HP Victus 16 (2021 Intel) vs Spectre x360 15
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 Intel)
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 33-45% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the HP Spectre x360 15
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 560 grams less (around 1.23 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 106% sharper screen – 282 versus 137 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (126.3 vs 149.1 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.48 kg (5.47 lbs) | 1.92 kg (4.23 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 370 x 260 x 23.5 mm 14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches |
359.9 x 226.4 x 19.9 mm 14.17 x 8.91 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2) | 815 cm2 (126.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.3% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7.3 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Blue | Black, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 130° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16.1 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 137 ppi | 282 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Victus 16 (2021 Intel)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
Spectre x360 15
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~6% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 150 / 200 W | 90 / 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 470 / 600 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2-2.7 GHz | 1.2-2.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 75 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1380 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1560 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS | 2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 2.67 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 3.2 TFLOPS | 2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 374 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (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
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~79 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | 1.5 mm |
| Surface | 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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