GoW makes extensive use of PC technology for visual enhancements such as better models, high-resolution texturing, particle fx, and a variety of other options. With graphics playing a vital role in this game, one thing everyone overlooks is the NVIDIA DLSS. The one feature that can really make a performance difference in your experience. So today we will talk about why, and also look at some of the best RTX laptops to play God of War.
If you have a desktop, then you can swap out the GPU whenever you like. But making the right decision when buying a laptop is a must. This is going to be your gaming device for the next 2-3 years. We noticed that in all the benchmarking tests, all major websites usually give the values with DLSS off to keep the competition the same across different GPUs available in the market. But ignoring DLSS doesn’t make a good proposition when we consider the number of games shipping with support for it. So considering the current market status and influence of ray tracing even in console games proves that RTX cards must be on top of your list if you planning to get a new gaming laptop.
Why Do You Need NVIDIA DLSS Gaming Laptops?
The difference was evident while testing God of War in different specs. NVIDIA DLSS in the God of War PC version boosts frames well over our expectations. It’s a marvel to look at this PS exclusive to finally run on PC on frame rates over 120 with some specs. NVIDIA DLSS employs powerful AI rendering to provide graphics performance that is equivalent to, if not better than, native resolution. Whereas only producing a fraction of the pixels in the traditional way. Sophisticated periodic return algorithms provide extraordinarily crisp visual data and all of this happens very fast in real-time.
So today we have called upon our gamer colleagues and filled our benches with rows of gaming laptops ranging from integrated GPU to even RTX 3090Ti laptops (test units). We also took into consideration many other factors like build quality, after-sales services, current best deals, the overall convenience, and so on. With that said the prices we will be mentioned in this guide will be current estimates.
Also, note that we have not gone through all the laptops available in the market right now. These are the ones which either we or our friends use. So we have accounted for their views on using and daily experience with these devices. Which includes heat dissipation, RAM upgradability, and more. So with all that said, let’s get right into the top 3 picks in each category.
Best RTX 3080 Ti Laptops
- Razer Blade 17
- Alienware X17 R2
- MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS
Best RTX 3080 Laptops
- Eluktronics MECH-15 G3 (XMG Neo 15 E22)
- Alienware X17
- Gigabyte Aorus 17G YD
Best RTX 3070 Laptops
- Asus ROG Zephyrus G15
- Alienware m17 R4
- MSI GE GE76 Raider
Best RTX 3060 Laptops
- Razer Blade 15 (Base Model)
- Alienware m15 R6
- Lenovo Legion 7 Gen 6 AMD
Best RTX 3050 / 3050 Ti Laptops
- Asus TUF 15 Dash
- Dell G15
- Asus ROG Strix G15
Why We Ended Up Picking These Laptops?
Without making you bored with all values, scores, and details, we spend our time sorting values for the gaming laptops here on the following factors:
- After-sales service
- Battery
- Brightness
- Build Quality
- Color Accuracy
- Color Gamut
- Contrast Ratio
- CPU based 3D Rendering
- CPU Rendering
- Fan Noise
- Geekbench Scores
- God of War FPS (with DLSS)
- GPU based 3D Rendering
- GPU Values
- Grey & Black Color Consistency
- HDR Range Values (if present)
- Hinge Strength
- Horizontal Viewing Angle
- In-build Speaker Quality
- Inbuilt Mic
- Keyboard Switch & Quality
- Number of Ports & Types
- Performance Drops After a Long Time
- Pixel Density
- Refresh Rates
- Screen Flickering
- Screen Reflections
- SSD/HDD Performance
- Thermal Dissipation
- Touch-pad Quality
- Viewing Angles
- Webcam
- Weight & Portability
Games We Tested
Once we assigned scores in each category mentioned above (including God of War frame rates), then came in the FP/S comparison of top 35 games we felt that might help the current general population of gamers looking to buy a laptop. We ran all of these games on every laptop to take in their min, average, 1% low, how much heat buildup after a gaming session, etc. So these are the 35 games we used to run these tests on:
- Apex Legends
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Battlefield 5
- Biomutant
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Control
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Crysis 3 (not Remastered)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (Patch 1.5)
- Death Stranding
- Destiny 2: Beyond Light
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- Dirt 5
- Doom Eternal
- F1 2020
- Far Cry 6
- Final Fantasy XV
- Fortnite
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Hitman 3
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Metro Exodus
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
- Outriders
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Project CARS 2
- Quake 2 (RTX)
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Resident Evil Village
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Watch Dogs: Legion
All the games that supported DLSS or RTX, were tested with those features enabled, considering these are RTX laptops, and to see the max benefits you can get from them.
Now we will get into a quick rundown of the specs and est price of these laptops, before getting into an in-depth review or reasoning for each of them.
