#Small gaming laptop setup update#

And we fell in love all over again, and we're looking forward to getting the Intel Alder Lake versions with the RTX 3080 Ti humming away inside, too. We've played with the Razer Blade 15 Advanced with a 10th Gen Intel chip and RTX 3080 (95W) GPU inside it. It has the same gorgeous CNC-milled aluminum chassis as its predecessor, only this time it can house one of Nvidia's latest RTX 30-series GPUs and an Intel 12th Gen Core i9 CPUs. The latest spin of the Razer Blade 15 once again improves on one of the best gaming laptops ever made.

Whatever you're in the market for, there should be a laptop that's right for you here. Below you'll find the laptops we've tried that offer the best balance of performance, portability, and price.

#Small gaming laptop setup update#

We've tested hundreds of gaming laptops over the years, continue to update this guide with the latest models as they're pushed out. Still, at least there are enough models out there to meet demand. As such, midrange and budget models may be a little more sparse. This does mean manufacturers have turned their focus toward high-end offerings, however.

While bagging a new graphics card is going to continue to be a pain this year, along with some flashy DDR5 memory, or even good CPU silicon, gaming laptops seem to have mostly avoided the chip shortage. laptops with mechanical keyboards even exist, like the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15. You can even find heaps of RAM and super-high refresh screens under the hood. The newest portable powerhouses sport all the fancy features that high-end gaming PCs do, with their multicore CPUs, Nvidia RTX 30-series and AMD Radeon RX 6000-series GPUs, and speedy NVMe SSDs to top off their smashing configs.