Best AMD Gaming laptop for under £1000?

[AlTech]

Hi all,

I'm potentially looking to replace my T480 because I need much better graphics performance and I'm not looking for an Nvidia gaming laptop.

 

Looking for an all AMD gaming laptop (E.g. AMD APU + AMD GPU).

 

The performance level I'm looking for is RX 480/580 ish performance for around £1000 or less.

 

Budget isn't very flexible but I can may in some cases by able to stretch it a tiny bit.

 

Buying new is an option as well as buying used provided the used laptop is a good bit cheaper.

 

Buying on Amazon or eBay is preferable although I can buy from other places.

 

@GeneXiS_X Not sure if you're familiar with AMD gaming laptops.

 

Thanks in advance.

[ManosMax13]

Why not get an intel with nvidia laptop they are better in this price range.

[AlTech]

16 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

Why not get an intel with nvidia laptop they are better in this price range.

I'm not interested in laptops with Nvidia GPUs.

 

[dizmo]

37 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I'm not interested in laptops with Nvidia GPUs.

 

Any actual reason or you just want to drastically cut off your options because you don't "like" a particular company.

[MrTiC]

12 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Any actual reason or you just want to drastically cut off your options because you don't "like" a particular company.

There are no laptops out there that have rx 580 performance for 1000 pounds on the nvidia side

But then again there are no rx 580 laptops either

[MrTiC]

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

Hi all,

I'm potentially looking to replace my T480 because I need much better graphics performance and I'm not looking for an Nvidia gaming laptop.

 

Looking for an all AMD gaming laptop (E.g. AMD APU + AMD GPU).

 

The performance level I'm looking for is RX 480/580 ish performance for around £1000 or less.

 

Budget isn't very flexible but I can may in some cases by able to stretch it a tiny bit.

 

Buying new is an option as well as buying used provided the used laptop is a good bit cheaper.

 

Buying on Amazon or eBay is preferable although I can buy from other places.

 

@GeneXiS_X Not sure if you're familiar with AMD gaming laptops.

 

Thanks in advance.

best you gonna get for 1000 pounds with an AMD cpu

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-FX705DU-Bezel-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B07QKHHRLK/ref=sr_1_13?crid=2V711SPBLWBPE&keywords=laptop&qid=1558708932&refinements=p_n_feature_fourteen_browse-bin%3A8322506031&rnid=8322504031&s=computers&sprefix=laptop%2Caps%2C181&sr=1-13

[Wing_Assault]

2 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

Hi all,

I'm potentially looking to replace my T480 because I need much better graphics performance and I'm not looking for an Nvidia gaming laptop.

 

Looking for an all AMD gaming laptop (E.g. AMD APU + AMD GPU).

 

The performance level I'm looking for is RX 480/580 ish performance for around £1000 or less.

 

Budget isn't very flexible but I can may in some cases by able to stretch it a tiny bit.

 

Buying new is an option as well as buying used provided the used laptop is a good bit cheaper.

 

Buying on Amazon or eBay is preferable although I can buy from other places.

 

@GeneXiS_X Not sure if you're familiar with AMD gaming laptops.

 

Thanks in advance.

I think you should wait cause 2nd gen ryzen mobile CPU is hitting the market soon. Pair it with a 1060 or 1660Ti or amd side Radeon 570 or 580. It will be a pretty powerful beast. Try to go for the r7 processors

[AlTech]

13 minutes ago, Wing_Assault said:

I think you should wait cause 2nd gen ryzen mobile CPU is hitting the market soon. Pair it with a 1060 or 1660Ti or amd side Radeon 570 or 580. It will be a pretty powerful beast. Try to go for the r7 processors

I mean I'm also fine with Intel + AMD combinations if nothing else is suitable for me.

 

The 2nd gen ryzen mobile laptops have already mostly launched.

[AlTech]

22 minutes ago, MrTiC said:

But then again there are no rx 580 laptops either

There are

42 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Any actual reason or you just want to drastically cut off your options because you don't "like" a particular company.

I'm not going to support Nvidia and their bad behaviours. I've had bad experiences with Nvidia in the past and I'm not going to login to a program to get my graphics drivers.

[AlTech]

23 minutes ago, MrTiC said:

best you gonna get for 1000 pounds with an AMD cpu

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-FX705DU-Bezel-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B07QKHHRLK/ref=sr_1_13?crid=2V711SPBLWBPE&keywords=laptop&qid=1558708932&refinements=p_n_feature_fourteen_browse-bin%3A8322506031&rnid=8322504031&s=computers&sprefix=laptop%2Caps%2C181&sr=1-13

I've heard this is an incredibly badly built laptop which runs very hot.

 

[porina]

22 minutes ago, MrTiC said:

There are no laptops out there that have rx 580 performance for 1000 pounds on the nvidia side

Think we have to allow some slack for mobile space. 1060 class would have easily done it if it were not for no-nvidia requirement. Let's be realistic here, if you were to put a desktop 580 in a mobile form factor, it'll thermal throttle like crazy.

 

In a quick look I've not seen any AMD GPUs in laptops beyond a 560X whatever that is.

[AlTech]

Just now, porina said:

Think we have to allow some slack for mobile space. 1060 class would have easily done it if it were not for no-nvidia requirement. Let's be realistic here, if you were to put a desktop 580 in a mobile form factor, it'll thermal throttle like crazy.

