Dell G16 (7630) gaming laptop review: Bargain price with class-leading performance (2024)

Tom's Hardware Verdict

The Dell G16 offers strong performance, a great mechanical keyboard, and a high-res display in a package below $1,000, making it worth your consideration for a budget machine.

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    Strong gaming performance across the board

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    16-inch QHD+ display with 240Hz refresh rate

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    Excellent Cherry MX mechanical keyboard

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    Subpar 720p webcam

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    A bit heavier than I’d like

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    Chassis can become uncomfortably warm while gaming

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There are many options available for laptop gamers looking for the most bang for their buck. When it comes to the best gaming laptops under $1,000, the Dell G16 (7630) makes a strong case with a fast Core i7 processor, a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, and a 2560 x 1600 display refreshing at 240 Hz.

That’s a lot of kit for just $999, but that's not everything. The laptop includes several USB Type-A ports, a Thunderbolt 4 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and, impressively for the price, a Cherry MX mechanical keyboard with RGB lightning. At least on paper, the Dell G16 looks like a slam dunk in the entry-level gaming class, but read on to see how it fares against the competition.

Design of the Dell G16 (7630)

The G16 is a big laptop, and I don’t just mean in weight (6.3 pounds), but also in terms of pure size. It’s a big and thick machine – I measured it at 1-inch thick at its thinnest point (front) with the lid closed, and 1.25 inches thick at the rear. The thick and wide chassis not only allows Dell to put in a large 16-inch display, but there’s ample room to put in enough cooling for the 13th Gen "Raptor Lake" processor and the 140-watt GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU.

A mostly-plastic chassis is par for the course in laptops in the sub-$1,000 price range. You’ll also find that trend with the G16, with thick plastic used for the primary chassis and plenty of cutouts for ventilation. However, Dell tries to class things up with an aluminum lid with its logo emblazoned in the center.

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The G16 looks good with its angular motif, projecting a bit of style that we’d expect in a laptop costing hundreds more. However, I will say that the angular design did irritate me in one way; The way the keyboard is positioned, the front-ridge edge of the deck dug into my palm when using the arrow keys, which was annoying.

There are two USB 3.2 Type-A ports on the right side of the chassis; while moving to the left side, you’ll see a Gigabit Ethernet port (with a drop-jaw hinge), a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and an LED status light for the battery. On the rear panel you will find a proprietary power port that accepts the 330-watt adapter with a barrel-style plug, another USB 3.2 Type-A port, an HDMI 2.1 port, and a Thunderbolt 4 port.

Between the G16's heavy weight and sizable footprint, It’s not a device I’d feel comfortable lugging around frequently. For comparison, the Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 measures 14.17 x 10.19 x 0.94 inches and weighs 5.12 pounds, while the MSI Katana 15 is 14.13 x 10.20 x 0.98 inches and 4.96 pounds. The Acer Nitro 16 is the next-portliest laptop in this group at 5.95 pounds, with dimensions of 14.8 x 11.02 x 1.1 inches.

Dell G16 (7630) Specifications

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CPUIntel Core i7-13650HX (14 cores / 20 threads, up to 4.9 GHz)
GraphicsNvidia GeForce RTX 4060 (8GB, 2,370 MHz boost, 140W TDP)
Memory16GB DDR5-4800 (1 x 16GB SO-DIMM)
Storage1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Display16-inch, 2560 x 1600, IPS, 16:10, 240 Hz
NetworkingIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.1
Ports1x Thunderbolt 4, 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x 3.5 mm headphone jack, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 1x HDMI 2.1
Camera720p
Battery86 WHr
Power Adapter330W, proprietary
Operating SystemWindows 11 Home
Dimensions (WxDxH)14.05 x 11.37 x 1.01 inches
Weight6.3 pounds (2.87 kg)
Price (as configured)$999.99

Gaming Performance on the Dell G16 (7630)

Our Dell G16 review unit is configured with an Intel Core i7-13650HX processor, 16GB of DDR5-4800 memory, and a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU (140W TDP). That’s a definite step up regarding its graphics performance ceiling compared to laptops using the same GPU with a 115W TDP. Dell ships the G16 with a 16-inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600) display with a heady 240 Hz refresh rate.