Best RTX Laptop Specs in a Glance
Razer Blade 17 (4K 144Hz)
- Processor – Intel Core i9-12900H
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 17.3″ 4K 144Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (16GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- Storage – 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe + Open M.2 Slot
- Memory – 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Dual-channel
- Dimensions – 19.9 mm x 260 mm x 395 mm (0.78″ x 10.24″ x 15.55″)
- Weight – 6.06 lbs. (2.75 kg)
- Price – $4,299.99
Alienware x17 R2
- Processor – Intel Core i9 12900HK
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 17.3″ FHD 360Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (16GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- Storage – 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- Memory – 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Dual-channel
- Dimensions – 20.9 mm x 299.57 mm x 399.23 mm (0.82″ x 11.79″ x 15.72″)
- Weight – 6.65 lbs. (3.02 kg)
- Price – $3,949.99
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS
- Processor – Intel Core i9-12900H
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 17.3″ 4K 120Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (16GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- Storage – 1TB NVMe SSD Gen4x4
- Memory – 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Dual-channel
- Dimensions – 20.06 mm x 283.46 mm x 397.51 mm (0.79″ x 11.16″ x 15.65″)
- Weight – 6.17 lbs. (2.79 kg)
- Price – $4,199.99
Eluktronics MECH-15 G3R
- Processor – Intel Core i7-12700H
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 15.6″ 1440p 240Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Storage – 1TB Ultra Performance PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD
- Memory – 32GB DDR5 4800MHz (2 Dimm)
- Dimensions – 14.16″ x 10.03″ x 0.94″
- Weight – 4.68lbs
- Price – $2,975.00
Alienware x17
- Processor – Intel Core i9-11980HK
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 17.3″ UHD (3840 x 2160) 120Hz 4ms
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (16GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- Storage – 1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD
- Memory – 32 GB, DDR4, 3466 MHz, XMP
- Dimensions – 21.4 mm x 299.49 mm x 399.23 mm (0.843″ x 11.791″ x 15.718″)
- Weight – 7.05 lbs. (3.2 kg)
- Price – $2,999.99
Gigabyte Aorus 17G YD
- Processor – Intel Core i7-11800H
- OS – Windows 10 Home (Windows 11 Update Free)
- Display – 17.3″ FHD 1080p 300Hz IPS Anti-glare Display LCD
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (8 GB GDDR6)
- Storage – 512GB SSD Gen4 (5K)
- Memory – 32GB RAM
- Dimensions – 15.9(W) x 10.8(D) x1.0(H) inch
- Weight – 5.9lb
- Price – $2,099.00
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15
- Processor – AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 15.6″ 1440p
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Storage – 1TB SSD
- Memory – 16GB 3200MHz
- Price – $1,849.99
Alienware m17 R4
- Processor – Intel Core i7-10870H
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 17.3″ 1080p
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Storage – 1TB Solid State Drive
- Memory – 16GB
- Price – $1,996.99 (Used)
MSI GE GE76 Raider
- Processor – Intel Core i7-10870H
- OS – Windows 10
- Display – 17.3″ FHD (1920×1080), 300Hz 3ms, IPS-Level
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Storage – 1TB SSD
- Memory – 32GB
- Price – $2,775.79 (Renewed)
Razer Blade 15 Base Model
- Processor – Intel Core i7-11800H
- OS – Windows 10 Home (Free Windows 11 Upgrade)
- Display – 15.6″ 1080p 144Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Storage – 512GB SSD + Open M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Slot
- Memory – 16GB DDR4-3200MHz (dual-channel)
- Price – $1,799.99
Alienware m15 R6
- Processor – Intel Core i7-11800H
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) 165Hz 3ms with ComfortView Plus
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 6 GB GDDR6
- Storage – 512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD
- Memory – 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz
- Price – $1,799.99
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Gen 6 AMD
- Processor – AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 15.6″ 1080p 165Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB
- Storage – 1 TB PCIe SSD
- Memory – 16 GB DDR4 3200MHz
- Price – $1,739.99
ASUS ROG Strix G15
- Processor – AMD Ryzen 7 4800H Processor
- OS – Windows 10 Home
- Display – 15.6” 1080p IPS 144Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6
- Storage – 512GB PCIe SSD
- Memory – 8GB DDR4 3200MH
- Price – $999.99
Dell G15
- Processor – Intel Core i5-12500H
- OS – Windows 11 Home
- Display – 15.6″ 1080p 120Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (4GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- Storage – 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- Memory – 8 GB, 1 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz
- Price – $999.99
ASUS TUF Dash 15
- Processor – Intel Core i7-11370H
- OS – Windows 10 Home (Free Windows 11 Upgrade)
- Display – 15.6” 1080p 144Hz
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6
- Storage – 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
- Memory – 8GB DDR4
- Price – $949.99
That’s all the best RTX Laptops right now to Play God of War. While you are here, take a glance at our Zotac RTX 3080 AMP Holo 10GB GPU Review if you are looking for something powerful for your desktop. Also, make sure to check out our Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti FE review, and know in detail how it stacks up to the Zotac GeForce RTX 3070 Ti AMP Extreme Holo Edition.