Best Budget Gaming Laptops

Wally Nowinski
editor

Our experts used the PerfectRec decision engine to comb through our laptop database and find the best budget gaming laptops available in 2023. Here are our top picks.

Our criteria for the best budget gaming laptops:

  • Operating System: We limited the search to Windows laptops since there are more games available than on Mac.
  • Usage: We focused on gaming laptops.
  • Budget: We chose a medium budget of $500-750, which should cover an entry level, budget gaming laptop.
To consider others factors, try the PerfectRec decision engine to get your personalized laptop recommendation

The 10 best Budget Gaming Laptops

1
Nitro 5 15
Acer 15.6”

Nitro 5 15

Performance: Outstanding
Usage: Gaming/3D: A

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2
Bravo 15
MSI 15.6”

Bravo 15

Performance: Good
Usage: Gaming/3D: B+

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3
LOQ 15
Lenovo 15.6”

LOQ 15

Performance: Great
Usage: Gaming/3D: A-

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4
LOQ 15
Lenovo 15.6”

LOQ 15

Performance: Great
Usage: Gaming/3D: A-

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5
Nitro 5 15
Acer 15.6”

Nitro 5 15

Performance: Great
Usage: Gaming/3D: A-

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6
Katana 15
MSI 15.6”

Katana 15

Performance: Great
Usage: Gaming/3D: A-

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7
LOQ 16
Lenovo 15”

LOQ 16

Performance: Great
Usage: Gaming/3D: A-

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8
IdeaPad Gaming 3
Lenovo 15.6”

IdeaPad Gaming 3

Performance: Good
Usage: Gaming/3D: B+

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9
G5
Gigabyte 15.6”

G5

Performance: Good
Usage: Gaming/3D: B+

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10
LOQ 16
Lenovo 15”

LOQ 16

Performance: Outstanding
Usage: Gaming/3D: A

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