The assembled competitors are the Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 (Ryzen 7 7435HS, 115W RTX 4060), Acer Nitro 16 (Ryzen 5 7640HS, 140W RTX 4050), and the MSI Katana 15 (Core i7-13620H, 105W RTX 4050).

I’ve been playing more of Forespoken in recent months and decided to take the game for a spin on the G16. Running the game at the laptop’s native resolution of 2560 x 1600 resulted in a dismal 20 fps with Ultra-High settings enabled. Dialing things back a bit to the Standard graphical setting saw those frame rates climb to the high 40s, and sometimes even in the mid-50s if there wasn’t a lot of action on the screen.

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I next shifted focus to our standard game benchmark suite, consisting of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Cyberpunk 2077, Far Cry 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Borderlands 3. Starting with Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Highest setting), the G16 led all competitors with 98 fps at 1080p resolution, but it only bested the next-fastest LOQ by 2 fps. When running at its native resolution of 1600p, performance dropped to 57 fps.

Cyberpunk 2077 (Very High settings) is one of our newer gaming benchmarks, so we only have results for the G16 and the LOQ. With that said, the G16 managed 33 fps at 1080p, which was once again 2 fps faster than the LOQ. When shifting the resolution to 1600p, the system could only muster 19 fps.

Far Cry 6 (Ultra settings) saw the G16 again take the lead at 1080p resolution at 85 fps, placing it 4 fps ahead of the Katana 15 and 6 fps ahead of the LOQ. Performance didn’t suffer as much as the two previous games when selecting 1600p, as we measured 61 fps.

We saw a tight grouping for top honors in Red Dead Redemption 2 (Medium settings), with the G16 eking out the win at 1080p, but by just 1 frame over the LOQ and Nitro 16. 1600p performance dropped to 39 fps on the G16.

Finally, Borderlands 3 (Badass settings), put the G16 in the familiar spot at the top of the rankings with 82 fps at 1080p resolution. This put it just ahead of the LOQ and well clear of the Nitro 16 (63 fps) and Katana 15 (68 fps). The G16 managed 54 fps at native resolution (1600p).

Metro Exodus (RTX, 1080p settings) is our go-to benchmark for stress-testing gaming laptops. We run the test 10 times back-to-back and measure the average CPU and GPU clocks and temperatures. The CPU performance cores averaged 3.62 GHz, the efficiency cores averaged 2.96 GHz, and the CPU averaged 74.4 degrees Celsius (165.92 degrees Fahrenheit). The GPU averaged 2.2 GHz at a temperature of 59.2 C (138.56 F).

Productivity Performance on the Dell G16 (7630)

The Dell G16 features a Core i7-13650HX processor, 16GB of DDR5-4800 memory (1x 16GB), and a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD (WD SN750).

Kicking things off with the Geekbench 6 synthetic CPU benchmark, the G16 split the top of the ticket with the Katana 15. The G16 took top honors in the single-core benchmark (2,553 versus 2,394), but the Katana 15 emerged victorious in the multi-core test (12,727 versus 11,209).

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Moving to our file transfer test, which involves copying 25GB of mixed files on the SSD, the G16 bested the competition by a large margin, with a speed of 1,718.8 Mbps. The next-closest competitor was the Katana 15 at 1,045.33 Mbps.

Our Handbrake test, during which we transcoded a 4K video file to 1080p, was also a strong showing for the G16. It completed the task in 4 minutes and 21 seconds, putting it 6 seconds ahead of the second-place Katana 15. The Nitro 16 was the group's laggard, taking 5 minutes and 48 seconds to finish.

Display on the Dell G16 (7630)

The 16-inch, 2560 x 1600 display on the G16 is large and exceptionally bright, particularly when typing this review with a white background in Microsoft Word.

Our instrumented tests showed that the G16’s IPS panel hit 310 nits, tying for second place with the LOQ, and well behind the Nitro 16 (371 nits). But trust me, you won’t be left wanting for additional brightness from this display.

