Best 13-inch Gamers Laptops under $1500
What a Gaming laptop means: a laptop optimized to actually run modern games well,frame rate, panel quality, and thermal sustainability are weighted higher than weight or battery life. Typical use: AAA single-player titles at high settings, competitive multiplayer, streaming gameplay, long sessions plugged in at a desk. Fits enthusiast PC gamers without space for a desktop, college students with a gaming hobby, esports players, dorm gamers,anyone whose first buying question is "will it run this game?"
Also relevant for: gaming laptops · esports rigs · AAA-ready machines · high-refresh laptops
Showing: 13-inch · under $1500
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#1ChampionObjective profileWeight2.60 kgBattery8.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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46
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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44
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47
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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66
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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55
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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#2Runner-UpObjective profileWeight1.40 kgBattery9.0 hrDisplay13.4" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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50
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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47
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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65
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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#3Top PickObjective profileWeight1.17 kgBattery5.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1200RAM64 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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54
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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41
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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35
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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51
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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55
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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#4Objective profileWeight1.32 kgBattery9.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1200RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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35
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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12
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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34
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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49
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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35
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#5Objective profileWeight1.35 kgBattery9.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1080RAM32 GBStorage1 TBSelvaScore breakdown
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50
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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47
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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34
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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#6Objective profileWeight1.30 kgBattery12.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1080RAM8 GBStorage512 GBSelvaScore breakdown
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44
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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47
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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50
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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44
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#7Objective profileWeight1.54 kgBattery10.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1080RAM16 GBStorage512 GBSelvaScore breakdown
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52
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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47
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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29
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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52
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#8Objective profileWeight–Battery12.0 hrDisplay13.5" 2256x1504RAM16 GBStorage256 GBSelvaScore breakdown
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54
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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52
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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35
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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58
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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54
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#9Objective profileWeight1.14 kgBattery13.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1080RAM8 GBStorage512 GBSelvaScore breakdown
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47
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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47
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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37
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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47
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#10Objective profileWeight0.87 kgBattery11.0 hrDisplay13.3" 1920x1080RAM8 GBStorage256 GBSelvaScore breakdown
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50
Graphics Performance Rasterization Potency
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44
Screen Refresh Refresh Rate
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47
Sustained GPU Power Total Graphics Power
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56
Video Memory VRAM Capacity
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34
CPU Performance Multi-Thread Scalability
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42
Ray Tracing Ray Tracing Architecture
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