Best AMD Laptops for Gaming (September 2023)

Featuring one of the best AMD processors with the best AMD graphics card for laptops, the ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition is quite the outlier. It comes with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX which is the top of the line processor from the AMD Ryzen 5000 family which is based on their new ‘Zen 3’ cores. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is an 8-Core / 16-Thread behemoth designed for a TDP of 45 Watts which ensures plenty of headroom but is also energy efficient compared to its desktop variant. And for the GPU, it has the AMD Radeon RX 6800M with 12 GB of VRAM. As for the other specs, it features 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD and a 15.6-inch WQHD screen capable of running at 165 Hz. When it comes to defining a gaming laptop, the ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition is pretty much what most gamers would be looking for.

The Zephyrus G15 is one of the best Ryzen gaming laptops available in the market right now. The Zephyrus series is ASUS’s premium thin and light line of gaming laptops, with modern and minimalistic aesthetics, geared more towards creators who also love gaming, a stark contrast from the Strix line at least in terms of design. The laptop comes with a AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, a more power-efficient version of the 5900HX, it has 8-Cores / 16-Threads with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz paired with the RTX 3060 which comes with 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Its other notable specifications include a 15.6-inch 1440p 165 Hz FreeSync compatible IPS display with a 100% DCI-P3 coverage, excellent for both Gaming and Content Creation, 16 GB of 3200 MHz DDR4 memory and 1 TB NVMe storage. If you’re in the market for the best AMD laptops for Gaming but also need something that looks more professional, the ASUS Zephyrus G15 is an excellent choice with the only caveat being it doesn’t come with a webcam so if that’s something important for you then you might wanna steer clear of the G15.

Dell's Alienware line of laptops is quite possibly one of the most popular AMD laptops for Gaming in the market. The M15 comes equipped with the Ryzen 7 5800H which comes packing with 8-Cores / 16-Threads with a base clock of 3.2 GHz and a boost clock of 4.4 GHz, based on AMD’s ‘Zen 3’ microarchitecture paired with the RTX 3060 from NVIDIA which comes with 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM excellent for 1080p gaming. The overall design of the laptop is in line with most other Alienware products which means the laptop definitely is not subtle, it’s grey all around with an RGB Alienware logo on the top lid and RGB ring at the back. Its other notable specs include a 15.6-inch 1080p 165 Hz display, 16 GB of 3200 MHz DDR4 memory and 512 GB of NVMe storage. Alienware laptops have historically been one of the best AMD laptops for gaming so if you’re in the market for a premium gaming laptop, the M15 is going to be an excellent pick.

The Legion 5 comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, an 8-Core / 16-Thread chip based on AMD’s ‘Zen 3’ microarchitecture and the NVIDIA RTX 3060 that comes with 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM and a TDP of 130 W making it an extremely powerful GPU capable of running most modern titles at 1440p. Its other specs include a 15.6-inch 1080p 165 Hz display with a peak brightness of 500 nits and Dolby vision certification for an amazing visual experience, 16 GB of 3200 MHz dual-channel memory, and a whole 2 TBs of NVMe Storage. Something that makes the legion line up excellent is the inclusion of a MUX switch which gives us the ability to disable the laptop’s iGPU and use the discrete card as the primary GPU increasing its effective performance. The legion 5 is one of the best laptops offered by Lenovo and an excellent pick at its price.

The Victus line is HP’s new premium to the mid-range line of AMD laptops for Gaming. This one comes equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, an 8-Core / 16-Thread chip based on 7nm++ architecture paired with an NVIDIA RTX 3060 with a max TDP of 90 W and 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. The best thing about the HP Victus line is the fact that they are one of the only few laptops in this range that come with a 16.1-inch screen which means more screen real estate for you and on this Victus that screen is 1440p 165 Hz IPS display which covers a 100% of the sRGB range, excellent for both gaming and content consumption. The overall design of the Victus is pretty barebones, just an all-black exterior with an HP Victus logo on the top lid, nothing too flashy which isn’t a bad thing. Overall the Victus is an excellent machine and offers a pretty great set of hardware for its price.

The Acer Nitro 5 has one of the best AMD gaming laptops price in the market right now, it has almost everything that you can ask from a gaming laptop of this calibre. It comes with a Ryzen 7 5800H, an 8-Core / 16-Thread CPU based on AMD’s ‘ZEN 2’ architecture paired with the NVIDIA RTX 3060 making it one of the best CPU and GPU combos in the market right now. You can expect to run most modern AAA titles on this laptop without any issues and because of that RTX GPU, you will have access to things like NVIDIA DLSS, Broadcast and reflex, which is amazing. Some of its other notable specs include 16 GB of dual-channel memory, 256 GB NVMe as a boot drive paired with 1 TB HDD for raw storage and a 144 Hz IPS display with 100% sRGB coverage which is excellent.

The Omen 16 is one of only three laptops on this list that come with all AMD hardware, it uses the Ryzen 9 5900HX which has 8-Cores / 16-Threads with a base clock of 3.3 GHz and a max boost clock of up to 4.6 GHz based on AMD’s ‘Zen 3’ architecture and that’s paired with the Radeon RX 6600M which has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory making it excellent for 1080p or even 1440p gaming. Its other notable specs include a 16.1-inch 1440p 165 Hz IPS display with a 100% sRGB coverage, 16 GB of 3200 MHz DDR4 memory, 1 TB of NVMe storage and a complete I/O which includes a mini display port and a full-size SD card reader, ports omitted from most modern laptops. The HP omen series has had one of the best AMD laptops for gaming in the market, with their great build quality and excellent cooling, the Omen 16 is an excellent choice for people looking for something reliable at this price.

The Alpha 15 is our 3rd all AMD laptop on this list and this one is manufactured by MSI. It comes equipped with the Ryzen 7 5800H which is an 8-Core / 16-Thread chip based on AMD’s ‘Zen 3’ microarchitecture, it has a base clock of 3.2 GHz and a boost clock of 4.4 GHz paired with the great Radeon RX 6600M which has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and is based on AMD’s excellent ‘RDNA 2’ GPU architecture. The Alpha 15 has a fairly understated exterior with just black all around and an MSI Alpha logo on the top lid which is great. Its other specs include a 15.6-inch Full HD 144 Hz display, 16 GB of DDR4 memory running at 3200 MHz and 1 TB of NVMe storage making it a great AMD laptop for gaming at its price.

The Flow X13 from Asus is one of the most unique AMD gaming laptops in the market right now. It’s a 2-in-1 thin-and-light gaming laptop that comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS which is an 8-Core / 16-Thread CPU based on AMD’s ‘Zen 3’ architecture, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, paired with the NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti which a great efficient respectable GPU for 1080p gaming on the go. However, what makes the Flow X13 special is its XG mobile dock which contains a full power NVIDIA RTX 3080 mobile inside which you can connect to the X13 and get the power of an NVIDIA RTX 3080 mobile on a thin and light convertible but since this dock uses a proprietary connector you can only use it on the Flow X13 or other Flow devices but it’s still an amazing ability unique to this lineup and if you are a someone who needs something light and portable but also wants to play modern AAA titles at higher resolution without losing the portability then the X13 is an excellent option for you.