This laptop is extremely well equipped for its price. Full specs include a gorgoues 16" 2560x1600 240Hz OLED display, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, GeForce RTX 5080 GPU (maximum TGP), 32GB of DDR5-5600MHz RAM, and a 2TB SSD. The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor has 24 cores and a max turbo frequency of 5.4GHz. This is one of the most powerful Intel mobile CPUs currently available and is the ideal complement to the RTX 5080 mobile GPU.
The GeForce RTX 5080 mobile GPU is better than the RTX 4090 mobile
The OMEN MAX offers a robust cooling design that allows it to accomodate a more powerful GPU like the RTX 5080 without throttling it. That's important if you want to be able to play games comfortably on the display's enhanced 2560x1600 resolution. The RTX 5080 mobile GPU is roughly 15%-20% more powerful than the RTX 4080 mobile GPU that it replaces. In fact, it's slightly more powerful than the RTX 4090, which was the previous generation's flagship card. You should be able to run any game out there at consistent 60+ fps framerates.
The OMEN MAX is HP's best 16" gaming laptop
The OMEN MAX 16 is an upgrade to the OMEN both in terms of build quality and cooling potential. The OMEN MAX 16 is almost entirely constructed of aluminum, including both the top lid and chassis. The exception is the palm rest, which is still plastic so that it doesn't get too toasty for your hands. The OMEN MAX 16 also features a new Tempest Cooling Pro design that combines vapor chamber cooling, redesigned fan configuration, and an improved thermal interface material to maximize heat transfer. Not only does this keep the laptop cooler during gaming marathons, it also allows for the current-generation graphics cards to perform optimally without throttling.
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