HP Victus 16 laptop review: Full HD gamer with RTX 4070
Similarly to the Omen series, the Victus is also available in various hardware configurations. Our test unit, with its Core i7-13700H and GeForce RTX 4070, belongs to the upper end of the performance scale. 16 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and a 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD are also solid for 2023. The display is a matte IPS panel in 16:9 format at 1,920 x 1,080 and 144 Hz. Cost for the entire package: at least US $1,439.99 at present.
The Victus 16's competitors include other 16-inch gamers, also with a GeForce RTX 4070, such as the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8, the Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, the Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED BSF and the MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG. Some of these utilize an AMD processor and all appear in the following tables as comparison devices.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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85.1 % | 09/2023 | HP Victus 16-r0077ng i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 24 mm | 16.10" | 1920x1080 | |
86.6 % | 09/2023 | HP Omen 16-xf0376ng R7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 23.5 mm | 16.10" | 1920x1080 | |
88.4 % | 05/2023 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 R7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 26.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
88.1 % | 06/2023 | Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 27.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
86.2 % | 03/2023 | Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 18 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
88.8 % | 07/2023 | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 19.95 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 |
Since the chassis is identical to the recently reviewed US version with a Core i5-13500HX and a GeForce RTX 4050, we don't go into detail about the case, equipment and input devices in this review. You can find all relevant information in the corresponding review here.
Communication
Webcam
Display
Although the panel designations are very similar, the RTX 4070 version has a slightly different Full HD display than the RTX 4050 variant, although the results hardly differ for the most part.
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Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 308 cd/m²
Contrast: 1232:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.3 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.95, calibrated: 0.92
ΔE Greyscale 1.7 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
69% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
66.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.167
HP Victus 16-r0077ng CMN162D, IPS, 1920x1080, 16.1" | HP Omen 16-xf0376ng BOE0B81, IPS, 1920x1080, 16.1" | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 CSOT T3 MNG007DA1-Q, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 BOE CQ NE16QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF Samsung SDC4191 (ATNA60YV09-0, OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG AUO26A9, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | |
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Display | 5% | 4% | 1% | 31% | 23% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 66.7 | 72.1 8% | 70.4 6% | 67.9 2% | 99.9 50% | 96.4 45% |
sRGB Coverage | 98 | 99.6 2% | 99.6 2% | 99.1 1% | 100 2% | 99.7 2% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 69 | 72.3 5% | 72.6 5% | 69.9 1% | 96.4 40% | 84.8 23% |
Response Times | 10% | 18% | 28% | 81% | 50% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 13.3 ? | 12.3 ? 8% | 7 ? 47% | 11 ? 17% | 2 ? 85% | 4.4 ? 67% |
Response Time Black / White * | 8.2 ? | 7.2 ? 12% | 9.1 ? -11% | 5 ? 39% | 1.98 ? 76% | 5.6 ? 32% |
PWM Frequency | 60 | |||||
Screen | -68% | 11% | -12% | 101% | -73% | |
Brightness middle | 308 | 350 14% | 355.3 15% | 520 69% | 389.97 27% | 424 38% |
Brightness | 285 | 338 19% | 340 19% | 494 73% | 395 39% | 411 44% |
Brightness Distribution | 85 | 91 7% | 91 7% | 91 7% | 97 14% | 88 4% |
Black Level * | 0.25 | 0.35 -40% | 0.32 -28% | 0.39 -56% | 0.03 88% | 0.37 -48% |
Contrast | 1232 | 1000 -19% | 1110 -10% | 1333 8% | 12999 955% | 1146 -7% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.3 | 3.29 -153% | 1.13 13% | 1.94 -49% | 2 -54% | 3.04 -134% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.76 | 8.47 -207% | 2.78 -1% | 5.62 -104% | 4.1 -49% | 7.5 -172% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.92 | 2.23 -142% | 0.32 65% | 0.74 20% | 1.68 -83% | 3.04 -230% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.7 | 3.2 -88% | 1.4 18% | 2.94 -73% | 2.23 -31% | 4.34 -155% |
Gamma | 2.167 102% | 2.131 103% | 2.24 98% | 2.37 93% | 2.41 91% | 2.32 95% |
CCT | 6767 96% | 6317 103% | 6372 102% | 6443 101% | 6323 103% | 6952 93% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -18% /
-41% | 11% /
11% | 6% /
-3% | 71% /
83% | 0% /
-35% |
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At an average brightness of 285 cd/m², the Victus 16 is unfortunately not among the brightest models. While this value may still be sufficient for most indoor spaces, you'll quickly reach the limits of readability and recognizability outdoors. Thanks to the relatively good black value of 0.25 cd/m² for IPS standards, the display still achieves a solid contrast of around 1200:1.
