Deal | Sweet MSI Vector GP68HX RTX 4080 gaming laptop offer drops price below $1,400 to record-low level
One of the main issues with gaming laptops rocking the RTX 40 GPUs, especially the RTX 4080 and the RTX 4090, is that they can be pretty pricey. For instance, if you were to look up gaming laptops with an RTX 4080 on Amazon, most machines cost above $1,800. So, people who want to run the latest AAA titles at FHD/QHD with the highest settings but don’t want to spend a ton of cash will have difficulty finding suitable gamers.
Fortunately, last year’s MSI Vector GP68HX is one of the most budget-friendly RTX 4080 gaming laptops on the market. The machine has now gotten even cheaper, retailing for only $1,329.99 instead of the $2,099.99 list price with coupon code IPC1124. This price is lower than many RTX 4070 notebooks and is an insane deal for a laptop that performs like a champ (linked at the end).
Additionally, the MSI Vector GP68HX on sale comes with a free copy of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, the latest entry in the long-running series, which will be released on February 14, 2025.
MSI Vector GP68HX specs and performance
In addition to the 165 W RTX 4080, the Vector GP68HX on sale is equipped with a Core i7-13700H CPU, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage, and a 16-inch FHD+ display that refreshes at 144 Hz. On the inside, the notebook boasts a large 90 Wh battery, Wi-Fi 6, and MSI’s Cooler Booster 5 cooling solution.
The outside of the chassis is rounded off by a per-key RGB keyboard from SteelSeries and a decent port selection with a healthy mix of Thunderbolt 4, Type-C, Type-A, and an SD-card reader, etc.
When it comes to performance, the MSI Vector GP68HX 13VH is plenty powerful for QHD gaming thanks to the monstrous RTX 4080 laptop GPU. Our testing of the card shows that the GPU only trails the RTX 4090 and the RX 7900M in performance. As such, users of the MSI Vector GP68HX can expect to play almost all AAA games at QHD.
For instance, the RTX 4080 manages around 89 FPS in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (QHD/ultra), 56 FPS in Final Fantasy XVI (QHD/ultra), and 46 FPS in Star Wars Outlaws (QHD/ultra).
Moreover, the laptop’s cooling solution does a great job of keeping thermal throttling at bay as reported by Jarrod’s Tech review of the Vector GP68HX.
Sadly, MSI has cut some corners to keep the price low and the biggest victim of this cost-cutting is the display. The 16-inch FHD+ display on offer covers a mere 45% of the NTSC gamut (~62% sRGB). The panel is neither great for gaming nor for content creation. Thankfully, this problem can easily be solved with an affordable external monitor. For instance, you can get a 180 Hz QHD Mini-LED gaming monitor from AOC for less than $300 on Amazon. This particular monitor covers 134% sRGB gamut while boasting AMD FreeSync and VESA DisplayHDR 1000.
In short, the MSI Vector GP68HX 13VH RTX 4080 gaming laptop is an insane deal at just $1,329.99. Combined it with an affordable monitor and you have a solid desktop replacement that will serve you well for a long time.
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slickdeals, MSI (linked above), Jarrod'sTech, Teaser image: MSI, Boliviainteligente on Unsplash, edited