Color tests showed 169% coverage of sRGB and 114 percent of DCI-P3, which is quite good for a display in a budget gaming laptop. The next-closest competitor was the Nitro 16, while the Katana 15 was in the rear of the pack, disappointing in the color tests and in overall brightness.

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Delivering excellent numbers on paper is one thing, but how it fares in the real world is equally, if not more important. In this case, the display proved to be responsive in every game I threw at it, although the games that I typically play don’t come close to taxing the 240 Hz refresh rate maximum that the G16 supports.

Colors in the lush environments of Forespoken looked beautiful and well-saturated. As far as I could tell, colors looked accurate, brightness was ample even in well (or overly lit) environments, and black levels were reasonable for an IPS display.

Keyboard and Touchpad on the Dell G16 (7630)

The G16 features a Cherry MX mechanical keyboard with single-zone RGB backlighting. Key presses are firm and responsive with no hint of wobble as I typed furiously. The WASD keys are outlined in white, highlighting that this is a gaming machine.

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One curious decision is to include A, B, C, D, and E keys in the function row. They are programmable using the Alienware Command Center app and can be used as hotkeys for functions. As a result, the volume, mute, and microphone keys are relegated to a vertical row above the left arrow key on the right side of the keyboard. I still haven’t gotten used to this positioning and would prefer audio controls to be on the function row. For example, I would reach to hit the Backspace key and instead hit the microphone mute key.

I did have a minor annoyance with the sharp, right-front edge of the chassis digging into my palm when using the arrow keys. With that said, I used Keyhero.com to measure my typing speed and came away with 89 words per minute with 94.09 percent accuracy.

The touchpad isn’t anything to write home about. It’s on the smaller side for such a large laptop, measuring 4.1 inches x 2.5 inches. It has a nice, smooth surface with minimal friction, which is my preference. It also has a satisfying click, although I sometimes had to press twice to register a click. There was no rhyme or reason to when this would occur, but it happened enough for me to make a mental note of it.

Audio on the Dell G16 (7630)

Dell equipped the G16 with dual 2.5-watt speakers. They are branded or have any special branded tuning (like AKG or B&O) involved, and they sound OK. In other words, they are about what you’d expect for a laptop priced at $1,000. As usual, bass was lacking and music sounded mostly flat. The speakers are placed in the front corners of the chassis and fire downward.

I played “I Drive Alone” by Esthero, and was unimpressed with how muddled the vocals were, and the total lack of “oomph” from the background drums. Games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Far Cry 6 were no better regarding sound reproduction. Explosions and gunfire rang hollow, and character voices sounded as if they were belted out from a long and narrow hallway.

Upgradeability of the Dell G16 (7630)

There are ten Phillips head screws positioned around the perimeter of the bottom panel on the laptop. Once removed, the bottom panel quickly popped off using my fingernail as a guide.

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Given the large footprint of the G16, there’s plenty of room to stick in a relatively large battery. In this case, we have an 86 WHr battery that is replenished via a 330W power adapter (which uses a proprietary, barrel-style plug).

You’ll find two M.2 slots, one of which houses the WD SN750 M.2 2230 SSD. The other slot is empty, and both slots accept full-length 2280 SSDs. There are two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, one of which is occupied with a single 16GB DDR5-4800 module. I would have preferred two 8GB modules for a dual-channel configuration, but the overall performance of the G16 didn’t seem to suffer in our tests. The Wi-Fi module is also accessible, allowing you to upgrade to a newer Wi-Fi 7 unit if you desire.

Battery Life on the Dell G16 (7630)

Given the large footprint of the G16, there’s plenty of room to stick in a relatively large battery. In this case, we have an 86 WHr battery that is replenished via a 330W power adapter (which uses a proprietary, barrel-style plug).

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Our battery life test relies on web browsing, video streaming, and OpenGL graphics tests with the screen brightness set to 150 nits. In this group of laptops, the G16 came in second place with a time of 5 hours and 3 minutes. However, this performance was overshadowed by the Nitro 16, which lasted an impressive 8 hours and 24 minutes. The Katana 15 was the straggler in the test, mustering just 2 hours and 39 minutes.

