Top 5 Gaming Laptops with High Refresh Rate Displays: 120Hz and 144Hz super fast screens

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When it come to a gaming laptops, high refresh rate displays are every bit as important as powerful processors and high performance graphics . Higher refresh rate means clearer life-like images on the screen with smoother motion and quicker response rate making sure that you don’t miss anything.

Lag, screen tear and stuttering motion is something that plaques low quality displays. One way to ensure that your display keeps up with your gaming skills and reaction time is to pick one with quick refresh rate and fast response time.

There is a disparity between signals coming from the GPU and how fast this appear on the screen as well as how fast the pixels on the display changes colour to give you the images you are meant to see. The former is describe as the display’s refresh rate while the later is its response time.

We looked at some of the best budget gaming laptops with dedicated GPU. But for a truly immersive and fluid movement on the display, you must also consider the specification of the display.

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Picking a Laptop with the Best Display for Gaming

Typical refresh rate and response time on standard displays are 60Hz and 10ms. For gaming machines, the refresh rate need to be higher while the response rate lower. To help you pick the right laptop, our line-up of gaming laptops come with displays capable of high refresh rate of up to 120Hz and 144Hz and low response time at 5ms or less. These are your go-to no-compromise machines for gaming on the go.

Top 5 Gaming Laptops with High Refresh Rate Displays

Get lag free gaming experience especially when executing a tactical move or taking on the fast moving competition or enemy. These laptops with high refresh rate displays will make sure you do not miss a thing. See everything and spot any movement as it happens.

1. Dell G7 15.6″ and 17.3″ Gaming Laptop

15.6-inch FullHD display 144Hz | Intel Core i7-9750H | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB

Design wise, the Dell G7 doesn’t turn heads. It has a clean minimalistic look and the bezels aren’t that small either. Truth be told, these aren’t the top of the range gaming laptops from Dell. If you want high-end gaming machines, check out Dell’s gaming sub-brand ALIENWARE. The G series in our eyes is the logical choice without going over the top and burning a hole in your wallet in the process.

The new Dell G7 15.6″ and 17.3″ use the Intel Core i7-9750H processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with 8GB GDDR6 and GTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 respectively. Accordingly, they achieve a chart topping 222FPS and 205FPS when playing Fortnite at 1080p. Our favourite of the two machines is the faster Dell G7 15.6-inch gaming laptop with 16GB RAM memory, 512GB SSD storage and the more power NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 MaxQ 8GB GDDR6, the smaller and more portable of the two.

Specifications

Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Processor
RAM: 16 GB / Storage: 512 GB SSD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB
Full HD display / 144 Hz

2. HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

15.6-inch FullHD display 144Hz | Intel Core i7-9750H | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB

The second gaming laptop with high refresh rate display on our list is the HP Omen 15. As a gaming laptop, the HP OMEN looks the part, more so compared to Dell G7 above. It has huge sports car like vents around the back, red backlit keys, red OMEN logo and X on the backplate. Powered by gaming laptop’s favourite processor, the Intel Core i7-9750H and paired with a super fast NVIDIA RTX 2060 graphics card with 6 GB GDDR6, the HP Omen achieved up to 200 FPS on Fortnite.

The HP OMEN makes it easy for users to update their laptop with a single hatch for quick access to storage and memory.

Specifications

Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Processor
RAM: 16 GB / Storage: 512 GB SSD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB
Full HD display / 144 Hz

3. LENOVO Legion Y540 Gaming Laptop

15.6-inch FullHD display 144Hz | Intel Core i5-9300H | 8GB RAM | 1TB HDD & 128GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1660 Ti 6GB

So far we have seen laptops with the more expensive GeForce RTX 2000 series graphics and Core i7 processor. Here is a cheaper, more affordable alternative that still packs a very capable graphic in the form of the GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB graphics memory. It manages a respectable 197FPS when playing Fortnite at 1080p resolution. All this while displaying your high octane, high motion game on a Full HD display capable of 144 Hz refresh rate.

Specifications

Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Processor
RAM: 8 GB / Storage: 1 TB HDD & 128 GB SSD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB
Full HD display / 144 Hz

4. HP OMEN 17.3″ Gaming Laptop

For a bigger display, the HP OMEN with 17.3-inch display is one you should consider. Apart from the huge display, the laptop uses the more powerful Intel Core i7-9750H processor and bigger SSD storage. These are the only differences between the HP OMEN and LENOVO Legion Y540 above. Everything else including the graphics card are the same. It is no wonder that the HP OMEN 17 achieves the same 197FPS when playing Fortnite. Here is a gaming machine that is also a desktop replacement with plenty of storage and a huge display.

Specifications

Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Processor
RAM: 8 GB / Storage: 1 TB HDD & 512 GB SSD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB
Full HD display / 144 Hz

Also available is the smaller HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop with the same configuration as above except for the 15.6″ display and without the 1TB HDD.

5. ASUS TUF FX505DV 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

Finally, we have the ASUS TUF FX505DV with 15.6-inch high refresh rate display at 120Hz. Breaking away from Intel Core processors is a gaming machine based on AMD’s third generation Ryzen 7. The processor is paired with the equally powerful NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics with 6GB RAM to take on some heavy games and demanding software. Plus, with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage, you have plenty of room for multitasking and files. Lastly, two things that immediately stand out with this machine is the tough chassis design and advanced anti-dust cooling system for the CPU and graphics. From experience, the latter is something you will appreciate in the long term, saving you from cleaning out the fan and vents ever so often.

Specifications

AMD Ryzen 7 3750H Processor
RAM: 16 GB / Storage: 512 GB SSD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB
Full HD display / 120 Hz

BONUS: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

Also based on the AMD Ryzen 7 2750H but this time paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q and 6GB memory. The ROG Zephyrus will pull off 158FPS on Fortnite which is commendable. And, like the ASUS TUF FX505DV above, it comes with plenty of memory and storage too (16GB RAM and 512GB SSD). But, what is more important is the 15.6-inch display that is capable of 120Hz refresh rate. The machine is more edgy with sharp edges, straight lines and corners while keeping a minimalist design. We love the slim design, narrow bezels, small and sleek chassis.