The best laptop for Fortnite (for competitive gaming) will be any laptop that can get you almost ZERO input delay and maximize VIEWING DISTANCE & Visibility either through GOOD hardware or by tweaking graphics settings.

What is Input delay? 

Input delay  is like having lag but on a smaller scale, it’s the time it takes for the game to register your shots and render stuff. You get low input delays using Performance Mode, Low settings or by stepping up your laptop’s graphics card.

Max View Distance (see below): This lets you spot & shoot enemies ACCURATELY from very far distances.

Now… you can buy a cheap 350 dollar laptop and use Performance Mode and set everything to low to minimize input delays but you will compromise view distance & visibility (super useful for storms to see whether you’re in or out of the zone).

Now…you don’t have to spend thousands of bucks on a computer like Ninja to have low input delay + far view distance + superb visibility.

You just need a laptop with at least a mid-range dedicated GPU (and perhaps add 16GB RAM in Dual Channel Mode – we’ll get to that later)

And…

If you are on a super low budget and can’t afford a mid-range dedicated GPU, don’t worry, performance mode on the latest chapters of Fortnite works AMAZING. You compromise some visual quality but you get the insanely high framerates (thus low input delays).

Anyways…

We’ll go through all kinds of laptops, the one I used is on a deal selling for about ~700 bucks (links down below) and the cheapest one on the table ~450 bucks.

Before we get to the best laptops for Fortnite let me talk a bit about what the best laptop specs for Fortnite are….

So you can understand my selection process. You can to skip it and jump to the best laptops for fortnite list which follows next. 

Recommended Laptop Specs for Fortnite

The following recommendations are based on dozens of Fortnite benchmarks on laptops with different GPU and CPU configurations, videos and benchmark results are all listed at the very last section of this post. Basically the best laptop for fortnite comes down to the GPU.

GPU
If you want low input delays and high meshes & textures on Direct X12 mode (aka maximum visibility) , you’ll need ANY of the non-blue dedicated GPUs:

NVIDIA: MX450 1050 1050Ti 1650GTX 1060 1660Ti 2060RTX 3050Ti 3060RTX 3070RTX 3080RTX 3070Ti 3080Ti
AMD: Radeon Pro RX 555X RX540  RX550 RX 560X RX 580  RX5550M Radeon RX 6700S AMD Radeon RX 6800S 

MX450 1050GTX (500-600 dollars): You’ll be stuck on performance mode with these but you can still play competitively (+100fps) . Some graphics can be set to high or ultra. 
1650GTX (600-700 dollars) : Epic Settings ~60fps on DirectX11 X12 Mode.  ~110fps  Medium settings (Direct X11) . ~180fps on Perfomance Mode.  
3050Ti & 1660Ti (750-900 dollars): 200-350fps (Performance Mode) / 80-90 fps (Direct X12 – Epic).  
3060RTX(900-1300 dollars ): 85-105fps(Direct X12 – Epic) / +360 fps (Performance). 
3070RTX(1300 dollars): 130-175 fps(Direct X12 – Epic) / 380-430 fps (Performance). 
3070Ti&3080Ti: Honestly, these are overkill for the game. Useful if you want to play at 1440p or 4k resolution though, the latter resolution is not good for competitive gaming.

Budget under 600? Get either the  Intel Xe or Vega 7 integrated GPUs. Both can output ~100fps Perfomance Mode. (All graphics are set to low, visbility is not as important as input delay).

MUX Switch & Wattage
You may have noticed prices fluctuate for the 3060RTX (900 and up to 1300), usually the more expensive ones have more wattage or power. I have a post dedicated to GPU Wattage or TGP  here but basically having more power and a MUX Switch will make a bigger difference than any other laptop spec. 

CPU
CPU power it isn’t nearly as important as the GPU wattage. Now… assuming you’ve got two laptops with the same GPU profile….

Pick the CPU with more clock frequency (if same brand) or the one with more clock speed performance (if AMD vs Intel use benchmarks), a quick summary of my benchmarks down below:

*The last two assume same generation. For more details check the last section.

