Best cheap gaming laptop deals

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HP Victus 15 | RTX 4050 | Ryzen 5 8645HS | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 8 GB DDR5 | 512 GB SSD | $674.01 at Walmart
Let's be upfront about this—8 GB of RAM is not enough in 2025. But when you're talking about a gaming notebook that costs under $700, with a half-decent RTX 40-series GPU inside it, I can swallow it. Especially when you can easily upgrade the RAM with just a wee screwdriver in hand. And 16 GB of fast dual-channel DDR5 is just $50-odd right now. The RTX 4050 is just a 75 W variant, so not the outright fastest, but will still definitely do the job at 1080p. For this sorta money, that's all you can ask.

Price check: Amazon $826.99

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Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 7 7435HS | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16 GB DDR5-4800 | 512 GB SSD | $949.99 at Walmart
The price may have fluctuated recently, but this is still one of the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptops you'll find in a market that's increasingly starved of stock. There's a decent AMD gaming CPU, a reasonable amount of dual-channel memory, a speedy screen, and that all important GPU to play with. The 512 GB SSD is small, however, but you can easily upgrade it with the spare NVMe slot inside.

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Asus TUF (FA617) | RX 7700S | Ryzen 7 7735HS | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 32 GB DDR5 | 1 TB PCIe SSD | $967 at Amazon
There are precious few all-AMD gaming laptops out there, largely because AMD made precious few actual laptop GPUs. The RX 7700S is one, and it's a decent pixel-pusher, but with the usual Radeon caveats, i.e. no Frame Gen fun, and some difficulty with heavily ray-traced games, such as Cyberpunk 2077. Other than that it will often beat a high-powered RTX 4060. This machine also has a great supporting spec alongside the Radeon GPU and the eight-core Ryzen CPU. The 165 Hz 1200p screen is good, but the 32 GB of memory and 1 TB SSD are also welcome at this price point.

Price check: Best Buy $1,099.99 (16 GB version)

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HP Victus 16 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 7 8845HS | 16-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 512 GB SSD | $1,049.49 at Amazon
You know what I hate? Gaming laptops with just 512 GB SSDs. A 1 TB SSD is not an expensive thing, so why do manufacturers still persist with so little storage? Thankfully, laptops like this HP Victus with a paucity of SSD space also come with a second SSD slot in the back. That makes it a super-easy upgrade when you run out of space, without having to replace your OS or anything. Likewise, the Victus 16 uses standard SODIMM for memory so you can upgrade the 16 GB RAM down the line, too. The 120 W RTX 4070 is one you won't have to rush out and upgrade, however, as it's a quality GPU at this price, and so is that AMD processor, too. In fact, it comes with the 780M integrated graphics that run most handhelds, so you can get some good gaming battery life by switching off the Nvidia GPU when you're away from the plug.

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 | RTX 4070 | Core Ultra 9 185H | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 16 GB LPDDR5X 7467 | 1 TB SSD | $1,999.99 $1,479.99 at Best Buy (save $520)
Yes, RTX 50-series machines are starting to become available, and yes, there's now a new version of this G16 (using the same excellent chassis, I might add), but this is still the one you want. At least until the new ones become available at reasonable prices. It's slim, sleek, desirable, and features one of the nicest laptop OLED screens money can buy. You can have gaming power and portability in equal measure with a G16, and it's still a laptop I'll stand behind for some time to come.

Price check: Newegg $1,878

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MSI Vector 16 HX AI | RTX 5080 | Core Ultra 9 275 HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $2,499.99 $2,274.99 at Best Buy (save $225)
I know, I know, it's a lot of cash. But the truth is, it's difficult to find RTX 50-series laptops for anything less than silly money right now, and this one's got the big boi RTX 5080 for a just about reasonable sum. Our Dave has been playing with this particular model recently and likes the value proposition you get when you take into account that mega GPU, although it is a bit of a hairdryer on full whack. Still, stick it in Balanced mode and the noise is much more reasonable, and it still performs about as well as the other RTX 5080 machines we've tested. Which is to say, very well indeed.

