HP Victus 15 Black 2024
The 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450H with 8 cores and GeForce GTX 1650 graphics drives a 144Hz IPS panel with 9ms response for fluid 1080p gameplay. Generous 16GB RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD provide ample memory and storage, while the backlit keyboard and Wi-Fi 6 add practical connectivity features. This laptop suits budget gamers and students seeking a high-refresh display for esports and light creative tasks, but not for demanding AAA titles.
CPU Intel Core i5 12450H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
60 Overall Score
Price $970
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong gpu (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong port (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average compact (29th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
| 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" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Victus 15 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2000 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 99 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Victus 15 | 49.5 | 71.4 | 38.7 | 68.7 | 58 | 29.2 | 81.4 | 31.9 | 56.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 73 | 99.3 | 67.8 | 90 | 96.3 | 86.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 99.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
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Other Configurations22
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Victus 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB512GBMica silver$819Victus 15Intel Core i5 12450H8GB1TBGrey$837Victus 15Intel Core i5 12450H16GB512GBBlack$867Victus 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB512GBBlack$867Victus 15Intel Core i5 12450H16GB512GB$867Victus 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB1TBBlack$872Victus 15Intel Core i5 12450H32GB1TBBlack$1,067Victus 15AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS64GB4TBBlack$1,169Victus 15AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS16GB512GB$1,209Victus 15AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS16GB2TBBlack$1,259Victus 15Intel Core i5 13420H64GB1TB$1,264Victus 15Intel Core i5 12500H64GB2TB$1,609Victus 15Intel Core i5 12450H16GB512GBBlue
