Best Gaming Laptop Black Friday Deals 2026

The Strix G16 is the gaming laptop we would buy for a 1440p screen at high frame rates. Its RTX 5070 Ti has 12GB of video memory, a real step over the 8GB cards further down this list, and ASUS ships it with 32GB of DDR5 and a 1TB SSD, so nothing needs adding in a year when memory is costly. 91mobiles scored its performance 9 out of 10, and it led most of the October Prime Big Deal Days roundups we read.

Skip it if you want long battery life or a quiet machine: 91mobiles marked battery as its weak spot, and the fans get loud under load. The Helios Neo below has the same processor and graphics for less.

At about $2,755 from Amazon, it is roughly $180 above its 90-day average and nearly $900 above the $1,880 it sold for on November 20 last year. This is not a deal yet; we would wait for Black Friday week.

The Helios Neo 16 AI pairs the same Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5070 Ti as the Strix G16 with a 240Hz G-Sync screen, for about $555 less as we checked. Buy it if you want the Strix's parts for less and can live with 16GB of RAM, which runs today's games but leaves less headroom than the Strix's 32GB. Amazon owners give it 4.2 stars across 83 ratings.

It ranks below the Strix because we found no hands-on review of this exact configuration. Notebookcheck and PCWorld have tested other Helios Neo models, so this Pick rests on its parts list and that wider record.

At about $2,200 from Amazon, it costs around $215 more than its 90-day average. It sold for $1,600 on January 1, and a price closer to that is what we would hold out for.

The LOQ 15 is the cheapest way we found into an RTX 5060 running at full power. That matters because the same chip is held to 80W in some rivals, including the Alienware below. Notebookcheck found strong 1080p performance and a solid build, and PC Gamer scored it 80%. It suits players aiming at 1080p who mostly game plugged in.

The screen is the catch. PCWorld found that the 144Hz panel smears in fast motion and that the battery runs down quickly, and scored it 50%. If battery life matters more than graphics power, the Nitro V 16 AI costs less.

A third-party seller had it at about $1,300 when we checked, only about $12 under its 90-day average. It was $930 in December, so there is room for a real Black Friday cut.

The Nitro V 16 AI is the cheapest gaming laptop here that we would buy. PCWorld named it its best gaming laptop under $1,000 at the price it sold for then, and Tom's Guide measured more than 60 fps at 1080p medium settings in Black Myth: Wukong. PCWorld and Notebookcheck both praised its battery life, which is rare at this price, and its 16-inch screen is roomier than the LOQ's.

The Ryzen 5 240 is the weak part. PCWorld found it slow, which holds it back in CPU-heavy games, and the speakers sound thin. Amazon owners are cooler on it than reviewers, at 3.6 stars from 41 ratings, so keep the return window in mind. If you want more graphics power, the LOQ 15 costs about $260 more.

At about $1,040 from a third-party seller, it is about $27 under its 90-day average. It dropped to $709 last December, so treat this price as a ceiling rather than a deal.

The Alienware 16 Aurora is the one to pick if you will often play or work away from an outlet. Laptop Media got more than seven and a half hours from a charge and found its 16-inch QHD+ screen color-accurate. Tom's Hardware's verdict was that it trades performance for that endurance.

The reason is its RTX 5060, which Dell caps at 80W. Notebookcheck says it handles 1080p at ultra settings but struggles at the screen's native resolution. If frame rates matter more than battery, the LOQ 15 runs the same chip at full power for less.

Amazon had it at about $1,585, roughly $20 over its 90-day average. Ignore the $2,300 list price: it sold for $1,100 on November 20 last year.

The Zephyrus G14 is the gaming laptop to carry every day. It fits an RTX 5070 Ti and a 3K OLED screen into a 14-inch chassis, and Notebookcheck found its graphics close to a laptop RTX 5080 and called it an excellent overall package. Ultrabook Review scored it 90%. It suits students and travelers who want one machine for class, work and games.

The small chassis has costs. It runs warm, ASUS gives the graphics chip less power than in 16-inch models like the Strix G16, and its LPDDR5X memory is soldered, so 32GB is all it will ever have. TechRadar recommends it if portability comes first and you can put up with the heat.

This is the priciest Pick and not a deal. A third-party seller had it at about $3,035, around $260 over its 90-day average, and it sold for $2,369 in April.

The TUF F16 is the budget alternative to the Nitro V 16 AI for anyone who would rather buy from Amazon itself. ASUS rates its RTX 5050 at up to 115W, the top of that chip's range, and the 16-inch 165Hz screen is the same size as the Nitro's. PC Gamer scored the RTX 5050 TUF 70%, and Amazon owners give it 4.5 stars across 135 ratings.

It ranks last because it costs about $215 more than the Nitro for similar 1080p play, and the TUF line is noisy: fan noise under load was TechRadar's main complaint about its TUF A16 sibling. The 512GB SSD will need company before long.

At about $1,260 from Amazon, it is within $15 of its 90-day average, and it sold for $840 in June. If it is a gift, check the delivery date on the listing before you order.