HP Victus 15.6" TPN-Q278_599J4AV Blue
The Intel Core i5-12450H and RTX 3050 with 4GB VRAM drive a smooth 144Hz gaming experience on its 15.6" IPS display, though the 250-nit panel is best used indoors. A generous 1TB NVMe SSD and 16GB of RAM come standard, offering strong out-of-the-box value for a budget gaming machine. This laptop is best for students and entry-level gamers who prioritize frame rates in esports titles over color accuracy or high brightness.
CPU Intel Core i5 12450H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.3 kg
57 Overall Score
Price $969
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong gpu (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong user sentiment (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average portability (30th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 1.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Victus 15.6" TPN-Q278_599J4AV | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450H | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Victus 15.6" TPN-Q278_599J4AV | 50.1 | 74.6 | 37.7 | 61.5 | 54 | 30 | 80.3 | 71.2 | 32.8 | 95 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 74 | 91.4 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 80.3 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 90.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 94.9 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 79.3 | 80.6 | 79.6 |
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