HP Victus 15.6" Gray
The RTX 4050 GPU with 6GB VRAM and a 144Hz IPS display drives smooth 1080p gaming on this machine, backed by a capable Intel i5-13420H processor. It ships with a generous 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, offering strong multitasking headroom and storage right out of the box. This laptop is best for entry-level gamers and students who want a ready-to-go system for modern titles and schoolwork without needing immediate upgrades.
CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
58 Overall Score
Price $1,017
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong screen (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average portability (30th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Victus 15.6" | 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 13420H | 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) | 32 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | 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" | 54.4 | 78.9 | 73.1 | 66.6 | 71 | 30 | 80.3 | 48 | 32.8 | 58 |
| 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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Other Configurations22
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