : 1

Lock : 1

Brightness

N/A

N/A

Maximum Brightness

Lock cd/m²

Lock cd/m²

Minimum Brightness

Lock cd/m²

Lock cd/m²

Reflections

N/A

N/A

Reflections Photo Off

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Reflections Photo Max

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Screen Finish

Locked

Locked

Total Reflections

Lock%

Lock%

Indirect Reflections

Lock%

Lock%

Calculated Direct Reflections

Lock%

Lock%

Black Uniformity

N/A

N/A

Black Uniformity Photo

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Uniformity (Std. Dev.)

Lock%

Lock%

Horizontal Viewing Angle

N/A

N/A

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video

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Horizontal Chroma Picture

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Color Washout From Left

Lock°

Color Washout From Right

Lock°

Horizontal Hue Picture

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Color Shift From Left

Lock°

Color Shift From Right

Lock°

Horizontal Lightness Picture

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Brightness Loss From Left

Lock°

Brightness Loss From Right

Lock°

Black Level Raise From Left

Lock°

Black Level Raise From Right

Lock°

Gamma Shift From Left

Lock°

Gamma Shift From Right

Lock°

Vertical Viewing Angle

N/A

N/A

Vertical Viewing Angle Video

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Vertical Chroma Picture

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Color Washout From Below

Lock°

Color Washout From Above

Lock°

Vertical Hue Picture

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Color Shift From Below

Lock°

Color Shift From Above

Lock°

Vertical Lightness Picture

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Brightness Loss From Below

Lock°

Brightness Loss From Above

Lock°

Black Level Raise From Below

Lock°

Black Level Raise From Above

Lock°

Gamma Shift From Below

Lock°

Gamma Shift From Above

Lock°

Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

N/A

N/A

White Balance Screencap

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Gamma Curve Screencap

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Color Screencap

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Avg. White Balance dE

Lock

Lock

Avg. Gamma

Lock

Lock

Avg. Color dE

Lock

Lock

Avg. Color Temperature

Lock K

Lock K

Color Gamut

N/A

N/A

Gamut SDR

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sRGB xy

Lock%

Lock%

sRGB uv

Lock%

Lock%

Adobe RGB xy

Lock%

Lock%

Adobe RGB uv

Lock%

Lock%

Gamut HDR

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DCI-P3 xy

Lock%

Lock%

DCI-P3 uv

Lock%

Lock%

Rec. 2020 xy

Lock%

Lock%

Rec. 2020 uv

Lock%

Lock%

Flicker

N/A

N/A

Flicker Graph

Framework Laptop 16 (2023) Flicker Graph Sample

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Flicker-Free

Locked

Locked

Flicker Frequency

Locked

Locked

Flicker Active Below

Lock%

Lock%

Interface

Keyboard

N/A

N/A

Keyboard Photo

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Typing Quality

0.0

0.0

Numpad

Locked

Locked

Backlighting

Locked

Locked

Key Switch Actuation Graph

Framework Laptop 16 (2023) Key Switch Actuation Graph Sample

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Operating Force

Lock gf

Lock gf

Actuation Force

Lock gf

Lock gf

Pre-Travel

Lock mm

Lock mm

Total Travel

Lock mm

Lock mm

Touchpad

N/A

N/A

Touchpad Photo

Framework Laptop 16 (2023) Touchpad Photo Sample

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Tracking Quality

0.0

0.0

Size

Lock in² (Lock cm²)

Lock in² (Lock cm²)

Material

Locked

Locked

Dedicated Buttons

Locked

Locked

Speakers

N/A

N/A

Frequency Response Plot

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Max Volume

Lock dB SPL

Lock dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

Lock dB

Lock dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

Lock

Lock

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)

Lock Hz

Lock Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)

Lock kHz

Lock kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.

Lock dB

Lock dB

Webcam & Microphone

N/A

N/A

Webcam Video Sample

Framework Laptop 16 (2023) Webcam Video Sample Sample

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Framework Laptop 16 (2026) Webcam Video Sample Sample

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Video Quality

0.0

0.0

Resolution

Locked

Locked

Position

Locked

Locked

Privacy Cover

Locked

Locked

Face Unlock

Locked

Locked

Connectivity

Ports

N/A

N/A

Ports Photo

Framework Laptop 16 (2023) Ports Photo Sample

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USB-A Ports

Locked

Locked

USB-C Ports

Locked

Locked

Thunderbolt

Locked

Locked

USB-C Charging

Locked

Locked

USB-C Display Out

Locked

Locked

HDMI

Locked

Locked

DisplayPort

Locked

Locked

3.5mm Jack

Locked

Locked

Card Reader

Locked

Locked

Ethernet

Locked

Locked

Proprietary Port

Locked

Locked

Security Lock

Locked

Locked

Wireless Communication

Wi-Fi

Locked

Locked

Bluetooth

Locked

Locked

Configuration

CPU

Brand

Locked

Locked

Model

Locked

Locked

Core Count

Lock

Lock

Thread Count

Lock

Lock

GPU

Brand

Locked

Locked

Model

Locked

Locked

Dedicated/Integrated

Locked

Locked

VRAM Size

Lock GB

N/A

GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)

