Updated 18 Oct 2026
Is the HP Victus 15 (2025) worth it?
Only at a sale price.
It plays games steadily at 1080p, stays fairly quiet and cool, and you can add memory and storage. But its graphics are held to 80 W, well below what the same chips get in rivals, the screen is dim and washed out, and the battery lasts about four hours. Spend a little more and the LOQ 15 is much faster.
100%of 14 owners give it 4 or 5 stars
- Cheap RTX 50 graphics
- Fairly quiet and cool
- Two memory and two SSD slots
$1,099
Our pick: RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 1 TB. Other builds
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Which build to get
The same Victus 15 is sold with different graphics, memory and storage, each under its own model number. Each button below goes to that exact build.
- Our pickCheck price at Best Buy
RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 1 TB
Intel Core i7-13620H · 15.6" 1920×1080 144 Hz
The build to get: faster graphics than the RTX 5050 versions for little more.
Model number: 15-fa2093dx
- Check price at Best Buy
RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 1 TB
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 · 15.6" 1920×1080 144 Hz
The reduced-power RTX 5050 is held back; only worth it well below the RTX 5060 build.
Model number: 15-fb3002nr
What owners say
The few owners who wrote more than a rating say it plays their games well for the price. None gave it 3 stars or fewer.
Good to know
- The graphics are limited to 80 W, so they run below what the same chips do in rivals.
- The screen is dim (about 300 nits) and shows only about two-thirds of normal colour range.
- About four hours of browsing on battery.
- Avoid 8 GB builds: 16 GB is the minimum for games now.
- Make sure it's the 2025 model: 15-fa2 or 15-fb3 in the model number.
From 14 buyer ratings at Otto (Germany), every complaint read by us, October 2026. How we do this
What they love
- Plays their games well, even at high settingsMentioned a lot
What they complain about
Hardly any: just 0 of 14 owners gave it 3 stars or fewer, and no complaint came up often enough to list.
Get it if…
- Your budget is tight and you find it on sale.
- You play less demanding games at 1080p.
- You want something quieter than most gaming laptops.
Skip it if…
- You can stretch to the LOQ 15 — it's much faster.
- You want a good screen for films and photos.
- You need more than four hours away from the plug.
How we reached this verdict
Notebookcheck (76%) found it consistent and quiet but held back: an 80 W RTX 5050, a 303-nit screen covering 64% of sRGB and about four hours on battery, and noted RTX 5060 laptops cost only slightly more. Profesional Review gave the RTX 5060 version 83% for the price; Presse-citron (6.2/10) called it good value only on sale.
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: Notebookcheck, Profesional Review (RTX 5060), Presse-citron, HP (specs), Notebookcheck, PC Gamer, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, manufacturer specifications.
Updated 18 Oct 2026How we decide