Best Gaming Laptops 2023: Budget, 17-inch, More

The best gaming laptops are diverse, with varying components and materials. The right one for you may have different parts and a different price than someone else. They go from high-end components to slim, efficient machines to cheaper laptops made of plastic.

Sure, a high-end PC that costs several thousand dolloars might have the highest-end graphics and a top-notch display, but most of us can’t afford a rig like that. Our picks for the best gaming laptop are often high-end models (we’re an enthusiast site, after all), but most come in various configurations at various price points. For those on a tight gaming budget, we’ve have dedicated pages for the best gaming laptops under $1,500 and the best gaming laptops under $1,000.

Thankfully, there are more gaming laptop options now than ever, from budget-friendly to desktop replacements. Some come with full-size Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards, while others go for the more efficient designs (Nvidia formerly called these “Max-Q”) that enable thinner chassis and (sometimes) quieter fans.

The quick list

Best Gaming Laptops 2023

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The Best Gaming Laptop

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The Best Gaming Laptop

Specifications

CPU: Intel Core i9-13980HX

GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Display: 17.3-inch, 3840 x 2160, Mini-LED, 144 Hz

Weight: 7.28 pounds (3.3 kg)

Reasons to buy

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Mini-LED display looks better than OLED

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Top-end gaming and productivity performance

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Cherry mechanical keyboard

Reasons to avoid

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Design is a bit stale

MSI may not have adopted an 18-inch display on its flagship laptop, but in our testing, we were still enamored. A mix of powerful performance from the Intel Core i9-13950HX and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 provided for one of the most powerful gaming laptops we’ve seen to date.

And that 17-inch, 16:9 display is no slouch. MSI has added Mini-LED technology, so the 4K 144 Hz display looks incredible. It’s not OLED, but in our tests, it often looked almost as good, with extremely high scores on both our light meter (511 nits) and our colorimeter (161.6% sRGB, 114.5% DCI-P3).

Add in a Cherry MX mechanical keyboard that’s an absolute pleasure to use (alongside per-key RGB backlighting to keep it looking good), and you get some luxury you don’t see in most gaming laptops (even if MSI doesn’t use the mechanical switches for the number keys or arrow keys).

The battery life, at under 4 hours on our tests, makes the Titan a true desktop replacement. But if you’re willing to bear the expense of these top-end components and don’t plan on unplugging too much, you have one heck of a system in the Titan.

Read: MSI Titan GT77 HX review

Best Thin and Light Gaming Laptop

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2. Asus ROG Strix G16

Best Thin and Light Gaming Laptop

Specifications

CPU: Intel Core i9-13980HX

GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (8GB GDDR6, 2,225 MHz Boost Clock, 140 W Max Graphics Power)

Display: 16 inches, 1920×1200, 165 Hz, 16:10

Weight: 5.51 pounds (2.5 kg)

Reasons to buy

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Excellent gaming performance

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Great battery life

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Excellent keyboard

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Good build quality

Reasons to avoid

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Competing laptops start often have 1440p resolution standard

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