Are you looking for the best gaming laptop 2020? In this video, we will breakdown the top gaming laptops on the market. Before we get started with our video detailing the best gaming laptops on the market, we have included links in the description for each product mentioned, so make sure you check those out to see which one is in your budget range. Starting off at number 1 we have the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model. Not much has changed since the advent of the original Razer Blade 15 in spring 2018. The refreshed, so-called "Advanced Model"is outfitted with the same CNC-milled aluminum chassis as its predecessor, only this time it harbors the latest graphics chips from Nvidia, namely the RTX family of Turing architecture-basedGPUs.
Among its configurations are an RTX 2080 model,capable of running the ray traced Metro Exodus at over 50fps with all the visual settings cranked to the top. In our testing, despite its power-hungry guts,it wowed us with an unusual 5 hour and 1 minute battery life. So while it's no longer the thinnest or the lightest in its class, it is the longest-lasting premium gaming laptops we've seen to date. It's also one of the more expensive. You could argue that's because the Razer Blade15 aims to replace not only your desktop but your existing laptop, too. After all, its touchpad is the closest thing to a MacBook trackpad you will find on a Windows notebook.
That includes non-gaming laptops like the Dell XPS 13, which is met with staggering acclaim each time it's re-packaged and re-released. In just about every way, the Razer Blade 15feels like a dream. Chalk it up to the engineering talent. Say what you will about the tri-serpent-parading Californian hardware company. It now makes the best gaming laptop on the market. Whether others will follow suit, taking inspiration from the well-rounded machine remains to be seen. Also bad for its competitors is the fact that the Razer Blade 15 is available in an abundance of different flavors, most of which actually makes a lot of sense. If you want a 4K OLED screen, it's exclusive to an RTX 2080 configuration, perhaps the only Max-Q graphics card that could hope to drive 4K graphics. More likely is that you'll opt for one ofthe many higher volume FHD 144Hz models, lest you'll wind up playing at 1440p, thereby stymieing its true potential.
Whatever the case, you can take solace inthe fact that the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model is the overall best gaming laptop onthe market right now, and until someone else steps up to the plate to contest this crowning achievement, it will continue to sit here at the top of this list. At number 2 we have the MSI GS65 Stealth. The GS65 Stealth Thin is the best gaming laptopwe tested in 2019. It's a fantastic all-rounder that still packsa punch in terms of specs and design. It has the versatility of a notebook and,because it's light and sturdy, it's incredibly easy to just pop into your bag and carry round all day for whatever you need to use it for. It has a sleek matte black aluminum body withgold accents that feels sturdy and luxe—and thankfully lacking in obnoxious gamer aesthetics. Best of all, in addition to a slim, 18mm thickness,the screen's 4.9mm thin bezels allow for a overall chassis size that's about an inchsmaller than most 15-inch laptops, while still packing the same screen real-estate. While it won't do ray-tracing, the spec hereis enough to handle most modern games in 2019. However, the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin modelsare in something of a transition right now. It's tough to track down the 1070 build, whichis probably the best, unless you want a mind-boggling 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. You can still get the 1060 model, with a 16GBRAM spec and 256GB SSD, which shaves a massive amount off the price, but cuts performance a little. You can also buy the newer 2070 models, butthey're super expensive too, and didn't impress as much during testing.
There are other nice details on the GS65,which still makes it a great laptop: a keyboard from SteelSeries that's solid and responsive(and RGB-lit, if you care about that sort of thing), a responsive touchpad, and a webcam that's placed at the top of the screen, thankfully avoiding the abysmally unflattering "nose-cam"found on most thin-bezeled laptops like the Dell XPS 13. The only gaming feature missing here is G-Sync,but this allows for both a lower price tag and battery life that legitimately lasts througha whole day of email, web browsing, and streaming video. At number 3 we have the Acer Predator Helios300. We loved Acer's Predator Helios 300 duringthe 10-series era: at just over a grand, sometimes less if you could find it on sale, it offereda GTX 1060 6GB graphics card that could lock down 60 fps at near-max settings in most games from the last few years. Now the newer model Helios is back with aGTX 1660 Ti GPU and a sleeker form factor for basically the same price. The new and improved Helios 300 has a 144HzIPS screen as well as smaller bezels, putting it more in-line with sleek thin-and-lightsthan its more bulky brethren of the previous generation. RAM speed has been bumped up to 2666Mhz aswell, which is a nice improvement.
The only real drawback here is the diminutive SSD, although there are larger storage options (thankfully all in SSD form) if you want morespace. At number 4 we have the Lenovo Legion Y740. Though they've existed for but a couple ofyears now, Lenovo's Legion-branded laptops have made a name for themselves in the gamesindustry, if only because they offer unprecedented value on top-notch specs. Rather than crafting jacks of all trades,the Chinese tech company—known primarily for its Think Pads—aims to squeeze the most performance out of the cheapest possible materials without compromising on quality and design. This principle is nowhere more evident thanin the Lenovo Legion Y740, a 17.3-inch gaming laptop, whose graphics chip ranges from Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 to 2080, and for a fraction of the price of its major competitors. Sure, "considerably thinner than previous generations" as they may be, its bezels are bigger and more distracting than the norm. But the screen itself leverages technologyrarely seen elsewhere. Dolby Vision HDR, for example, is in full bloom on this fluid 144Hz IPS display.And G-Sync eliminates the need for software-basedadaptive sync protocols, such as vsync, which notoriously reeks of input lag and micro stuttering. On the audio end, the Y740 is graced with another striking Dolby technology, Atmos, by way of a fine-tuned onboard soundbar thatemits a wide range of crisp frequencies, valuing midrange and bass tones in equal measure. Built into its Windows 10 Home install is the Dolby Atmos software as well, paving the way for customizable EQ profiles and nearlymaking up for the down-firing orientation of the speakers.
If real-time ray tracing is your endgame,the Lenovo Legion Y740 does not disappoint. In fact, in the Metro Exodus RTX benchmark,which sees most of the in-game graphics settings cranked all the way up, the Y740 managed animpressive average of 46fps. Temper a few of those sliders and you canbank on a buttery smooth 60fps, with raytracing turned on, for about 30% less than the costof its premium-priced rivals configured with the same specs. And for our final pick at number 5 we havethe Acer Predator Triton 500. Not everyone needs the thinnest or the mostpowerful gaming laptop. Sometimes still-thin and still-powerful isjust fine. Striking a healthy balance between portability,performance, and price is the Acer Predator Triton 500, a Max-Q notebook that emergedfrom somewhere out of the woodwork to impress our dedicated team of hardware testers atthe top-secret PC Gamer lab. Wielding an RTX 2080, the model we reviewedis priced somewhere in the middle at $2,499.
However, you can find an RTX 2060 versionat the $1,799 mark. Either way, it's well worth your while, seeingas it can push Metro Exodus at the highest settings, with ray tracing on, at an averagepace of 56fps. And while it's doing so, you get to experiencethe luxury of its deeply satisfying 1.7mm keyboard travel and a Microsoft precisiontouchpad that we surprisingly don't hate. Despite its terrifying default boot-up noise,the Acer Predator Triton 500 is one for the books. So that sums up our top gaming laptops of2020. We hope you enjoyed. If you did please leave a like on the videoand if you’re new here hit that subscribe button. Until next time have a great day.