RAM
8GB vs 16GB: 8GB works OK for Fortnite but you get a nice fps boost with 16GB and you also prevent possible stuttering caused by background apps.

Dual-Channel: If you’re doing the upgrade to 16GB, make sure you know what dual-channel mode is, you can extract an additional 10-20fps and more depending on settings & hardware. Check my post on dual-channel RAM here to read more about it.

Display
FHD: All gaming laptops have FHD. Only laptops below 450 bucks may not so be sure the model you pick has FHD resolution. 
QHD & 4k displays: If you’re buying a 3060RTX (130W) or any of the high-end GPUs, make sure you you also have a QHD. 
144Hz vs 365Hz: Anything over 144Hz is useless because it’s impossible for you to go over 150fps on Direct X11 X12 mode and the eyes can’t really see a difference beyond that. That doesn’t mean having more than 150fps is useless (that helps with input delay) however visually speaking it’s not useful.

Top 5 Best Laptops For Fortnite 2022

The following five laptops range from 600 dollars to 3000 dollars. I go over a lot more options shown in the second section.

I’m going to talk about the pros and cons of each laptop instead of just listing specs. I will also go over exact benchmarks (recorded as videos) from my channel and other channels. So I recommend you to read the reviews VERY carefully.  

Note: These laptops are meant for people in the United States. If you can’t find these on your region, I’ve linked alternatives on tables with links you can click. As a last resort, read the last section (and check out the youtube benchmarks listed there).

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1. Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3

Best Budget Gaming Laptop For Fortnite

  AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

  8GB DDR4

   RTX 3050Ti 4GB vRAM

  512GB NVMe SSD

  15.6” 120Hz FHD IPS

  4.8 lbs

  2 hours

This is not necessarily the cheapest laptop  nor the best laptop for Fortnite on this list.

However…

I’ve decided to put this laptop FIRST on the list because it gives you the best BANG for your buck that means tons of good hardware at a low price (I actually bought it myself) which lets you play the game on HIGH or even Epic Settings with competitive framerates as shown next.

Fortnite Laptop BenchMark: 3050Ti RTX – Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3

I’ve recorded the match below myself and since it was just a bunch of newbs I was easily WIN while havint to tweak settings through the match, jump, throw granades to test  settings, get close to the enemies, get far and all of that for benchmark purposes.

You can get it up to 85 fps if you set Textures and all other minor details to Medium or Low while keeping View Distance To Epic (the only real important graphics setting).  Before I show you other good options, let’s talk about the 3050Ti on the Lenovo Ideapad gaming 3 and other laptops.

GPU: 3050Ti ( 75W-85W )

Every single 3050Ti laptop you’ll find , including the lenovo ideapad gaming 3,  will have its 3050Ti RTX running up to 85W.

There’s no Max-Q versions nor undervolted versions on 3050Ti laptops, this is still low power so most laptops can handle safe temperatures regardless of size. Temperatures on the Lenovo Ideapad on Epic Settings running Fortnite only reach up to 75 degrees and that’s even on OverClock Mode ~ 85W.

OverClock vs Performance Mode:

What’s overclock mode? Well most gaming laptops with a 3050Ti will have some sort of propietary software like the Lenovo Vantage which allows you to manually set up the power supplied to the graphics card (TGP). The Lenovo Vantage has three: Overclock, Performance and Balanced Mode.

If you check the lower left side of the video, you can see the wattage going from 70W up to 76W on OverClock Mode and temperatures hovering around 84 degrees. This is still under safe numbers but I would just notch it down to Performance Mode because Fortnite doesn’t really make the 3050Ti RTX jump up to 85W so the spikes that may go up to 77W are kind of unnecessary.

