By year

Gaming laptops of 2021

250 models from 10 brands released in 2021 — the best of the year, launches by month and typical specs.

2020 2022

Models250+987% vs 2020

Brands10

Median score4.6

Best of the yearAlienware x17 R1 RTX 3080 (2021)

Top rated

Best gaming laptops of 2021

Alienware · 2021

x17 R1 RTX 3080 (2021)

Core i7-11800H150 W17.3″3.02 kg

8.2

Lenovo · 2021

Legion 7i Gen 6 16 Intel RTX 3080 (2021)

Core i7-11800H165 W16″2.5 kg

7.9

MSI · 2021

GE66 Raider RTX 3080 (2021)

Core i7-10750H130 W15.6″2.38 kg

7.9

Lenovo · 2021

Legion 7 16 AMD RTX 3080 (2021)

Ryzen 7 5800H165 W16″2.5 kg

7.8

Alienware · 2021

x17 R1 RTX 3070 (2021)

Core i7-11800H125 W17.3″3.02 kg

7.7

MSI · 2021

GE66 Raider RTX 3070 (2021)

Core i7-10750H130 W15.6″2.38 kg

7.6

MSI · 2021

GE76 Raider RTX 3080 (2021)

Core i7-10750H150 W17.3″2.9 kg

7.6

Alienware · 2021

m17 R4 RTX 3080 (2021)

Core i7-10870H165 W17.3″2.5 kg

7.5

Asus · 2021

ROG Strix Scar 15 G533 RTX 3080 (2021)

Core i9-12900H115 W15.6″2.3 kg

7.4

Lenovo · 2021

Legion 7i Gen 6 16 Intel RTX 3070 (2021)

Core i7-11800H140 W16″2.5 kg

7.3

Lenovo · 2021

Legion 7 16 AMD RTX 3070 (2021)

Ryzen 7 5800H140 W16″2.5 kg

7.2

Asus · 2021

ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED UX582 RTX 3080 (2021)

Core i7-10870H106 W15.6″2.34 kg

7.2

All 250 models of 2021

Launches

Releases by month, 2021

11441297172

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Median

Typical specs of 2021

Spec	2021	2020	Change
GPU power (TGP)	95 W	—	—
Screen size	15.6″	15.6″	±0
Refresh rate	144 Hz	144 Hz	±0
RAM (up to)	32 GB	32 GB	±0
Battery capacity	80 Wh	76 Wh	+5.3%
Weight	2.3 kg	2.34 kg	−1.7%

Most active brands in 2021

Asus51 MSI45 Acer44 Lenovo36 HP24 Alienware19 Dell16 Razer10 Gigabyte3 Medion2

Other years

All years

2026134 2025310 2024228 2023352 2022269 2021250 202023