HP Omen 16 reviewed: Solid RTX 3070 gaming laptop for $1800 USD

We recently reviewed the Omen 16 with an Intel Core i7-11800H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU and a FHD 144-Hz display. We were mainly impressed by the gaming laptop's good overall performance levels in CPU, GPU, and system performance workloads.

We did, however, stumble upon errors with the touchpad and we experienced increased DPC latencies even after just launching the browser. Here, HP still has some work left to do. The same holds true for the occasional coil whine noises, which are most likely emitted from the Nvidia GPU under load.

Compared to HP's own Victus, the Omen boasts a few good selling points, which make it an attractive option despite the Victus 16's lower price point. This includes the metal base unit, better connectivity (USB 4 with Thunderbolt 4), about 30 percent faster 3D performance (compared to the RTX 3060 within the Victus), a better keyboard layout (albeit without numpad) and a slightly lower weight despite its more potent components.

More information on the differences as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the HP gaming system can be found in our in-depth review of the HP Omen 16.