 

No MUX Switch:

This laptop does not have a MUX Switch nor does any 3050Ti laptops that I’m aware of thus the only way you can get that extra 15-20% GPU performance boost is by attaching an external monitor to the HDMI port on the Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 which brings me to another good thing about this laptop:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Core i5 10300H

3050Ti laptops will have the Ryzen 5 5600H (such as this one) , the Core i5 10300H, Core i5 11300H and the more expensive ones the Core i7 11375H or AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. If you want to know the truth, the Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms all Core i5 CPU variants for gaming purposes (probably due to better multi-threaded performance) and the latter two Ryzen 7 and Core i7 slightly outperform the Ryzen 5 & Core i5 models so it’s not really something you want to invest on because fortnite is more of a GPU game than a CPU Game.

Turbo Boost

So the Ryzen 5 here gives you the best bang for your buck, there’s an issue you probably did not noticed (I did not show it on the benchmarks), the CPU’s temperatures is quite high and it doesn’t have to be because Fortnite is not CPU-demanding, you can fix this by disabling turbo boost. This is not going to happen on all models but some just run way too fast…download Ryzen Controller and you should be all set.

Streaming

Another good reason why opting for a Ryzen 5 5600H is for streaming because it has better multi-threading performance it can handle several applications simultaneously ( and Fortnite) much more easily since most cores will run at the same clock speed thus when you launch Fortnite and another application it is unlikely to interefere with the game AND you get 2 extra cores (4 threads) out of a AMD Ryzen 5 CPU.

RAM: 16GB RAM (Dual-Channel)

Another cool thing about the Lenovo Ideapad gaming 3 is how the RAM is set up once you open up the machine. Unlike most thin and lightweight gaming laptops, this laptop supports x2 RAM sticks and the on-board is not SOLDERED nor attached to the motherboard so you can EASILY take it out and replace it. I have written a post on how to do the upgrade on this specific model here: How to Upgrade RAM On Laptop.

Why would you replace it? To make sure setting up Dual Channel RAM is done properly. As I explain in my Dual-Channel RAM post, buying two ram sticks with the same exact characteristics is the best way to make sure Dual-Channel is activated so you can get that nice 15-20fps boost (1080p resolution).

 

Storage: 512GB OnBoard (Up To 2TB)

I’ve obviously had to upgrade the storage all the way to 1.5TB so I could install all sorts of games including Fortnite for benchmark purposes. This laptop supports two different types of storage upgrades. A M.2 SSD or SATA 2.5” SSD upgrade, you can only choose one in addition to the on-board M.2 attached to the motherboard. I installed a 2.5” Bay as shown on my post here making jump to 1.5TB (though you can certainly go higher).

Display: 120Hz vs 144Hz

The Acer Nitro 5 shown below:

Has a 144Hz and the Lenovo Ideapad a 120Hz. I’d say it’s really up to you, both CPUs are pretty much the same (streaming out of the question) and both 3050Ti run at the same wattage but do note that you may not need a 144Hz display unless you set Fortnite to run on Performance Mode – Low settings because that’s the only way you’re going to hit +140 to take advantage of the 144Hz refresh rates.

Alternatives & Prices:

3050Ti laptops can have anywhere from a low voltage Ryzen 7 4800U to the high end and powerful Core i7 11800H. 

Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3
PROS	CONS
OverClock Performance Mode – 85W 3050Ti Cheapest 3050Ti Laptop 120Hz Display Epic & Ultra Settings Overwatch 2 +70fps Relatively lightweight Upgradeable RAM (16GB) Dual-Channel x2 SSD Upgrades available (M.2 + 2.5” Bay)	Poor Battery Only has x2 USB ports

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2. Lenovo Legion 5 Pro

The Best Laptop For Fortnite 2022

  AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

  16GB DDR4

   RTX 3060RTX 130W 6GB vRAM

  256GB NVMe SSD

  16” 165Hz QHD IPS

  6.55 lbs

  2 hours

This is hands down the best laptop for Fortnite on this short list. It doesn’t have the most powerful GPU & CPU for the game but if we’re talking about performance/money ratio at 1080p gaming on Epic Settings.

Higher end laptops may give you higher framerates the performance increase (as you’ll see soon) do not justify the high prices. 

