The best Amazon Prime Day gaming laptop deals

MSI Cyborg | Nvidia RTX 4050 | Intel Core i5 12450H | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144Hz | 8GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | $799.99 at Best Buy (save $200)
This might be one of the first RTX 40-series gaming laptops for under $1,000 we’ve seen so far. The MSI Cyborg is a nice little budget 1080p gaming laptop that should get a decent fps boost thanks to the magic of Nvidia’s DLSS Frame Generation tech. It outperforms anything more expensive systems with an RTX 3050 GPU pretty soundly. But we don’t love the 8GB of RAM.View Deal

Gigabyte G5 KF | Nvidia RTX 4060 | Intel Core i5 12500H | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144Hz | 8GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | $1,099 $999 at Newegg (save $100)
The Gigabyte G5 is our favorite affordable gaming laptop around right now, packing the RTX 4060 GPU for some serious 1080p gaming performance in a budget package. It’s a smart spec that essentially uses an otherwise older specification with the simple addition of just the new Nvidia RTX 40-series graphics chip. The 512GB SSD is a bit miserly, but that is upgradeable, but the 8GB of DDR4 memory is the tougher issue. Again, the memory is upgradeable but it’s still a bit frustrating. Still, a great gaming laptop for the money.View Deal

MSI Katana 15 | 15-inch | RTX 4060 | Intel Core i5 12450H | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | $1,199 at Newegg
This is the RTX 4060 laptop to buy right now. For a little over $1,000, you can score a brand new RTX 4060 in a laptop that’s not massively underpowered in some other way. Usually we’d see manufacturers skimp on the SSD or RAM to get the cost down to this level, but here you’re looking at a healthy 16GB of DDR5 and a 1TB  NVMe drive. Lovely.View Deal

Asus TUF 15-inch | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 9 7940HS | 16GB DDR5 | 512GB SSD | 1080p | 144Hz | $1,399 $1,179 at B&H Photo (save $220)
This laptop comes with impressive specs for the money and doesn’t skimp on any key parts (except maybe the SSD, but at least that’s upgradeable). The Ryzen 9 CPU is great, and the RTX 4060 will comfortably match the 1080p, 144Hz screen with top-notch gaming performance.View Deal

Alienware m17 R5 | RX 6700M | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H| 17.3-inch | 1080p | 360Hz | 16GB DDR5-4800 | 512GB NVMe SSD | $1,849.99 $1,249.99 at Dell (save $600)
This config of the Alienware m17 R5 offers immense speed on that 1080p panel, for a competitive edge. A nice, big 17-inch display could replace your aging desktop if you saw fit. I would have liked to see a larger SSD and a bit more RAM, but this is still a solid all-AMD buy. View Deal

MSI Katana 15 | Nvidia RTX 4070 | Intel Core i7 12650H | 15.6-inch | 144Hz | 1080p | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | $1,499 $1,359.99 at Newegg (save $139.01)
Proof that Nvidia’s new RTX 40-series graphics tech doesn’t always come at a crazy price. This RTX 4070 laptop is relatively affordable and comes ready to roll with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. The 15.6-inch screen rocks IPS tech and 144Hz, too. OK, it runs last-gen Intel CPU tech, but with six performance cores, it has all the processing grunt you need for gaming.View Deal

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i | Nvidia RTX 4070 | Intel Core i9 13900H | 16-inch | 1600p | 240Hz | 16GB DDR5-5200 | 1TB NVMe SSD | $2,099 $1,779 at Lenovo (save $320)
If you’re looking Legion laptop with more of a low profile, this Legion Slim 7i with an RTX 4070 might give you the portability and power you’re craving.
For less than $2,000, you’re getting a sleek-looking system with a lovely 16-inch 1600p display at 240Hz.  View Deal

MSI Pulse 15 | RTX 4070 | Intel Core i9 13900H | 32GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | 1440p | 165Hz | $1,899 $1,799 at Newegg (save $100)
This laptop offers a higher-spec CPU and more RAM than most you’ll find cheaper with an RTX 4070. If you’re after a laptop that can deliver for work, creative pursuits, and gaming, this will be a better fit for it.View Deal

Gigabyte Aorus 17H | Nvidia RTX 4080 | Intel Core i9 13900H | 17-inch | 1080p | 360Hz | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | $2,599 $2,199 at Newegg (save $400)
This is just about the most affordable RTX 4080 gaming laptop we’ve found, though it is worth noting it’s of the less popular, kinda vast 17.3-inch screen size. That does make it a good desktop replacement, though not necessarily a great portable system. Still, that Nvidia GPU will fly at the native resolution of this 1080p screen, and could get close to those 360Hz figures on your favorite esports-y games.View Deal

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i | Nvidia RTX 4080 | Intel Core i9 13900HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240Hz | 32GB DDR5-5600 | 1TB NVMe SSD | $2,749 $2,599 at B&H Photo (save $150.99)
This is a surprise: a discount on the best RTX 4080 laptop I’ve tested. It’s a fantastic notebook, offering performance that can often match and sometimes beat an RTX 4090-based system. There’s a high-performance CPU to back it up, a decent, bright 1600p screen, and a fair amount of storage. All with a discount. Neat.View Deal

Asus ROG Strix G17 | 17-inch | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 9 7845HX | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | £2,166.97 £1,934.99 at CCL (save £196)
If you want a higher-end GPU in a laptop in the UK, you have to be prepared to pay a bit more for it. This is a great chassis and overall impressively built machine, at least, and at pretty much £2,000, it’s a little cheaper than most with an RTX 4070 inside.View Deal

MSI Katana 15 | Nvidia RTX 4070 | Intel Core i7 12650H | 15.6-inch | 144Hz | 1080p | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | £1,649 £1,399 at Very (save £250)
Proof that Nvidia’s new RTX 40-series graphics tech doesn’t have to break the bank. This RTX 4070 laptop is relatively affordable and comes ready to roll with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. The 15.6-inch screen rocks IPS tech and 144Hz, too. OK, it runs last-gen Intel CPU tech, but with six performance cores, it has all the processing grunt you need for gaming.View Deal