HP Victus 15 Black 2026
CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
57 Overall Score
Price $867
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average compact (29th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
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 Laptop GPU |
| 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 | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
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 Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | 57 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Victus 15 | 54.5 | 76.1 | 38.7 | 58.4 | 58 | 29.2 | 53.5 | 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 Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.3 | 79.9 | 99.9 | 77.4 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.3 | 95 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 93.2 | 92.1 | 94.8 | 90.4 | 94.5 | 78.6 | 82.8 |
| 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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