Heat on the Dell G16 (7630)

While running the Metro Exodus benchmark, we measured 35.8 C (96.5 F) between the G and H keys on the keyboard, while the touchpad was relatively cool at 25.2 C (77.5 F). The bottom of the chassis averaged abound 38 (100.5 F), but the hottest part of the laptop by far was near the rear-middle of the bottom chassis, which registered 41.7 C (107 F).

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The G16 got a bit toasty when I saw it on my lap. Even when I wasn’t playing games, my legs quickly became warm while typing this review in Microsoft Word. However, things became a bit more uncomfortable when I started gaming. After a few minutes of Red Dead Redemption 2, I was ready to take the G16 off my lap and place it on the desk to escape the rising heat levels. (In general, we recommend gaming on a desk or table for this reason.

Fan noise wasn’t an issue when loafing around in Windows 11, or using standard desktop apps like Microsoft Office, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. However, starting a game caused the dual fans to audibly whir, although not enough to become a huge annoyance while gaming. With that said, you can always pick up one the best gaming headsets if you’re overly sensitive to increased fan noise.

Webcam on the Dell G16 (7630)

Dell scraped the bottom of the barrel with the webcam. Perhaps it had a warehouse of 720p units that it needed to get rid of, which is potentially why we're stuck with one on the G16. Most of the competition in this price-sensitive segment has moved to 1080p or better webcams, which makes Dell’s decision a bit puzzling.

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The picture was grainy, my facial features/frown lines/wrinkles were erased, and the blue in my shirt looked splotchy. There was no fine detail to be found anywhere in images or video. If you don’t care about how you look on video conference calls, then you might be served just fine by the G16’s webcam. However, it’s better to just opt for one of the best webcams.

Software and Warranty on the Gigabyte G6X

Compared to some companies, Dell plays it relatively safe with bloatware. Our review unit came with My Dell installed, which gives you access to information like your Service Tag for support, along with some quick links to change battery and multimedia settings. The Alienware Command Center is also included, which allows you to control keyboard hotkeys and macros, change the color of the RGB keyboard (and the light patterns), and gives you access to system vitals (clock speeds, memory usage, etc.). Dell Digital Delivery lets you manage software packages that you purchased with your system. In this case, McAfee Security was included to handle antivirus and malware protection on the G16.

That’s about it for extra apps that were installed on this system. You’ll find the usual shortcuts for TikTok, Dropbox, and Spotify, but that’s standard-issue for any Windows 11 PC.

The G16 comes with a one-year manufacturer warranty.

Dell G16 (7630) Configurations

Our review unit is the middle SKU in the G16 (7630) product range. It is equipped with an Intel Core i7-13650HX processor, 16GB of DDR5-4800 memory, a 1TB SSD, a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, and a 16-inch 240Hz QHD+ display for $999. You can opt for an RTX 4050, which lops $100 off the price tag.

Opting for a Core i9-13900HX and an RTX 4070 takes the price up to $1,299.99.

Bottom Line

Dell has managed to pack a lot into a gaming laptop that just barely squeezes in under $1,000. Not only do you get a fast Raptor Lake-based processor (Core i7-13650HX), but you get a 140W GeForce RTX 4060 processor that helped our review unit ace all the gaming and productivity tests – it was nearly a clean sweep, save for it Geekbench 6 performance.

Throw in a 16-inch 2560 x 1600 IPS panel with a 240 Hz refresh rate, a Cherry MX mechanical keyboard, and plenty of ports for your peripherals, and it’s hard to find fault with the G16. My nits are a 720p webcam that has no place in any modern laptop these days and a general heft that makes the G16 feel more like a desktop replacement. But those are relatively minor knocks against a device that knocks it out of the park for performance per dollar.

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  • mac_angel

    You should have compared it to the Asus G16, with their Nebulous display. 16" display, smaller and lighter chassis, and supports Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.

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  • vinay2070

    8GB VRAM should be a crime on every card. Though there are plenty of games that run fine on 8GB at 1080P, people are buying hardware to use it for atleast another 3 to 4 years.

