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Gaming laptop brightness by year

Median brightness of gaming laptops released in 2020 — 300 nits, in 2026 — 500 nits.

MedianMiddle 50% of models
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YearMedianMiddle 50% of modelsModels
2026500 nits400 nits – 500 nits132
2025400 nits300 nits – 500 nits270
2024300 nits300 nits – 500 nits177
2023300 nits300 nits – 400 nits333
2022300 nits300 nits – 350 nits218
2021300 nits300 nits – 300 nits221
2020300 nits300 nits – 300 nits15

By year of release; only models in our catalog are counted, so the newest year may still change.

Top 2026 models by brightness

1 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 RTX 5080 (2026)
Asus · 2026
ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 RTX 5080 (2026)
Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus175 W18″3.7 kg
9.0
2 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 RTX 5090 (2026)
Asus · 2026
ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 RTX 5090 (2026)
Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus175 W18″3.7 kg
9.3
3 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 OLED GU606 RTX 5080 (2026)
Asus · 2026
ROG Zephyrus G16 OLED GU606 RTX 5080 (2026)
Core Ultra 9 386H160 W16″1.85 kg
9.6
4 Razer Blade 16 RTX 5080 (2026)
Razer · 2026
Blade 16 RTX 5080 (2026)
Core Ultra 9 386H175 W16″2.14 kg
9.6
5 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 OLED GU606 RTX 5070 (2026)
Asus · 2026
ROG Zephyrus G16 OLED GU606 RTX 5070 (2026)
Core Ultra 9 386H115 W16″1.85 kg
9.3
6 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 OLED GU606 RTX 5070 Ti (2026)
Asus · 2026
ROG Zephyrus G16 OLED GU606 RTX 5070 Ti (2026)
Core Ultra 9 386H115 W16″1.85 kg
9.5
7 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 OLED GX651AX RTX 5070 Ti (2026)
Asus · 2026
ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 OLED GX651AX RTX 5070 Ti (2026)
Core Ultra 9 386H16″2.82 kg
9.0
8 Razer Blade 16 RTX 5090 (2026)
Razer · 2026
Blade 16 RTX 5090 (2026)
Core Ultra 9 386H175 W16″2.14 kg
9.7
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