Price check: Newegg $2,499.99 (backorder)

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Steam Deck (LCD) | 256 GB SSD | SteamOS | $399 at Steam
Okay, the Steam Deck may have had an OLED refresh and there are heaps of more powerful handhelds around, but the original version is still the archetype of what a mobile PC gaming device should be. It's just as powerful as the most recent model so all those Steam Deck compatible games should run well. It's the OG PC gaming handheld, and it still demands respect, although this particular model does have quite a small SSD. Replacing it later with a larger model is no great hassle, however.

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Lenovo Legion Go | Z1 Extreme | 8.8-inch screen | 16 GB RAM | 512 GB SSD | $677.49 at Amazon
The Legion Go is one of the more polished handhelds on the market, with a sleek 8.8-inch screen and detachable controllers. That screen is a little overkill for the lil' AMD chip inside this machine, the Z1 Extreme also found in the ROG Ally, but it's great for playing indies on while relaxing. One of the controllers also becomes a mouse if you need it, which is a bit of a gimmick but works pretty well. The main downside here is the small SSD, but it's a pretty easy upgrade later on.

Price check: Best Buy $699.99

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Steam Deck LCD | SteamOS | 256 GB | £349 at Steam
There's no deal on the Steam Deck right now, but since the launch of the OLED model, you can buy the mid-sized LCD for a good price. It's still a wicked handheld, too, most of all because of its custom SteamOS operating system.

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Lenovo LOQ 3 | RTX 4060 | Core i5 12450H | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 24 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | £949.97 £899.97 at Laptops Direct (save £50)
The downside here is you're getting an older, 12th gen Intel CPU. The upsides? Many. It's rare to see more than 16 GB of RAM and a proper 1 TB SSD at this price, but here we are. Some of the parts might be older, but you're getting a fair chunk of gaming laptop hardware for the price.

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Gigabyte G6X | RTX 4060 | Core i7 13650HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5-4800 | 1 TB SSD | £949 at Amazon
Another superb combination of components in a Gigabyte laptop for a very reasonable price. The G6X has a speedy 165 Hz screen, a decently powerful Core i7 CPU, and a 105 W RTX 4060. That's not quite top spec for the mobile version, but close enough that it'll have no problem firing frames at that 1200p display.

Price check: Overclockers £949.99 (pre-order)

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Gigabyte Aorus 16X | RTX 4070 | Core i7 14650HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5-5600 | 1 TB SSD | £1,699 £1,199 at Currys (save £500)
Well lookee here, it's that rarest of things—a 1600p, 140 W RTX 4070 gaming laptop deal in the UK from a major manufacturer for less than £1,500. Much less, actually, which makes this a very good shout for anyone looking for an RTX 4070 machine for less with very few drawbacks. I'd like to see some more RAM, but other than that it's a corker.

Price check: Amazon £1,199.99 (Intel Core i7 13650HX)

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Acer Predator Triton Neo | RTX 4070 | Core Ultra 9 185H | 16-inch | 2000p | 165 Hz | 32 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | £1,499 at Amazon
This might be a very small discount, but it's still a lot of laptop for the cash. Here you get a 2000p speedy panel in combination with an efficient yet very gaming-capable CPU, paired with 32 GB of RAM and a decent 1 TB SSD. It's not the prettiest machine, but it's a very portable, very powerful gaming powerhouse in a slim chassis.

Price check: Currys £1,999

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Asus TUF A16 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | 16-inch | 1600p | 165 Hz | 32 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | £1,999.99 £1,799.99 at Scan (save £200)
Okay, it's still a lot of money to pay for an RTX 4070 laptop, but we're big fans of the new Asus TUF models. The chassis is much improved, and you're getting one of AMD's shiny new Strix Point CPUs in combination with a chonky amount of RAM and a speedy 1600p screen. This ranks very highly in the list of gaming laptops I covet right now.