HP OMEN 16 and Victus 15 Gaming Laptops Get Refreshed with Latest Intel and AMD CPUs

May. 19, 2022

As most laptop makers have been doing recently, HP has also refreshed its Omen 16 and Victus 15 gaming laptops with the latest from Intel and AMD and a few more enhancements. The laptops also come with minor design changes, which mainly include a bigger trackpad. Here are the details to know.

The new Omen 16 also includesbetter thermal performanceand the OMEN Dynamic Power mode in the OMEN Gaming Hub to detect GPU and CPU capacity in real-time along with a built-in IR thermopile sensor. This is said to result in an 18% improved CPU and 36% GPU performance compared to last year’s model.

It comes with a16.1-inch IPS anti-glare display, which can support up to a QHD screen resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate. It also comes with Eyesafe display certification for low blue light, up to 300 nits of brightness, and 100% sRGB.

You will also get one SuperSpeed USB Type-A port, two HDMI 2.1 ports, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB Type-C ports, support for up to Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, a multi-format SD media card reader, per-key RGB backlit keyboard, dual speakers with audio by Bang & Olufsen, and Windows 11 Home.

It also comes equipped with up to 16GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM and 1TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. Other than this, the laptop has one USB Type-C, two USB Type-A, HDMI 2.1, and Ethernet ports, along with a combo audio jack and a multi-format SD media card reader. It runs Windows 11 Home and gets dual speakers with audio by B&O, a backlit keyboard, and more.

Price and Availability

HP Omen 16starts at $1199.99 (around Rs 93,200), while the HP Victus 15 has a starting price of $799.99 (around Rs 62,100). Both laptops will be available to buy this summer via HP.com and Best Buy. Both the new HP laptops come with the pre-installed Omen Gaming Hub with the new Optimizer feature, Gallery, Rewards, Oasis Live, and OMEN Light Studio.

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