10 Best Gaming Laptops in India 2021 (ASUS, MSI, and more)

The "new thing" right now in the gaming world is ray tracing. Turning the feature ON in games can make the game environment look much more realistic since the way light reflects off objects closely resembles how it's in the real world.

Having a graphics card that has dedicated hardware to handle ray tracing makes the effects even better. Sounds exciting? ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506HC-HN095T comes with the NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3050, which is just the right hardware you need for playing ray tracing games.

The eight-core Intel Core i7 11th gen and 8 GB of RAM make this more than capable of handling simultaneous tasks like screen recording, live streaming, etc. Also, you get 1 TB of NVMe SSD storage that makes the OS and your games load extremely fast.

Gaming laptops with ray tracing graphic cards can be quite expensive. But we found a budget build by ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506IC-HN005T is worth every penny. It comes with an RTX 3050, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor, and 8 GB of RAM.

The processor is on par (sometimes better) than its Intel equivalent, which is the Core i7 10th gen. So, Intel enthusiasts need not worry about any performance drops. The full HD IPS display with a 144 Hz refresh rate would be more than enough to run games at high frames per second.

You only get 512 GB of NVMe SSD storage, which is acceptable for this price point. But there is an empty slot for storage upgrade if you ever feel the need for it. RAM upgrade is also possible up to 32 GB. 

Most gaming laptops in the market are built just for gaming. If you are running any tasks in the background, you are likely to experience frame rate drops. The eight-cored AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and 16 GB of RAM in the MSI Bravo 15 A4DDR-212IN has enough power to run processor and RAM-intensive tasks with ease.

The AAA titles released so far won't use 16 GB of RAM, but your video editor could use that extra space. It will also allow you live-stream your gameplay and run a screen recording software in the background.

Our opinion is that this laptop is a bit on the pricey side. Both the processor and the graphics card are by AMD, a company known for making quality yet affordable computer components. 

We checked the performance of GTX 1650 paired with the 11th gen Intel Core i5. You can run games like Forza Horizon 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Rainbow Six Seige in full HD resolution on medium to high settings at frame rates of 80 to 120.

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-56 is a great option for gamers looking for this affordable configuration. The rest of the configuration is standard for this price point—8 GB of RAM and 512 GB SSD.

We recommend this laptop to competitive gamers too. It has a full HD display with 144 Hz refresh rate and 3 ms response time, which is more than enough to get an edge over your opponent. Here is the icing on the cake. You also get an Xbox game pass for PC.

If you have owned a gaming laptop before, you would know how hot it becomes during gaming. It could become uncomfortable to even touch the WASD keys. You don't have to suffer anymore. The IdeaPad Gaming 3 81Y4017UIN from Lenovo features dual vents and dual-action fans to protect the components as well as provide you with comfort.

The graphics card, processor, and RAM configuration is the same as our previous recommendation. The only difference is, it's the 10th gen Intel Core i5, but you don't have to worry about frame rate drops at all. The screen has a refresh rate of 120 Hz, making it optimal for running games that can go up to 120 fps.

For some, laptop aesthetics is as important as performance. The HP OMEN 15-ek0017TX comes with a premium, sophisticated design with a customizable 4-zone backlit keyboard. It has a GTX 1650ti, which is on par with the GTX 1650.

Generally, you won't see any noticeable improvement in frame rates. The 1 TB SSD storage space is of the main features of this gaming laptop. Gamers can use the OMEN command center to boost network speed, control fan speed, etc. 

You can upgrade the RAM from 8 GB to 32 GB if you want the laptop for more than just gaming. This gaming laptop also supports up to three external displays or dual 5K monitors for those who want to take their gaming and home theater experience to the next level.

Acer used the affordable yet powerful AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor in this gaming laptop. The six cores in this processor can handle games and simultaneous background operations with ease. It is paired with the best graphics card for this price range, which is the GTX 1650.

To those who are looking for an Intel gaming laptop, here is something you should know. The Ryzen 5 5500U in this gaming laptop delivers superior multi-core performance, which is required for almost all modern games than the Intel Core i5 11th gen. You get the standard 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD, and a full HD display.

The key feature of this gaming laptop is the 32 GB Intel Optane memory. Intel Optane is a caching technology that remembers the applications that you open frequently and the files you access, thus improving loading times and copying speeds.

This means your OS and games will load much faster compared to a laptop that only has an SSD. Remember that you won't see any noticeable improvement in frame rates; it's just the loading time that improves. Make use of the full HD 144 Hz anti-glare display for an immersive gaming experience.

ASUS VivoBook Ultra 15 X513EA-BQ312TS is the most affordable laptop on our recommendations list. Let's get one thing out of our way—this laptop doesn't have a dedicated graphics card. It comes with Intel Iris Xe onboard graphics.

A laptop with a dedicated GPU is definitely more powerful than one with just onboard graphics. But don't underestimate Iris Xe graphics. It is better than the old Intel UHD graphics and delivers some pretty impressive performance.

You can run games like Fifa 2021, Valorant, GTA V, and Rainbow Six Siege on low settings at 1080p or 720p resolution and get acceptable frame rates. We recommend this laptop to budget gamers looking for a decent machine to play modern AAA games.

Here is another laptop with onboard graphics. Acer Aspire 3 A315-23 comes with the Radeon Vega 8 mobile graphics. We checked how well it could perform, and we were quite impressed. Games like Witcher 3, COD: Black Ops Cold War, and Assassin's Creed Unity ran at 35 fps on 720p low graphics settings.

Although this laptop has a 512 GB SSD, we still think it's a bit expensive. Here is the reason: compared to our previous recommendation (which has the 11th gen Core i5 and Intel Iris Xe graphics), this laptop only has an extra 256 GB of SSD storage space as an advantage. But Radeon Vega graphics can give consistent performance compared to any of Intel's onboard graphics technology.