The color space also gives little cause for criticism, as sRGB has nearly 100% coverage. 69% for AdobeRGB and 67% for DCI-P3 are also acceptable for a gaming notebook. The Victus 16 deserves special praise for its color accuracy: even in the state of delivery, the values are in the ideal range (see Calman screenshots).
Viewing angles are at the typical (good) IPS level. Our test device did not show any signs of screen flickering or screen bleeding. Response times were also inconspicuous and should meet the requirements of most users.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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8.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.5 ms rise | |
↘ 3.7 ms fall | ||
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 19 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.1 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
13.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6 ms rise | |
↘ 7.3 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 23 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.2 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17348 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
Performance
In terms of hardware, the Victus 16 falls between the mid-range and high-end segments. While the Intel processor should have more than enough reserves for the coming years, the GeForce RTX 4070 may struggle due to its somewhat meager VRAM size (8 GB GDDR6 is no longer quite up to date or future proof).
Testing Conditions
In the preinstalled Omen Gaming Hub, users can, among other things, adjust performance control (screenshot #4). Since 3D performance hardly increases in Performance mode, but the noise increases significantly, we carried out all measurements in Balanced mode. Eco mode only partially lives up to its name: the frame rate and noise level gravitate towards the middle mode.
Witcher 3 (FHD/Ultra) | Eco | Balanced | Performance |
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Frame rate | ~110 fps | ~114 fps | ~118 fps |
Noise | ~46 dB(A) | ~46 dB(A) | ~56 dB(A) |
Processor
Intel's Core i7-13700H is currently found in a large number gaming notebooks. The 10 nm model from the Raptor Lake generation offers 6 performance cores with hyper-threading and 8 efficiency cores without HT, resulting in up to 20 parallel threads.
In the benchmark course, the Core i7-13700H of the Victus 16 delivers slightly below-average performance if you compare the results with the previous average. At least you have to give HP credit for the fact that performance remains quite stable over long periods of time. There were no major fluctuations or drops in our Cinebench loop.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Average of class Gaming | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4986 - 18908, n=28) |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (25360 - 92359, n=28) |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=197, last 2 years) | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1339 - 4224, n=28) |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (68763 - 107159, n=28) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=197, last 2 years) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4800 - 11050, n=28) | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (12321 - 45118, n=28) |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=197, last 2 years) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (28769 - 151254, n=28) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (389 - 1215, n=28) | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2540 - 10135, n=28) |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (12872 - 52727, n=28) | |
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=198, last 2 years) | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
System Performance
Because the SSD is not quite as fast, the Victus 16 comes in last place in the system benchmarks. However, 7,158 points in PCMark 10 is still a good overall result.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=176, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (7158 - 7956, n=8) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12334, n=175, last 2 years) | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (10252 - 11449, n=8) | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=175, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8501 - 10769, n=8) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Average of class Gaming (6703 - 18475, n=175, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (10358 - 12908, n=8) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1768 - 2073, n=6) | |
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=159, last 2 years) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=159, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1645 - 2006, n=6) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=159, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1936 - 2137, n=6) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1451 - 2202, n=6) | |
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=159, last 2 years) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
PCMark 10 Score | 7158 points | |
Help |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (24334 - 78081, n=28) | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=197, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (23681 - 79656, n=28) | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (22986 - 99898, n=28) | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=197, last 2 years) | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (82.4 - 136.8, n=28) | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=197, last 2 years) | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 |
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DPC Latency
Like numerous other competitors, the Victus 16 also weakens when it comes to latency. According to the LatencyMon tool, users may encounter problems with latency-sensitive tasks such as real-time audio and video editing.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
HP Omen 16-xf0376ng | |
HP Victus 16-r0077ng | |
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 | |
Gigabyte AERO 16 OLED BSF | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 |
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Storage Devices
Altogether, SSD performance is slightly lower than the Omen 16 despite its higher capacity (1,000 GB vs 512 GB), which itself cannot quite keep up with the competition. Our DiskSpd loop also shows that the Kioxia SSD installed in the Victus 16 loses speed after a while under load, as can be seen in other laptops.