HP has discounted a high-end Omen Max 16 gaming laptop by $1,500, putting the configuration with an AMD Ryzen 9 HX 375 processor and Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics at $2,199.99. HP lists the machine’s original price at $3,699.99, so the cut works out to about 40% off.
The configuration is listed on HP’s store. The useful bit for buyers is not the usual “gaming beast” confetti. It is the parts list: a 16-inch 2,560 x 1,600 display, an RTX 5080 laptop GPU with 16GB of VRAM, a 12-core Ryzen 9 HX 375, 32GB of DDR5-5600 memory and a 1TB Gen 4 M.2 SSD.
The graphics chip is the main reason this deal is notable. HP’s listed RTX 5080 configuration includes 7,680 CUDA cores and 16GB of VRAM. Tom’s Hardware said that should be enough for 1080p gaming and for the laptop’s native 2,560 x 1,600 resolution. That is an expectation, not a benchmark for this exact discounted machine.
The screen is a 16-inch WQXGA IPS panel rather than OLED. HP’s listed specs include a 240Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time and 500 nits of brightness. The laptop also supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.
What HP is selling in this configuration
- AMD Ryzen 9 HX 375 processor with 12 cores, 24MB L3 cache and up to 5.1GHz boost clock
- Nvidia RTX 5080 laptop GPU with 16GB of VRAM
- 32GB DDR5-5600 memory
- 1TB Gen 4 M.2 SSD
- 16-inch 2,560 x 1,600 IPS display at 240Hz
- Two USB-A ports, two USB-C ports, HDMI 2.1 and a 3.5mm headphone jack
- Two additional M.2 SSD expansion slots
- Fast charging rated at about 50% in 30 minutes
Tom’s Hardware has not reviewed this exact RTX 5080 configuration. It has reviewed a stronger RTX 5090 version of the Omen Max 16, and found a few tradeoffs. The publication measured the laptop at 5.99 pounds, which is portable only if your definition of portable includes “noticeable in a backpack.” It also praised the aluminum enclosure, audio quality and webcam.
On the CPU side, Tom’s Hardware said its testing of other laptops showed the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 ahead of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and Intel’s Core Ultra 7 258V in Geekbench 6. That does not make it a complete performance verdict for this Omen Max model, but it gives some context for the chip HP chose.
HP is also selling another Omen Max configuration with an Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus for $1,999. According to the listed specs cited by Tom’s Hardware, that version has an RTX 5070 Ti with 12GB of VRAM, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Tom’s Hardware described the Intel processor as a little stronger, but the $199 gap buys the discounted AMD model double the memory, double the storage and a higher-tier GPU.
That comparison is the practical part of the deal. HP’s cheaper Intel model gives up too much of the graphics, memory and storage stack for a small savings, at least on paper. As usual with laptop discounts, the price is the fact today, and the inventory is HP’s problem tomorrow.
This story draws on original reporting from Tom's Hardware.
