HP Victus 16 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2023)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Around 74% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 70 against 52.6 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1050 grams less (around 2.32 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- MacBook with the Apple M2 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 64% sharper screen – 225 versus 137 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 32% more compact case (101.4 vs 148.3 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.29 kg (5.05 lbs) | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 369.06 x 259.33 x 22.86-23.87 mm 14.53 x 10.21 x 0.9-0.94 inches |
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| Area | 957 cm2 (148.4 inches2) | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.7% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Blue | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | - |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 5000 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 55.3 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16.1 inches | 13.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 137 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Victus 16 (2023)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
~33% more screen space
| Contrast | 1232:1 | 1384:1 |
| sRGB color space | 98% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 69% | 87.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 66.7% | 98.4% |
| Response time | 7 ms | 29 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 65 W |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 30 / 35 / 67 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 610 grams | 174 / 189 / 250 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 120 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2070 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 12.1 TFLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2622 | 270 |
| Solar Bay | 37991 | 6237 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~77 dB | ~82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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