HP Victus 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
53 Overall Score
Price $970
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong gpu (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average compact (28th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33th percentile)
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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 Victus 15 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450H | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | Apple (20-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 99 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Victus Victus 15 | 50.3 | 70.2 | 38.9 | 67.7 | 60.5 | 28.4 | 81.8 | 32.5 | 57.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 74 | 67.8 | 88.3 | 99.2 | 67.5 | 94.8 | 96.7 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.2 | 91.4 | 92.4 | 91.5 | 96 | 72.9 | 90.3 | 59.1 | 97.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.7 | 95.1 | 8.3 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.7 | 60.9 | 82 | 81.8 | 91.1 | 95.3 | 74.2 | 59.1 | 86.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 Compare | 98.9 | 33 | 82 | 59.9 | 87.9 | 87.6 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 90.9 |
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