HP Victus gaming laptop with RTX 4070 available for under $1000

The HP Victus 16 is an excellent gaming laptop for its price. It is equipped with the powerful Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU, which is an overkill for 1080p gaming, but is good to have. The laptop is currently available for under $1,000, which makes it an amazing deal, especially considering most RTX 4070-based notebooks tend to cost between $1,400 and $1,700.

In this article, we find out what makes the HP Victus 16 a solid device and if you should consider buying it to upgrade your gaming setup.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and rely on the writer's opinion. Also, the price mentioned herein is subject to change.

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The HP Victus 16 can currently be purchased for just $984

The HP Victus 16 currently costs $984 on Newegg (Image via HP)

This HP Victus gaming laptop was originally priced at $1,649, which was decent at the time. However, it is currently available for just $984 on Newegg, marking a $650 drop in price. If you are in the market for a new laptop, you should consider this deal.

Here's everything you need to know about the HP Victus 16.

What makes this laptop good?

The HP Victus 16 is powered by an octa-core Ryzen CPU and fast DDR5 RAM kits to deliver a superb performance. The display is also adequately large at 16.1 inches, so you should have fun playing games and watching movies.

Specifications	Details
Display	16.1-inches IPS display with FHD resolution and 144Hz refresh rate
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7-8845HS
Memory	16GB DDR5 Memory
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Storage	512GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD
Battery	70Wh

For gaming, the laptop comes with an Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU, which fairly powerful and allows for gaming with ray tracing on its 1080p display. It has a 70Wh battery that can last a few hours on a single charge, so long as you are not gaming. However, when playing games, make sure you have the adapter plugged into a wall outlet.

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Can the HP Victus 16 offer a great gaming experience?

The HP Victus 16 is ideal for both competitive or story-drive AAA titles. Here's how it performs when playing modern games:

Games	Performance on HP Victus 16
The Callisto Protocol	97 FPS
Horizon Forbidden West	44 FPS
Hogwarts Legacy (With Ray tracing and DLSS Quality)	56 FPS
The Finals (With Ray tracing and DLSS Quality)	108 FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem (DLSS Quality)	89 FPS
Far Cry 6	67 FPS
God of War	61 FPS
Resident Evil 4 (With Ray tracing)	47 FPS
Starfield	68 FPS

Note: All the FPS numbers have been sourced from the Random.Gameclips channel on YouTube.

When played on an external monitor, the HP Victus 16 supports most games on High/Ultra settings at 1440p resolution. Its ray tracing performance is also quite good. That said, the Victus 16 should not have any issues playing modern titles on its native 1080p display.

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Should you buy the HP Victus 16?

The HP Victus 16 (Image via HP)

Taking into account the performance it delivers and its current discounted price, we certainly recommend the Victus 16 if you're in the market looking for a powerful gaming laptop on a budget.