 

Fortnite BenchMark: 3060RTX (130W) Laptop

GPU: 3060RTX (130W) Maximum Power

You are not going to get those numbers. on any 3060RTX, it’s not because of the CPU being a Ryzen 7 but because the Lenovo Legion 5 is one of the few gaming laptops running a 3060RTX at 130W. Most 3060RTX even those that are quite popular and best selling only run 105W as a maximum.

The Acer Predator 300 (which sells for about the same price as the Lenovo Legion) for example has a 3060RTX running at 105W while most ASUS TUF ( ~300 dollars cheaper ) only run at 95W and some cheaper laptops only run at 85 watts. It may not seem important on paper but it makes a HUGE difference on framerates for Fortnite, you can see the comparison below (the links will take you to videos showing you those numbers): 

MUX Switch

There’s no need to attach an external monitor to get the 15-20% GPU performance boost because unlike most 3060RTX laptops, the Lenovo Legion ALSO has a MUX Switch and this is why the performance difference is significant as shown above.

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800H vs Core i7 11800H 

The Ryzen 7 5800H is slightly slower than the Core i7 11800H or Core i7 11375H you’ll find on the Acer Predator or Acer Nitro 5 nonethelss it still makes little difference because GPU wattage becomes the single most important factor. I would personally choose a Ryzen 7 over a Core i7 11800H for two reasons:

• Apparently, at least from the benchmarks I’ve seen there’s a better performance boost when you set up RAM in dual-channel mode, this may be due to the better multicore (although lower clock) performance of AMD Ryzen CPUs which takes full of advantage of dual-channel mode. 
• Multi-tasking. Although the Core i7s have just as many cores if not slightly lower number, the Ryzen CPUs keep their clock speed performance nearly equal across all cores this means more efficient multitasking when streaming or running any other apps in the background.

Display: 165Hz + 16 inch Screen + QHD Resolution

Unlike the Acer Predator and Acer Nitro 5 or most 3060RTX laptops, the refresh rates on the Lenovo Legion are one of the highest found in this price range. Not only that but this model discards the FHD display for QHD display which is exactly what you need to run Fortnite at 1440p. Believe or not, the 3060RTX 130W supports Fortnite at 1440p quite well although framerates are nowhere near competitive numbers there’s still no lag or stuttering and temperatures are low enough to play the game smoothly.

Lastly, this is a 16” laptop which is 1” bigger than the Acer Nitro 5, it made not seem like a big diference for the display but for the built-in cooling system in the base, the extra space makes a HUGE difference to keep temperatures low.

Alternatives & Prices:

I want you to see how much 3060RTX laptops can cost despite not running at full power. It’s not a bad idea to choose lower wattage 3060RTX laptops for Fortnite if you’re willing to notch down settings to High or Medium, it will definitely tolerate those framerates BETTER for longer periods of time than a 3050Ti laptop.

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro
PROS	CONS
Most Powerful 3060RTX GPU (130W) MUX Switch Lenovo Vantage Performance Modes Great Heat Control & Temperatures 16 inch + 165Hz display + QHD Resolution Stylish  Gaming Keyboard Extremely easy to upgrade Storage Cheapest 3060 130W Laptop Perfect for running Overwatch 2 at 1440p	Super Low Battery CPU could be better (Core i7 11800H > AMD Ryzen 7 5800H) Very Heavy

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3. Lenovo L340

Best Cheap Gaming Laptop For Fortnite

  Intel Core i5 9300H

  8GB RAM 

   1650GTX 4GB vRAM (No Optimus)

  256GB PCIe SSD (Free 2.5” Bay Slot)

  15” FHD IPS 60Hz

  4.10lbs

  3 hours (Gaming) – 6 hours (Work)

This may not be the best laptop for fortnite with a 1650GTX …however….the average 1650GTX laptop sells for about 700 dollars and most of the time a bit more.

Knowing the fact that 3050Ti laptops perform better on Fortnite & they sell for about the same price. It’s pretty pointless to buy a 1650GTX For Fortnite that sells for that much money.

