HP Victus 15.6" Mica silver 2023
A 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13500H and NVIDIA RTX 4050 GPU drive smooth 1080p gaming with a 144Hz display and 9ms response time for minimal ghosting. Dual B&O-tuned speakers, a refined silver chassis, and HP Fast Charge that reaches 50% in 30 minutes add everyday practicality beyond raw specs. This laptop suits budget-conscious gamers who prioritize high-refresh esports titles and occasional content creation.
CPU Intel Core i5 13500H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
Battery 70 Wh
51 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong cpu (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average portability (30th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13500H |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| Battery | 70 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Victus 15.6" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13500H | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 70 | 72 | 80 | - | 66 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Victus 15.6" | 69.1 | 79.3 | 37 | 62.4 | 64.4 | 30.1 | 51.7 | 32.9 | 40.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 74.4 | 96.8 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 79.7 | 97.6 | 86.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 89 | 86.9 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 54.8 | 79.7 | 81 | 90.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.6 | 93.7 | 91.4 | 78.5 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 89.9 | 60.1 | 96.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.8 | 98.6 | 59.7 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96.1 | 94.2 | 60.5 | 90.1 | 89.8 | 6.9 | 61.2 | 60.1 | 89.9 |
Price
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