Thanks to their powerful graphics, gorgeous displays and great audio, gaming laptops provide an immersive entertainment experience in a portable package. Many also offer stylish designs, desktop-quality keyboards and the ability to use high-end VR headsets. And your laptops are getting even more powerful, as Nvidia’s mobile RTX GPUs are rolling out to dozens of top gaming notebooks. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the best gaming laptops to help you start gaming faster.
Several companies have announced some exciting new gaming laptops in response to Intel’s new 9th Generation H-series CPUs and Nvidia’s new GTX 16-series GPUs. Many of them debuted at Computex 2019, like MSI’s GT76 Titan, which is a silvery beast that boasts a desktop Intel Core i9 CPU and a full Nvidia RTX 2080 GPU. Alienware is already refreshing the m15 and m17 to better align with the Area-51m’s Legend design — not to mention to get a sweet 9th Gen update. Interestingly enough, Gigabyte stood out as well, launching a new Aero 15 for creators that has a gorgeous AMOLED display. And on the budget side, the Dell G3 15 offers a whole lot of love for just N400K.
But if you’re not ready to spend exorbitant amounts of cash, check out our roundup of the best gaming laptops under $1,000 and our list of the best free PC games. And in case you need a regular notebook, check out our best laptops page. However, keep in mind that gaming laptops are also great candidates for video editing laptops.
Best Overall: Alienware 17 R5