This is why this slightly older 1650GTX laptop is the best choice right now. Not only is it much cheaper than 3050Ti laptops and 99% of 1650GTX laptops ( selling for as low as $650 and as low as $610 depending on the time of the year) but actually has about the same performance as modern 1650GTX laptops, we’ll explain the reasons soon:

Fortnite BenchMark: 1650GTX (50W) Laptop

GPU: 1650GTX (50W) – No Optimus

Those are good numbers for a 1650GTX laptop in fact, most 1650GTX despite having “more recent” CPUs will perform slightly lower as shown next:

Notice how the performance is nearly equal than the slightly more recent 1650GTX with a 10th Core i5 & 4th & 5th gen Ryzen 5. In fact, you could get higher perfmance than these machines if you up the RAM to 16GB RAM and run some optimizations. 

The reason for this is simple, the Lenovo L340 is one of the few laptops that doesn’t have OPTIMUS on it and that’s a good thing because as I explain in my MUX Switch post having OPTIMUS is detrimental to GPU performance reducing it by ~15% (all laptops on  the table have Optimus).  This is why I did not recommend the MSI GF63 thin laptop which ALSO cheaper has an older CPU (thus it’s cheap too) : it also has OPTIMUS on it.

Recommended Fortnite Settings: 1650GTX Laptop

Those are just numbers for comparison purposes. You should not play the game at epic or even high settings, you want to run the game at Medium settings with Direct X11 or Performance Mode and 3D resolution at 66%, this should get you around 130fps (Direct X11) and 160fps (Performance Mode), input delays are insanely low in both cases yet visibility is at decent levels for high distance combat and storms.

CPU: Core i5 9300H vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

I think it’s pretty clear at this point that CPU does not matter for Fortnite. However, all things being equal aka you find a 1650GTX laptop that doesn’t have optimus on it (or has a MUX Switch) like this Lenovo L340, you want to pick the Ryzen 5 laptops for the reasons explained before.  

Now there’s one ISSUE which may be a deal breaker to some, the Lenovo L340 only one single SLOT for RAM. Thus it is impossible to make it dual-channel, you can only have one RAM stick. It comes with 8GB RAM on board so all you can do is replace it with a 16GB RAM stick.

Display: 60Hz vs 120Hz

Another reason why the MSI GF63 Thin and the Lenovo L340 are cheap is because they’ve got a 60Hz display. It’s not going to take a toll on your gaming, it’s just going to reduce aesthetics. You definitely want a 120Hz display if you want to play at my recommended settings though, the game will look very very smooth but if all you’ve got is 600-650 bucks, there’s just no way you’re going to get a 120Hz display.

Alternatives: 1650GTX Laptops For Fortnite

Below are the most popular 1650GTX laptops, notice how the prices increases with more modern CPUS (totally useless again) and 120Hz displays. If you can ditch both, the price can be reduced by 100 bucks. 

Lenovo L340
PROS	CONS
No Optimus (15-20% GPU performance) Cool temperatures (High Settings) Very cheap for a 1650GTX laptop Stylish  Gaming Keyboard Supports Fortnite Up to 130fps (Med Settings) Decent battery for a gaming laptop (~2 hours gaming)	9th gen Core i5 CPU RAM cannot be dual-channeled  60Hz display

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4. MSI LEOPARD GP66 

Best Laptop For Fortnite  – 1440p Gaming

  Core i7-11800H

  16GB RAM DDR4

   RTX 3070 (140W)

  512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (2x PCie Nvme slots free )

  15” IPS full HD 144Hz

  5.25 lbs

  2 hours

As you know there are HUNDREDS of 3070RTX laptops but only a few handful have their GPU running at high power. The highest power a 3070RTX can support is 140W and this is exactly how much the MSI Leopard GP66 and the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (3070RTX model ) have. 