N/A

RAM

Capacity

Lock GB

Lock GB

Modules

Locked

Locked

Type

Locked

Locked

Speed

Lock MHz

Lock MHz

Storage

Advertised Capacity

Lock GB

Lock GB

Usable Capacity

Lock GB

Lock GB

Drive 1

Locked

Locked

Drive 1 Type

Locked

Locked

Drive 2

Locked

Locked

Drive 2 Type

Locked

Locked

Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)

N/A

N/A

Geekbench Image

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CPU Single-Thread

Lock points

CPU Multi-Thread

Lock points

GPU Compute

Lock points

CPU/RAM Performance

N/A

N/A

Cinebench 2024 - Single Core

Lock points

Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core

Lock points

Geekbench 6 - Single Core

Lock

Geekbench 6 - Multi Core

Lock

Blender - CPU (Avg)

Lock samples/min

PassMark PT - CPU Mark

Lock

PassMark PT - Memory Mark

Lock

PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)

N/A

Mozilla Kraken

Lock ms

Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)

N/A

N/A

Cinebench R23 Photo

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Single-Thread

Lock points

Multi-Thread

Lock points

Low Tier Graphics

N/A

N/A

Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute

Lock

Basemark Web 3.0

Lock

PassMark PT - 2D Mark

Lock

PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)

N/A

PassMark PT - 3D Mark

Lock

PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)

N/A

Novabench 5 - GPU

Lock

mprep - Stress My GPU

Lock

Blender (3D Rendering)

N/A

N/A

Blender Image

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CPU Render Time

Lock min

GPU Render Time

Lock min

GPU Render Time (Optix)

N/A

High Tier Graphics

N/A

N/A

3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)

Lock

3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)

Lock

Basemark GPU (DX12)

Lock

Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)

Lock

GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)

N/A

Basemark GPU (Game Scene)

N/A

N/A

Basemark Image

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Overall Score

Lock

Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)

N/A

N/A

Blender - GPU (Avg)

Lock samples/min

Cinebench 2024 - GPU

N/A

CPU-Intensive Game Performance

N/A

N/A

Civilization VII - AI

Lock s/turn

Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)

Lock fps

Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)

Lock fps

Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)

Lock fps

Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)

Lock fps

Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)

Lock fps

Previous Methodology Score

N/A

Previous Methodology Score Converted

N/A

GPU-Intensive Game Performance

N/A

N/A

Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)

Lock fps

Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)

Lock fps

Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)

Lock fps

Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)

Lock fps

GTA V (Avg)

N/A

GTA V (1% Low)

N/A

Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)

Lock fps

Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)

Lock fps

Resident Evil 4 (Avg)

Lock fps

Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)

Lock fps

Previous Methodology Score

N/A

Previous Methodology Score Converted

N/A

Borderlands 3

N/A

N/A

Borderlands 3 Graph

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Avg. FPS

Lock fps

1% Low

Lock fps

0.1% Low

Lock fps

1% Low Delta

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low

Lock fps

Ray Tracing Performance

N/A

N/A

Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)

N/A

Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)

N/A

Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)

Lock fps

Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)

N/A

Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)

N/A

Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)

N/A

Civilization VI

N/A

N/A

Civilization VI Graph

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Avg. FPS

Lock fps

1% Low

Lock fps

0.1% Low

Lock fps

1% Low Delta

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum

Lock fps

Avg. Turn Time

Lock s

Storage Drive Performance

N/A

N/A

Storage Performance Image

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Sequential Write Speed

Lock MB/s

Lock MB/s

Sequential Read Speed

Lock MB/s

Lock MB/s

Random Write Speed

Lock MB/s

Lock MB/s

Random Read Speed

Lock MB/s

Lock MB/s

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

N/A

N/A

CS:GO graph

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Avg. FPS

1% Low

0.1% Low

1% Low Delta

0.1% Low Delta

Avg. FPS On Low

Battery

N/A

N/A

Capacity

Lock Wh

Lock Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing)

Lock hrs

Lock hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback)

Lock hrs

Lock hrs

Battery Life (Gaming)

Lock hrs

Lock hrs

Charge Time

Lock hrs

Lock hrs

Counter-Strike 2

N/A

N/A

CS2 Graph

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Avg. FPS

Lockfps

1% Low

Lockfps

0.1% Low

Lockfps

1% Low Delta

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Low

Lockfps

Thermals And Noise

N/A

N/A

Keyboard Temps Picture

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Keyboard Temp While Idle

Lock °C (Lock °F)

Lock °C (Lock °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load

Lock °C (Lock °F)

Lock °C (Lock °F)

Fan Noise While Idle

Lock dBA

Lock dBA

Fan Noise Under Load

Lock dBA

Lock dBA

Power & Fan Control App

Locked

Locked

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

N/A

N/A

SOTTR Graph

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Avg. FPS

Lock fps

1% Low

Lock fps

0.1% Low

Lock fps

1% Low Delta

Lock ms

0.1% Low Delta

Lock ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest

Lock fps

Performance Over Time

N/A

N/A

Performance Over Time Graph

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CPU Temp (Cinebench)

Lock °C

Lock °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)

Lock% loss

Lock% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven)

Lock °C

Lock °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)

Lock% loss

Lock% loss

Additional Features And Software

Software

Operating System

Locked

Locked

Additional Software

Locked

Locked

Extra Features

Biometrics

Locked

Locked

RGB Illumination

Locked

Locked

Touch Pen Support

Locked

Secondary Display

Locked

Locked

Touch Pen

Locked

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