Best Gaming Laptops in India

The best gaming laptops in India are capable of running any games you throw at them, no matter the settings. These powerful machines come with the best, top-of-the-line hardware, be it the latest GPUs from NVIDIA, or the latest and greatest processors from Intel and AMD. They're engineered to have the best cooling, the best displays, and the coolest designs. They will shred through absolutely any task you throw at them, be they gaming, creative or otherwise. There's absolutely nothing these laptops can't do. In this top 10 best gaming laptops in India list, you will find the best offerings from MSI, ASUS, Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Acer, featuring the latest 12th to 14th generation processors and RTX 40 and 30 series GPUs. These are the best laptops money can buy.

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The MSI Titan GT77HX 13VI is a powerhouse of a gaming laptop powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor. It features the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU with 16GB GDDR6 VRAM and a TGP of 175W. For the display, it has a 17.3-inch UHD (3840×2160) MiniLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The keyboard is a Cherry Mechanical Per-Key RGB Gaming Keyboard by SteelSeries. That’s right, a laptop with a mechanical keyboard! You’ve got a variety of I/O ports as well, including Type-C (USB / DP / Thunderbolt 4) with PD charging, Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, an SD Express Card Reader, HDMI 2.1, Mini-DisplayPort, and RJ452. This is the best performing gaming laptop we’ve tested to date, with the highest synthetic and gaming scores across the board. If you think it, this laptop can definitely do it.

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Not very far behind the Titan you have the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16. This gaming laptop is powered by the newer 14th gen Intel Core i9-14900HX, which has the same number of cores as the 13980HX, but slightly faster clock speeds. This laptop also features a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU with 16GB of VRAM. It has a 16-inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA) ROG Nebula HDR Display with a Mini LED Panel and a 240Hz refresh rate. This is one of the best gaming laptop displays we’ve tested to date, with 100 per cent sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage. The laptop comes with 32GB DDR5 RAM, which is expandable up to 64GB. It has a 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Performance SSD for storage. The laptop includes a variety of I/O ports, including HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C, 2.5G LAN port, and Thunderbolt 4.

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The MSI Raider GE78HX 13VI was our Zero1 Award Winner for the best performing gaming laptop in 2023. Like the Titan, this laptop is powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor and features the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU. The 17-inch QHD+ (2560×1600) display comes with a 240Hz refresh rate. Other than that the laptop comes with 64GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4x4 SSD. It includes a variety of I/O ports, including HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C, 2.5G LAN port, and Thunderbolt 4. It also features a Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries. The laptop weighs 3.1kg so it’s certainly not very portable, but with some of the best scores we’ve seen in a gaming laptop, it definitely packs a punch.

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The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 is the bigger brother of the Scar 16. Literally. However, unlike the Scar 16, it is powered by a (slightly older) 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor. The laptop features an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU with 16GB GDDR6 VRAM. It has an 18-inch QHD Nebula Display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 240Hz refresh rate. Like the Scar 16, the screen is excellent here as well, with great brightness, and near 100 per cent sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage. Plus, it feels great to game on the massive 18-inch display. The laptop comes with 32GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB PCIe Gen4x4 SSD. It includes a variety of I/O ports, including HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C, 2.5G LAN port, and Thunderbolt 4. Like pretty much all laptops on this list, it also features a dedicated MUX Switch with support for NVIDIA Advanced Optimus. The laptop is has a pretty massive footprint and weighs around 3.1kg making it pretty difficult to lug around if that’s a concern you might have.

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The Legion Pro 7i comes from Lenovo’s premium Legion gaming lineup. It is powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX processor and features the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU making it the first laptop on this list with an RTX 4080. We were impressed by the Legion 7i which managed to beat other RTX 4090 laptops when it came to real-world gaming benchmarks. Coming to the display, it has a colour-accurate 16-inch WQXGA (2560×1600) display with a 240Hz refresh rate. The laptop comes with 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM and a 1TB SSD. It includes a variety of I/O ports, including HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C, 2.5G LAN port, and Thunderbolt 4. The laptop also features a Per-Key RGB Backlit Keyboard and weighs around 2.8kg.

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The HP OMEN 17 belongs to HPs premium OMEN gaming lineup and is powered by a 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX processor. The laptop features an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU and like the Legion 7 impressed us by managing to outperform other gaming laptops with superior specs. It has a massive 17.3-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) display with a 240Hz refresh rate. You get 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM and a 2TB PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 NVMe TLC M.2 SSD. It includes a variety of I/O ports, including HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C, 2.5G LAN port, and Thunderbolt 4 support. Like most laptops at this price range, you also get a Per-Key RGB Backlit Keyboard. The laptop weighs around 2.7kg, which surprisingly makes it one of the lighter laptops on this list!

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The Dell Alienware M18 R1 oodles style and power. Alienware has always been up there when it comes to design and even build quality. The M18 R1 is no exception. Of course, this laptop doesn’t pull its punches either. It is powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX processor paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU with 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Like the name suggests, it has an 18-inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600) display with a 165Hz refresh rate. The laptop comes with 32GB of DDR5 RAM. The Alienware M18 R1 also features a fantastic keyboard in the AlienFX RGB backlit (per-key) keyboard. All of these features make this is pretty heavy laptop at 4.04kg.

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The Dell Alienware X16 R1 is kind of the 16-inch variant of the M18 R1 above. It is powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HK processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU. The 16-inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600) display comes with a 240Hz refresh rate. The laptop comes with 32GB LPDDR5 RAM, and a 1TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD. This laptop also features an AlienFX RGB backlit (per-key) keyboard. The laptop weighs 2.72 kg which is mich lighter than the M18, so if you’re looking for the same stylish design and robust build quality at a smaller footprint, then this is the Alienware to go for.

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The MSI Raider GE67HX 12UHS was our best performing gaming laptop of 2022. Don’t let the fact that it’s 2 years old fool you. This laptop is still a powerhouse that can shred through today’s modern AAA titles with ease. It is powered by the 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900HX processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU. It has a 15.6-inch QHD (2560×1440) OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate. The laptop comes with 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM1 and a 1TB NVMe SSD Gen4x4. The laptop features a SteelSeries per-Key RGB Keyboard thanks to MSI’s longrunning collaboration with MSI. The laptop weighs approximately 2.4kg which puts it on the heavier side, but it’s still the lightest laptop on this list.

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The Acer Predator Helios 16 is Acer’s top-of-the-line gaming laptop as part of Acer’s Predator lineup. It is powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX which is paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU with 12GB GDDR6 VRAM. The Predator Helios 16 comes with an impressive 16-inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600) display with near 100 per cent sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage and a 240Hz refresh rate. The laptop comes with 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and a 1TB SSD. You also get an RGB Per Key Backlit Keyboard. The laptop weighs 2.72 kg.