I’ll explain soon why I recommend this model over all the other 3070RTX laptops soon let’s first take a look at what the 140W 3070RTX can do:

Fornite Laptop BenchMark: 3070RTX (140W) – MSI Leopard GP66

There are several videos on the MSI Leopard Series benchmarking Fortnite. This is however the only video running the exact same model shown here (The 130W in the description can boost to 140W), the results are ~350 on Performance Mode. There are no directX11 or Direct X12 benchmarks on Epic Settings. However, we can use the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Benchmarks to have an idea of the performance:

The above is running the game at 1600p resolution instead of 1400p resolution so framerates should be higher on the Leopard GP66.

GPU: 3070RTX – 140W + MUX Switch vs 3080RTX

You have to be extremely careful when shopping for the Lenovo Legion 5  Pro or the MSI Leopard models that have a 3070RTX because NOT all of them will run at the same power, some variants may run at 115W and some at 130W and as you know every bit of power makes a huge difference in framerates.

In the benchmark above, it’s plain to see that the 3070RTX (140W) models are the best choice to play the game at 1440p with competitive framerates without resorting to Performance Mode or 3D resolution to 66% and below.

What’s more is that some models may not have a MUX Switch so double check IF you decide NOT to buy the models I’m linking here (both the Lenovo Legion. 5 Pro & The MSI Leopard GP66 have a MUX Switch).

What about 3080RTX laptops?

They’re obviously going to be more powerful but if you check around benchmarks, it’s not really that useful for Fortnite because framerates at 1440p do not increase by large amounts even with the high wattage 3080RTX variants (150W). What’s more is that they’re so scarce and rare to find. The market is plagued with low-power 3080RTX which to be honest are just as good as the much cheaper 3060RTX.

Anyways, you can check the last section where I go into more detail.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H vs Core i7 11800H

The reason why I chose the MSI Leopard Over the Lenovo Legion 5 is due to the Core i7 11800H outperforming the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H.

Although this is going to make little to no difference on Fortnite (I did not see a big difference if any on the fortnite benchmarks in the next section), that doesn’t mean it’s not useful, I’m sure people are here not playing Fortnite alone. If you are just playing Fortnite, then you can choose either. If not, the Core i7 11800H is the best choice. Both laptops are at the same price so you can either way.

Display: FHD 144Hz vs QHD 240Hz

Here’s the bad news about this MSI leopard, it’s got a nice Core i7 and the 140W 3070RTX but it only has a FHD display thus it’s only good for FHD gaming. Why did I even list a laptop like that? Well because I know some of you are after super low input delays and don’t mind playing at FHD resolution, the performance mode there gets you 350-400 fps at FHD and that gives you almost zero input delays.

If however, you want to play at QHD (1440p) or 2k resolution, you can either buy the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro which is also 1500-1700 bucks or invest a little more and get the upgraded version of this mode, the MSI Leopard GP76 which has a 240Hz display and QHD resolution, it’s also got the 3070RTX running at 140W.

Alternatives & Prices

I’m listing below all the options presented and a few more models for comparison purposes. Please remember to research high and low wattage before doing any purchase!

*The Lenovo Legion 5 is imo the best laptop for fortnite with a 3070RTX along with the MSI leopard, I would only pick one of the two if I were to buy a 3070RTX rig.

MSI Leopard GP66
PROS	CONS
3070RTX running at max TGP 140W MUX Switch Fastest CPU in this bracket (superseeded only by Core i9 & Ryzen 9) Compact and lightweight Runs Fortnite at 350-400 fps (Performance Mode) Cool Temperatures	No QHD (MSI Leopard GP76 has QHD though) Extremely low battery (>1 Hour)

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5. CLEVO PD70PN

The Best Laptop For Fortnite – 3080Ti

  Core i7-11800H

  64GB RAM DDR4

   RTX 3080Ti 16GB vRAM

  x2 2TB NVMe SSD (4TB Total)

  17” QHD  165Hz

  6.17 lbs

  >1 hour

 

The most powerful gaming laptops for Fortnite as of 2022 are those with either the 3070Ti or the 3080Ti the problem is that they are extremely expensive.

If you don’t feel like paying 5000 bucks you ought look for companies other than ACER, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and so on in other words small companies.

