Aorus

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A gaming and high-performance PC brand owned by Gigabyte Technology.

Last updated August 25, 2026

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Overview

AORUS is a gaming and high-performance computing brand owned by Gigabyte Technology. It targets gamers, esports users, PC enthusiasts, and consumers seeking higher-performance hardware. Its product range includes PC components, systems, laptops, monitors, and gaming peripherals such as keyboards and mice. The brand is positioned separately from Gigabyte’s broader product lines and commonly emphasizes performance, gaming-oriented features, thermal design, and a distinctive visual identity. AORUS products are used in custom PC building, gaming upgrades, and high-performance mobile computing. As a Gigabyte brand rather than a separately listed company, its corporate and financial information is primarily disclosed through Gigabyte Technology.

History

AORUS was established by Gigabyte Technology as a brand focused on gaming and high-performance computing. Building on Gigabyte’s capabilities in motherboards, graphics cards, and PC hardware, the brand expanded into laptops, monitors, desktop systems, and gaming peripherals. Its products generally emphasize gaming performance, overclocking capability, thermal management, connectivity, and gaming-oriented usability, while using a distinct visual identity separate from other Gigabyte lines. AORUS is not a separately listed company, and detailed brand-level operating, management, and financial information is generally not disclosed independently.

Products and positioning

AORUS motherboards
A motherboard line for gamers and high-performance desktop PC users, typically emphasizing processor and memory support, expansion, networking, audio, and thermal design for gaming PC builds and upgrades.
AORUS graphics cards
A discrete graphics card line for gaming and other demanding graphics workloads, focusing on graphics performance, cooling, power delivery, and display connectivity.
AORUS gaming laptops
A gaming laptop line for players and mobile performance users, generally combining powerful processors and graphics with high-refresh displays, performance tuning, and enhanced cooling.
AORUS gaming monitors
A gaming monitor line focused on esports and high-performance gaming, commonly emphasizing refresh rate, response time, image quality, and gaming-oriented features.
AORUS gaming peripherals
A line of gaming peripherals such as keyboards and mice, extending the AORUS gaming setup with an emphasis on control, desktop usability, and coordination with the brand’s hardware ecosystem.

Recent events

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GIGABYTE AORUS ELITE FO32U24G gaming monitor launched in China[1]技嘉AORUS ELITE FO32U24G电竞显示器国内发布citnews.com.cn
GIGABYTE announced the AORUS ELITE FO32U24G gaming monitor, a 32-inch 4K fourth-generation Tandem WOLED display with UHD 240Hz / FHD 480Hz dual-mode switching, DP 2.1 and eARC HDMI 2.1, HyperNits brightness, and AI OLED Care Pro burn-in protection. It is expected to go on sale in mid-September with a China launch guide price of RMB 5,990.
2026-08-15
GIGABYTE launches AORUS GeForce RTX 5060 ARI 8G graphics card[2]技嘉发布AORUS GeForce RTX 5060 ARI 8G显卡wccftech.com
Reported: 2026-08-15
GIGABYTE launched the AORUS GeForce RTX 5060 ARI 8G graphics card, featuring an ARI anime-inspired design, a triple-fan WINDFORCE cooling system, RGB lighting, and an exclusive ARI doll randomly packed in one of five color variations.
2021-05-26
Gigabyte introduces Aorus Gen4 7000s Prem NVMe SSD[3]技嘉发布Aorus Gen4 7000s Prem NVMe SSDfinance.sina.com.cn
Reported: 2021-05-25
Gigabyte introduced the Aorus Gen4 7000s Prem NVMe SSD, featuring a Thermal Guard Xtreme heatsink. Its price and availability date had not been announced in the report.
2021-05-12
Gigabyte launches Aorus and Aero laptop lineups[4]Gigabyte推出Aorus和Aero笔记本电脑系列itwire.com
Reported: 2021-05-11
Gigabyte launched new Aorus gaming and Aero creator-focused laptop lineups powered by Intel's 11th-generation Tiger Lake-H processors.
2021-05-12
Gigabyte launches new AORUS, AERO and G-series laptops[5]技嘉推出新款AORUS、AERO及G系列笔记本电脑finance.sina.com.cn
Reported: 2021-05-11
Gigabyte introduced new gaming laptops under its AORUS, AERO and G-series lines, using Intel 11th-generation processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics.
2021-05-05
Gigabyte announces Aorus Model X and Model S gaming consoles[6]技嘉宣布推出 Aorus Model X 和 Model S 游戏主机finance.sina.com.cn
Reported: 2021-05-05
Gigabyte announced that it will launch two flagship gaming consoles, Aorus Model X and Aorus Model S.
2021-05-05
Gigabyte unveils AORUS Model X and Model S prebuilt systems[7]Gigabyte发布AORUS Model X和Model S预装电脑wccftech.com
Reported: 2021-05-05
Gigabyte unveiled the AORUS Model X and Model S prebuilt computer systems, which were not yet available and were expected to become available soon.
Unconfirmed
GIGABYTE launches Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics cards[8]技嘉推出 Radeon RX 6900 XT 系列显示卡ithome.com.tw
GIGABYTE announced the launch of the AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT MASTER 16G and Radeon RX 6900 XT GAMING OC 16G graphics cards, based on AMD’s RDNA2 architecture.
Unconfirmed
Aorus FI27Q-X monitor features a 240Hz refresh rate[9]Aorus FI27Q-X 显示器采用 240Hz 刷新率hexus.net
Reported: 2020-12-23
Gigabyte readied the Aorus FI27Q-X as a successor to the FI27Q-P, with the monitor's maximum refresh rate increased from 165Hz to 240Hz.
2020-09-04
Gigabyte announces Aorus 15P laptop[10]Gigabyte 宣布推出 Aorus 15P 笔记本电脑techspot.com
Reported: 2020-09-04
Gigabyte announced the Aorus 15P, a laptop it says is aimed at professional gamers.

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