HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD) vs Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 (2021)
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Review
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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 24-33% higher FPS
- Around 34% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 70 against 52.5 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 (2021)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 2.23 kg (4.92 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 370 x 260 x 23.5 mm 14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches |
359.9 x 256 x 23.3 mm 14.17 x 10.08 x 0.92 inches |
| Area | 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2) | 921 cm2 (142.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.3% | ~72.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7.3 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Blue | Black, Green |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 52 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16.1 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 137 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 (2021)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~6% more screen space
| Contrast | 1203:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73.2% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.6% | - |
| Response time | 12 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | - |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 200 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 500 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.6-3.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1375 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1645 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1408 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 88 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 347 | 400 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC245 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~78 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | No |
| 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 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | - |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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