Best Budget Gaming Laptops
Updated May 2025
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Best Budget Gaming Laptops
2025 Buyer's GuideUpdated May 2025
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ASUS ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop, 165Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, Intel Core i7-13650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD...
Display Size: 16”
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i7-13650HX 14-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Not indicated
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 2.5 lbs
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ASUS ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop, 165Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, Intel Core i7-13650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD...
Display Size: 16”
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i7-13650HX 14-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Not indicated
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 2.5 lbs
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KAIGERR 2025 Laptop, Laptop Computer with AMD Ryzen 7 5000 Series (8C/16T, Up to 4.3GHz), 16GB RAM 512GB NVMe SSD Windows 11 La...
Display Size: 16"
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 512GB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8-core
Graphics Processor: Radeon RX Vega 8
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 15 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 3.85 lbs
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KAIGERR 2025 Laptop, Laptop Computer with AMD Ryzen 7 5000 Series (8C/16T, Up to 4.3GHz), 16GB RAM 512GB NVMe SSD Windows 11 La...
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Display Size: 16"
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 512GB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8-core
Graphics Processor: Radeon RX Vega 8
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 15 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 3.85 lbs
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15.6 Business-gaming-Laptop, 6-Cores AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 660M 6nm GPU, 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD(Beat i5-12450H up to 4.5GHz)100W Type-C ...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 32GB DDR5 RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Graphics Processor: Integrated Graphics
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 5 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 3.8 lbs
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15.6 Business-gaming-Laptop, 6-Cores AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 660M 6nm GPU, 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD(Beat i5-12450H up to 4.5GHz)100W Type-C ...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 32GB DDR5 RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Graphics Processor: Integrated Graphics
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 5 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 3.8 lbs
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NIMO 15.6 FHD Laptop, Intel 6-Cores i3-1215U, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, (Beat i5-1135G7, Up to 4.4GHz), 65W Type-C, Fingerprint, Backl...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 32GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Cores i3-1215U 6-core
Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 5 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 6 lbs
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NIMO 15.6 FHD Laptop, Intel 6-Cores i3-1215U, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, (Beat i5-1135G7, Up to 4.4GHz), 65W Type-C, Fingerprint, Backl...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 32GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Cores i3-1215U 6-core
Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 5 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 6 lbs
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HP Victus 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX ...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 512GB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS 6-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 8 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 5.1 lbs
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HP Victus 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX ...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 512GB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS 6-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 8 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 5.1 lbs
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NIMO
NIMO 15.6 FHD Student Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Pentium Quad-Core N100(Beat to i3-1115G4, Up to 3.4GHz), 2 Years Warrant...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Pentium N100 4-core
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 7 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 3.74 lbs
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NIMO 15.6 FHD Student Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Pentium Quad-Core N100(Beat to i3-1115G4, Up to 3.4GHz), 2 Years Warrant...
NIMO
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Pentium N100 4-core
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 7 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 3.74 lbs
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15.6'' FHD Business Gaming-Laptop-Computer - 6 Cores AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, 32GB DDR5 RAM 1TB SSD(Beat i5 12450H, Up to 4.5GHz), 10...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 32GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6-core
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 660M
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 5 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 6 lbs
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15.6'' FHD Business Gaming-Laptop-Computer - 6 Cores AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, 32GB DDR5 RAM 1TB SSD(Beat i5 12450H, Up to 4.5GHz), 10...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 32GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6-core
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 660M
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 5 hours
Operating System: Windows 11
Weight: 6 lbs
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HP Victus 15.6 i5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 1920*1080 144Hz, Intel Core i5-12450H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, B...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H 8-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 10 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 5 lbs
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HP Victus 15.6 i5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 1920*1080 144Hz, Intel Core i5-12450H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, B...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H 8-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Up to 10 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 5 lbs
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acer Nitro V Gaming Laptop | Intel Core i7-13620H Processor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Display ...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1927 x 1080
Memory: 16GB DDR5 RAM
Storage: 512GB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H 10-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 8 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 4.66 lbs
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acer Nitro V Gaming Laptop | Intel Core i7-13620H Processor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Display ...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1927 x 1080
Memory: 16GB DDR5 RAM
Storage: 512GB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H 10-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: 8 hours
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 4.66 lbs
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Acer Aspire 3 A315-24P-R7VH Slim Laptop | 15.6" Full HD IPS Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320U Quad-Core Processor | AMD Radeon Graphi...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 8GB RAM
Storage: 128GB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U 4-core
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon
Touchscreen: N/A
Battery Life: No indicated
Operating System: Windows 11 S
Weight: 3.92 lbs
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Acer Aspire 3 A315-24P-R7VH Slim Laptop | 15.6" Full HD IPS Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320U Quad-Core Processor | AMD Radeon Graphi...
Display Size: 15.6"
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Memory: 8GB RAM
Storage: 128GB SSD
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U 4-core
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon
Touchscreen: N/A
Battery Life: No indicated
Operating System: Windows 11 S
Weight: 3.92 lbs
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ASUS ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop, 165Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, Intel Core i7-13650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD...
Display Size: 16”
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i7-13650HX 14-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Not indicated
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 2.5 lbs
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ASUS ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop, 165Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, Intel Core i7-13650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD...
Display Size: 16”
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Memory: 16GB RAM
Storage: 1TB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i7-13650HX 14-core
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Touchscreen: No
Battery Life: Not indicated
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 2.5 lbs
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