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Gaming laptops: 3 top models for mobile gaming
08/09/2021, 11:44 am
Mobile gaming anytime, anywhere is the trend. However, professional players need more than a smartphone for this. Dedicated gaming laptops enable console-level gaming performance.
For a long time, gamers considered notebooks to be too weak for graphics-intensive games. The new models blur the difference between classic desktop PCs and laptops. Mobile processors and graphics cards promise high performance in the smallest of spaces, with which gaming is also possible on a laptop.
Mid-range and high-end gaming laptops can easily cost more than 1,000 euros. These are the requirements for a powerful gaming laptop:
- Powerful hardware
- Easy to read and high-resolution screen
- Acceptable volume
- Light weight and strong body for portability
The best gaming laptop: Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05
With the Legion 7 15IMH05 from Lenovo, gamers get optimally coordinated equipment: The laptop has the Intel processor Core i9-10980HK and the graphics card Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super. Both components are really powerful and work well together. However, the powerful hardware also requires electricity: The battery life is average, so the power cable should always be at hand.
The experts from the specialist magazine Chip awarded a very good rating of 1.1 and voted the Legion 7 the best gaming laptop. There were plus points for the equipment and the bright display. Only the weight of 3.2 kilograms and the average battery life did not achieve top marks in the test. However, the strong overall package also has its price: the device costs around 3,000 euros.
- processor: Intel Core i9-10980HK
- graphic card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
- screen: 15.6 inch Full HD display, 240 Hertz
- random access memory: 32 gigabytes
- storage space: 2 terabytes (twice 1 terabyte M.2 SSD)
A lot of performance for little money: Asus TUF Gaming A15
The TUF Gaming A15 laptop is a real price-performance tip: The notebook costs around 1,550 euros. It offers convincing and powerful equipment for this purpose. An eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 5800H is used as the processor. It ensures a good pace. The integrated Nvidia graphics card RTX 3070 and the 144 Hertz display provide a very detailed and smooth display.
In terms of memory, the gaming laptop is in the middle with 512 gigabytes of SSD and 16 gigabytes of RAM. At 2.3 kilograms, the notebook is light enough to be transported and used on the go.
- processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- graphic card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
- screen: Full HD display with 15.6 inches, 144 hertz
- random access memory: 16 gigabytes
- storage space: 512 gigabyte M.2 SSD
Gaming on the Ultrabook: XMG Fusion 15
So-called ultrabooks close the gap between gaming laptops and work computers. They are thinner and lighter than pure gaming models and therefore ideal for mobile use. XMG’s Fusion 15, for example, weighs less than two kilograms.
The hardware of the Fusion 15 does not need to hide behind conventional gaming laptops. An Intel Core i7 and the Nvidia graphics card GTX 1660 Ti with six gigabytes of graphics memory are installed. For the price of around 1,300 euros, gamers get a mid-range gaming notebook – but the hardware gets sweaty with titles that are particularly complex in terms of graphics. As an Ultrabook, it is also suitable for working and for use on the go.
- processor: Intel Core i7-9750H
- graphic card: Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti
- screen: Full HD display with 15.6 inches, 144 hertz
- random access memory: 16 gigabytes
- storage space: 500 gigabyte PCIe SSD
Conclusion: find the right gaming notebook
In general, the devices are only as powerful as the sum of their parts. A strong graphics card and lots of RAM are useless if the cooling concept is not right. If you want to play as mobile as possible, pay attention to the workmanship of the case and the weight. The notebook should be stable and light for transport. Which gaming laptop ultimately comes into question depends on the respective preferences of the gamer.
If you want as much performance as possible for little money, the Asus TUF Gaming A15 is the best choice. The XMG Fusion 15, on the other hand, provides the greatest possible mobility: As an ultrabook, it can be used flexibly for gaming and working. For professional gamers who want uncompromising performance, consider the Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05.