Best 17-inch 3D Artists Laptops under $1500
What a 3D Artist laptop means: a laptop built around VRAM and GPU compute,large GPU memory for complex scenes, strong CUDA / OptiX for viewport and render, enough CPU and RAM that retopology and simulation don't crawl. Typical use: Blender, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, viewport sculpting, GPU rendering, texture baking. Fits freelance 3D artists, game-art students, VFX artists between studios, indie game devs, and motion designers who model their own assets.
Also relevant for: 3D modeling laptops · Blender · Maya · rendering · VRAM-heavy
Showing: 17-inch · under $1500
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#1ChampionObjective profileWeight2.71 kgBattery4.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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69
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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57
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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56
System Memory RAM Capacity
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67
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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70
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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53
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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45
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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56
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#2Runner-UpObjective profileWeight2.50 kgBattery4.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM16 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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62
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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57
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
System Memory RAM Capacity
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67
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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58
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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57
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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34
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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56
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#3Top PickObjective profileWeight2.40 kgBattery3.5 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM16 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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66
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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60
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
System Memory RAM Capacity
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58
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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66
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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54
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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58
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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56
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#4Objective profileWeight2.60 kgBattery5.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM16 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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45
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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64
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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56
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
System Memory RAM Capacity
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73
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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62
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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57
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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45
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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45
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#5Objective profileWeight4.99 kgBattery2.6 hrDisplay17.3" 2560x1600RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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66
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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59
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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56
System Memory RAM Capacity
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71
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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66
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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63
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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58
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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56
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#6Objective profileWeight2.78 kgBattery5.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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45
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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61
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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40
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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56
System Memory RAM Capacity
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56
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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61
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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62
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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34
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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45
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#7Objective profileWeight2.35 kgBattery8.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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45
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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61
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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34
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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56
System Memory RAM Capacity
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54
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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61
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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57
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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43
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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45
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#8Objective profileWeight2.46 kgBattery12.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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77
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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57
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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51
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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56
System Memory RAM Capacity
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52
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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55
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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57
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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58
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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77
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#9Objective profileWeight–Battery5.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM16 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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65
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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57
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
System Memory RAM Capacity
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73
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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60
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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57
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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43
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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56
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#10Objective profileWeight2.35 kgBattery13.0 hrDisplay17.3" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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57
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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51
Multi-Core Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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56
System Memory RAM Capacity
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53
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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55
GPU Render Speed Compute Throughput
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57
Color Accuracy Chromatic Accuracy
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58
Storage Speed Storage Throughput
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