HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD) vs Omen 17 (2021)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (149.1 vs 161.3 square inches)
Advantages of the HP Omen 17 (2021)
- Can run popular games at about 109-149% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 2.79 kg (6.15 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 370 x 260 x 23.6 mm 14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches |
397.2 x 262.1 x 26.9 mm 15.64 x 10.32 x 1.06 inches |
| Area | 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2) | 1041 cm2 (161.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.3% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Blue | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 52 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16.1 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 137 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1203:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73.2% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.6% | - |
| Response time | 12 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 200 W | 200 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 500 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.2-2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 130 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1375 MHz | 1504 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1645 MHz | 1802 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1408 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 88 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC245 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
| Loudness | 78 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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