JANUARY 2022 PCWorld 47Yes, HP tossed the RGB bling out the
window. That said, we weren’t overly
impressed by the audio, and the included
GeForce RTX 3050Ti GPU certainly falls on
the low end of the GeForce RTX 30-series
spectrum. Still, the Victus 16 delivers
substantial value overall for a mainstream
gaming PC.
BASIC FEATURES
HP’s Victus essentially replaces HP’s Pavilion
Gaming brand. The “V” logo is extracted
from the diamond it uses for its more
hardcore Omen gaming brand. Essentially,
it’s a gaming PC designed for a variety of
tasks, which both the badging and the
design reflect.
The Victus 16 ships in three configurations
from HP.com: the $1,129.99 16-e0097nr
(fave.co/32bf9bI), with a Ryzen 7 and an
Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti GPU; the $809.99
16z-e000 (fave.co/3mgvK4T), with a Ryzen 5
and an Nvidia GTX 1650; and the $729.99
16t-d000 (fave.co/3pYmun6), which includes
a Core i5 and GTX 1650. Our review unit is
the 16-d0097nr (fave.co/3E0oK21), the
highest-tier version.
We also found the 16-d0020tg (fave.
co/3p3cCcm), with a Core i5-11400H and
Nvidia RTX 3050Ti, for $1,049.99 at Target as
well as the 16-e0010nr (fave.co/3IYUh8j),
with a Ryzen 5600H CPU and a RTX 3050
GPU, for $919.99 at Newegg.
Processor: Intel Core i5-11400H, Core
i7-11800H (i7-11800H as tested)
Display: 16.1-inch (1,920×1,080, 144Hz),
300 nits rated (as tested); 16.1-inch
(2,560×1440, 165Hz), 300 nits
Memory: 8/12/16/32GB DDR4-2933;
16GB (2×8GB) as tested
Storage: 256GB/512GB/1TB PCIe SSD,
with 32GB Optane options; 512GB PCIe
NVMe M.2 SSD + 32GB Optane as tested
Graphics: GeForce RTX 3050Ti (4GB)/
RTX 3060 w/6GB GDDR6 (as tested)
Ports: 1 USB-C (5Gbps, DisplayPort 1.4,
charging); 3 USB-A (5Gbps, 1 with charging
enabled); HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, SD
card slot, 3.5mm jack
Camera: User-facing: 720p video
Battery: Design: 70.2Wh; Full: 65.2 Wh
Wireless: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax 2×2),
Bluetooth 5.0
Operating system: Windows 11 Home
Dimensions: 14.57×10.24×0.93 in.
Weight: 5.44 lb.
Color: Mica Silver (as reviewed),
Performance Blue, Ceramic White
Prices: $1,249.99 at HP.comOUT OF THE BOX
IMPRESSIONS AND
BUILD QUALITY
Some gaming laptops go overboard in
pushing the gamer experience, with RGB
lighting draped all over the keyboard. The
Victus 16 is much more subtle, with our review
unit boasting a black-on-black aesthetic that