 

In a quick look I've not seen any AMD GPUs in laptops beyond a 560X whatever that is.

I have found an RX 570 Alienware 15 laptop.

 My only reservations about it are how expensive the laptop is (basically £1000) combined with the weak CPU which is an Intel core i5-8300H.

 

It has 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD.

[MrTiC]

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I've heard this is an incredibly badly built laptop which runs very hot.

 

Can be, but i see a budget and i will always look for the best performance

[MrTiC]

4 minutes ago, porina said:

Think we have to allow some slack for mobile space. 1060 class would have easily done it if it were not for no-nvidia requirement. Let's be realistic here, if you were to put a desktop 580 in a mobile form factor, it'll thermal throttle like crazy.

 

In a quick look I've not seen any AMD GPUs in laptops beyond a 560X whatever that is.

There are Vega 56 laptops at around 1600 pounds  but i wouldnt call it a laptop anymore

[porina]

2 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

 My only reservations about it are how expensive the laptop is (basically £1000) combined with the weak CPU which is an Intel core i5-8300H.

What would you be after in a mobile CPU then? At 4c8t it isn't exactly lacking or is it more about the clocks? Base 2.3 turbo 4.0 but how far does it go in between?

[AlTech]

19 minutes ago, porina said:

What would you be after in a mobile CPU then? At 4c8t it isn't exactly lacking or is it more about the clocks? Base 2.3 turbo 4.0 but how far does it go in between?

It's not so much that as I'd need to disable HT for security reasons relating to Zombieload.

[LiamPerukistan]

Hello ... man i have a decent laptop fx505dy with ryzen 5 3550H and RX560X ($700) but i know that is avaliable a version with ryzen 7 3550h but it has a 1660/1660ti gpu ... 

[genexis_x]

On 5/24/2019 at 8:45 PM, AluminiumTech said:

Looking for an all AMD gaming laptop (E.g. AMD APU + AMD GPU).

 

The performance level I'm looking for is RX 480/580 ish performance for around £1000 or less.

From what I know, there is no 480/580 laptops atm (GL702ZC is EOLed I think). The closest one would be Helios 500 AMD, but that's above your budget

[AlTech]

6 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

From what I know, there is no 480/580 laptops atm (GL702ZC is EOLed I think). The closest one would be Helios 500 AMD, but that's above your budget

What do you think of the Alienware mentioned above based on the assumption that HT will need to be disabled?

 

And what do you think of the Asus FX505DY/F705DY with 120Hz Freesync display? I know its not a 570 or a 580 but ehhh.

 

Also, assuming ethics and morals aren't a detractor what do you think of the 1060 model of that laptop with the 8750H?

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

What do you think of the Alienware mentioned above based on the assumption that HT will need to be disabled?

4c4t will suffer in games. RX570 mobile performance is just similar to 1050TI mobile

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

And what do you think of the Asus FX505DY/F705DY with 120Hz Freesync display? I know its not a 570 or a 580 but ehhh.

Lower end models are still passable (I really don't like Asus FX) but 1660TI ones run hot. 120Hz display has low sRGB.

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

Also, assuming ethics and morals aren't a detractor what do you think of the 1060 model of that laptop with the 8750H?

Intel+Nvidia combo is still a better choice in gaming laptops

 

If you need i7+1660TI/1060 GPU under 1k, can consider these:

PCSpecialist 15.6 Optimus X

Medion Erazer X6805 (low sRGB only)

MSI GP63 8RE

PCSpecialist Vyper (low sRGB only)

HP Omen 15-DC0013NA

PCSpecialist 15.6 Recoil III GTX

 

Bumping up budget to 1.1 can get RTX laptop:

CyberpowerPC Tracer RTX-17 Extreme

CyberpowerPC Tracer RTX-15 Slim

 

Fine with 1650 GPU?

[AlTech]

2 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

4c4t will suffer in games. RX570 mobile performance is just similar to 1050TI mobile

Lower end models are still passable (I really don't like Asus FX) but 1660TI ones run hot. 120Hz display has low sRGB.

Intel+Nvidia combo is still a better choice in gaming laptops

Even if you need to disable HT on anything using 8th gen i5 or i7?

[genexis_x]

2 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Even if you need to disable HT on anything using 8th gen i5 or i7?

I think 6c6t i7-8750H still can perform pretty well, though I never tested this

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

I think 6c6t i7-8750H still can perform pretty well, though I never tested this

What do you think of the FX laptop but 1060 version?

 

Edit: Also this looks okay disregarding Nvidia hate and morals and ethics stuff.

 

But it's expensive considering HT will need to be disabled.

 

https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Tracer-RTX-17-Xtreme-Gaming-Laptop-Configurator

[genexis_x]

19 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

What do you think of the FX laptop but 1060 version?

Also runs hot

[AlTech]

46 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Also runs hot

What do you think of this?

 

I feel like this combination might be good enough.

 

It's the 60Hz okay panel with R5 so 4C/8T + GTX 1650.

 

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/173-asus-tuf-gaming-fx705dt-au042t-fhd-ryzen-5-3550h-8gb-ddr4-512gb-nvme-ssd-4gb-gtx-1650-win10