    1080P cards should have atleast 12GB, 1440P at 16GB and 4K cards atleast 20GB. 4GB extra VRAM does not add much to the overall cost, but much to the life of the hardware.

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  • HideOut

    You stated that you'd have preffered 2 x 8GB of RAM. But the truth is, today 16 is kinda the minimum. yes, they gave up some out of box speed but the smart idea would be to go get anotehr 16GB stick during black friday/cyber monday and then youd have dual channel with 32GB. Still less than 1100 total and a great all around machine.

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  • Medic329

    mac_angel said:

    You should have compared it to the Asus G16, with their Nebulous display. 16" display, smaller and lighter chassis, and supports Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.

    At least off a cursory glance via Google, the 2024 Asus G16 still has a retail price of $1500+ from brand name sellers, nearly 67% pricier. Seems unfair to compare it to a laptop in that price range.

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  • Roland Of Gilead

    I often wonder about these laptop reviews why in the cons section, it doesn't highlight fan noise? If the keyboard gets uncomfortably hot, then you can rest assured the fans are at full pelt all of the time when gaming. The noise is highly annoying. Very unpleasant. Yes, you can get around that with some headset or something. Still though.

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  • Tax Payer

    So I actually did pick one of these up a couple months ago - the 13900HX and 4070 version with 32GB ram.

    I agree with effectively everything in the review, but there are a couple additions I would make (I use it primarily as a mobile workstation (UE5 dev), and for gaming):
    The fans do get a bit noisy when spun to the max. There are ways around this that do not hamper performance too much, since it has some to spare. I find myself using more "balanced" performance profiles than I otherwise would on a desktop just to combat the noise and they work very well - it's a whisper at lower settings. That said, if you're wearing any reasonable headset, you probably won't hear the fans anyways.
    This laptop is limited to 32GB of ram - I have re-verified this number many times across several Dell sites and others. It's quite a large letdown for my workstation applications, 64GB should have been supported.
    That said, there is a spare m.2 slot available and Dell provides documentation on how to add extra storage. They also state that if done according to their procedures, the warranty remains valid. I found some calculations here and there and of course m.2 storage is a lot slower than ram (between 1/5 and 1/10 the speed depending on many variables), but you can still add several TB of additional storage and partition a generous amount as virtual memory. Not ideal, I understand, but more ideal than hung/crashing applications.I did a lot of research when picking this unit and other than the ram limit (likely not an issue for most), I have no genuine issues with it. Fantastic product at a reasonable price with solid support and likely some longevity.

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  • abufrejoval

    I rather prefer that they give you only a single DIMM, so you can add another for a rather reasonable 32GB. It would be even better, if it came empty, so you could just add whatever you want in there.

    Without an iGPU single channel DRAM often isn't as bad as you'd think, at least compared to having too little overall.

    Many DDR4 laptops still came with at least one SO-DIMM slot, which allowed me to go to at least 40GB by replacing the 8GB SO-DIMM with a 32GB stick. That gives you 16GB of dual-channel and 24GB of single, but since the iGPU's frame buffer gets configured to the dual channel part, the actual performance loss for CPU code and data is minimal compared to paging. Latency doesn't suffer from single channel and then it's mostly caches that enable true performance.

    Even swapping gaming textures from host RAM might not suffer too much, because the dGPU link is only PCIe v4 x8 at best, meaning you won't reach dual channel DDR5 speeds anyway.

    Same with that pathetic DRAM-less tiny NVMe or the bad Wifi cards: I'd rather add my own than pay even a few Euros for eWaste.

    I replaced everything pluggable in my LOQ and still came out way cheaper than a vendor configured system would have cost.

    Yes, that is quite a bit lighter, but that extra weight here is quite obviously required for the extra cooling. The LOQ has a way more efficient CPU and the 4060 is only allowed around 90 Watts there: a 170 Watt power supply on the LOQ vs. a 330 Watt variant here hint where the power is going and why the weight is needed.

    My LOQ is doing rather well with near half the power, because it doesn't waste energy on the higher resolution, which doesn't really pay off that much on a 16" screen.

