HP announces “Victus” lineup of powerful yet affordable gaming laptops

 

Alongside refreshing the Omen series, HP also announced Victus—a new lineup of affordable gaming laptops. The first entry in the Victus series is available with both Intel and AMD CPUs. Let us discuss the specs, features, and more of the HP Victus 16 as well as its expected price in Nepal.

HP Victus 16 Overview:

Victus by HP is a new lineup of gaming laptops that will complement the existing Omen range of notebooks. HP is basically looking to make gaming more accessible to players that aren’t able to splurge on high-end laptops quite yet. For the time being, there’s only one entry in this series.

Design and Display

Here, HP Victus 16 borrows heavily from the Omen lineup in terms of design. It comes with sharp edges and a clean look. The Victus logo can be seen in a number of places, including underneath the panel, at the back, and on the speaker grills.

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The laptop flaunts a 16.1-inch screen with up to a QHD resolution. In addition, the screen has a refresh rate of 165Hz, 300 nits brightness, EyeSafe low-blue light safety, and 100% sRGB color coverage. 

Performance

In terms of performance, one can choose between Intel Core i7-11800H or AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor. Likewise, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Radeon RX 5500M are among the GPU choices. The company is using a 5-way airflow with a 4-heatpipe configuration for more efficient heat dissipation.

On the storage front, the Victus 16 comes with up to 1TB of PCIe Gen4 SSD, dual SSDs in RAID 0 config, or Intel Optane memory. This is paired with up to 32GB of DDR4-3200 memory, The laptop uses the Omen font on the keyboard, as well as dedicated keys for the Omen Gaming Hub, power, and calculator.

Rest of the specs

Moving on, wireless networking solutions include Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth v5.2. The laptop has one USB Type-A (HP Sleep and Charge), two USB Type-A, one RJ45 (LAN), one combo audio jack with DTS: X Ultra, one Mini DisplayPort, one HDMI 2.1, and one USB Type-C port in terms of I/O ports.

HP Victus 16 Specifications:

• Display: 16.1-inch IPS, 165Hz, 3ms, anti-glare, Low Blue Light, 300 nits, 100% sRGB
• Resolution: Up to QHD (2560 x 1440 pixels)
• Keyboard: Full-size keyboard with NumPad
• Processor:  Intel Core i7-11800H / AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
• Graphics:  Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 5500M
• RAM: Up to 32GB of DDR4-3200
• Storage: 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, Dual SSDs in RAID 0, or Intel Optane
• Audio: Bang & Olufsen tuned dual speakers
• Battery: 4-cell 70 Wh Li-ion polymer
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E AX210, Bluetooth 5.2
• Color Options: Mica Silver, Performance Blue, Ceramic White
• I/O Ports: 1x USB Type-A (HP Sleep and Charge), 2x USB Type-A, 1x  RJ45, 1x  AC Smart pin, 1x combo audio jack, 1x  Mini DisplayPort, 1x  HDMI 2.1, 1x USB Type-C, (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)

HP Victus 16 Price in Nepal and Availability

The price of HP Victus 16 starts at USD 800 and USD 850 for the AMD and Intel variant, respectively. We expect the price of HP Victus 16 in Nepal to start at NPR 105,000 when it launches here shortly.

HP Victus 16	Price in the US	Price in Nepal (Expected)
AMD variant	USD 800	NPR 105,000
Intel variant	USD 850	NPR 110,000