    Your tests seem to reflect what I was thinking about the newer variants of the LOQ which upgrade to Phoenix and 3k resolution: it's often beyond what you can do with a mobile 4060 and becomes a much less well balanced system that is also far more expensive.

    My impression is that you may be better off with the THD display and the extra frames per second than going for 3k and slower refresh.

    And if you are playing a less demanding title, you can still go for Dynamic Super Resolution which can smooth out some edge flickering and may give you a very similar visual gaming experience than native 3k (e.g. FarCry 5++).

    But both just aren't meant to be carried around all day or run on battery as long. Still can't have it all in a single form factor and I doubt it can be done.

    I see drastically diminishing returns for portable gaming laptops beyond 200 Watt and drastic loss of portabillity above 25 Watts peak power. In that middle area you can easily pay between €500 and €4000, but user experience or performance doesn't scale with the money you invest, so you better play it smart and don't just go for the extreme specs.

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  • abufrejoval

    vinay2070 said:

    8GB VRAM should be a crime on every card. Though there are plenty of games that run fine on 8GB at 1080P, people are buying hardware to use it for atleast another 3 to 4 years.

    1080P cards should have atleast 12GB, 1440P at 16GB and 4K cards atleast 20GB. 4GB extra VRAM does not add much to the overall cost, but much to the life of the hardware.

    I'd say "crime" is a bit exaggerated. Sure extra RAM nearly always softens a computer's path into retirement and I proclaim myself guilty as hell, having put 32GB even into Atoms and 64GB into the LOQ he tested just a week or two ago.

    But at €750 for the LOQ, you almost get the RTX 4060 for free and that changes the perspective on 8GB quite a bit. I got an RTX 4090 to run my LLMs or 4k gaming so this isn't my highest end gaming rig.

    Instead it is an extra to be used by visiting kids when it's not an extra in a µ-server farm. And it's doing quiet well at gaming, playing every title I currently own at acceptable frame rates, often due to DLSS doing magic and the fact that the LOQ is only THD, not the 3k which may just be a little too much for this form factor to handle.

    So yes, 8GB VRAM in the next generation for twice the price will be extortion again. But 8GB in the current generation sell-out is almost a fair deal.

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  • mac_angel

    Medic329 said:

    At least off a cursory glance via Google, the 2024 Asus G16 still has a retail price of $1500+ from brand name sellers, nearly 67% pricier. Seems unfair to compare it to a laptop in that price range.

    Interesting. But you also need to consider that Tom's Hardware is a world wide site (something that they repeatedly forget themselves, which gets annoying when they have days where they do nothing but advertise/promote Amazon Prime Days. They must get paid a LOT for doing that. And it's not available in all countries). I just bought that Asus laptop (G16, Core i9 14900HX, RTX4070, 2TB, 32GB RAM) for $2199 Canadian. It was on par or cheaper than the others.

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  • vinay2070

    abufrejoval said:

    I'd say "crime" is a bit exaggerated. Sure extra RAM nearly always softens a computer's path into retirement and I proclaim myself guilty as hell, having put 32GB even into Atoms and 64GB into the LOQ he tested just a week or two ago.

    But at €750 for the LOQ, you almost get the RTX 4060 for free and that changes the perspective on 8GB quite a bit. I got an RTX 4090 to run my LLMs or 4k gaming so this isn't my highest end gaming rig.

    Instead it is an extra to be used by visiting kids when it's not an extra in a µ-server farm. And it's doing quiet well at gaming, playing every title I currently own at acceptable frame rates, often due to DLSS doing magic and the fact that the LOQ is only THD, not the 3k which may just be a little too much for this form factor to handle.

    So yes, 8GB VRAM in the next generation for twice the price will be extortion again. But 8GB in the current generation sell-out is almost a fair deal.

    1070 had 8GB. This is 3 generations ahead. 5070 12GB incoming. Good luck justifying low VRAM.

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Birthday: 1997-01-04

Address: Apt. 156 12935 Runolfsdottir Mission, Greenfort, MN 74384-6749

Phone: +16704982844747

Job: Corporate Administration Planner

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