Now…I’ve been reviewing laptops for almost 3 years now and I can vouch for the CLEVO (previously known as SAGE) laptops. Since this is a new company trying to shoehorn its way into this competive market, you get the best bang for your buck here.

All Specs are usually maxed out, we’ll get to that first let’s look at how this exact model and most 3080Ti laptops run Fortnite:

Fornite Laptop BenchMark: 3080Ti (155W) – CLEVO PD70PNT

Benchmarks for Fortnite are near the end of the video.

GPU: 3080Ti – 155W + MUX Switch

The cool thing about the latest GPUs is that virtually ALL of them run at higher wattages than all previous GPUs so you don’t really have to worry about looking for “high wattage” models . However, some models will have slightly higher wattage and that will make a difference depending on the game (games with very high graphics quality will benefit best). 

Virtually all models with these two GPUS (3070Ti & 3080Ti) also have a MUX Switch.

Either way, they don’t compare at all to the desktop variants which are much much faster.

If you’ve checked out the video and compared it to the 3070RTX or even the 3060RTX benchmarks at 1440p, you’ll notice there isn’t really a big difference in framerates on Direct X11 or x12 with all settings turned ON on Epic, 

There’s a significant improvement on 1440p so they are the best laptops to get the lowest input delays (highest framerates) on  Fortnite at 1440p but definitely not something you can use to get the best graphics out of the game and high framerates too (the desktop variants can do that though).

CPU: Core i9 12900H vs Core i7 12700H

The Clevo model I’m linking has a 12700H but the video is benchmarking a Core i9 12900H.

It doesn’t make much difference for Fortnite and most games really. So you could save hundreds of bucks by going for the slightly weaker 12th gen Core i7 and 6th Ryzen 7. Since temperatures are likely to be pretty high, you may want a Core i7 12700H which is much easier to cool down too. 

Storage & RAM: 4TB & 64GB DDR4

The cool thing about going for the newest companies is the extra hardware. Unlike most 3080Ti laptops, you get MAXIMUM storage right OFF the bat.

Now RAM may not be any different than what you find on other 3080Ti laptops but you don’t really need more than 16GB, no game consumes more than that, in fact, the most hardware demanding ones usually cap at 12GB.

As for the DDR4 gen, it doesn’t make much difference for Fortnite since it is a GPU game (DDR5 helps the CPU run faster) however you cannot say the same for all the other games available, most will benefit from the extra CPU performance that a more recent RAM chip brings.

Display: 165Hz & 17” & QHD

If you shop for a 3080Ti or a 3070Ti laptop especially those running at maximum wattage, make sure you get a 17” display because that also comes with the advantage of having more space for hot temperatures to dissipate thus keeping temperatures of both the GPU & CPU super low, this is especially important in these kind of laptops because the power used is enormous, that is, if you want it to last you for several several years.

The only real downside seems to be the 165Hz display as you usually get 240Hz with this much power. I personally do not see a difference between 165Hz and 244Hz even on 1080p resolution. 165Hz is plenty to see all movements smoothly transition and make it easier on the eyes too.

If you’re playing on Epic Settings  (1440p) you aren’t likely to go past 170fps so you definitely will notice ZERO diference. 

It’s a matter of taste.

Alternatives & Prices

I’m listing below all the options presented and a few more models for comparison purposes. Please remember to research high and low wattage before doing any purchase!

CLEVO PD70PNT
PROS	CONS
Most powerful GPU as of 2022 Fortnite 4k and 1440p settings 2nd fastest CPU on the market Cheapest 3080Ti Laptop Maxed out Storage & RAM 17” QHD Extremely well designed cooling system The best customer support	Extremely Heavy Mostly plugged in experience Bloatware Extremely Expensive DDR4 RAM ( Current is DDR5)

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How To Buy The Best Laptop For Fortnite (Ultimate Guide)

Gaming Laptop Requirements for Fortnite

I suggest you ignore the minimum hardware requirements because although you can run the game it certainly isn’t going to be playable:  

This hardware is found on $200 desktops but if you translate it to laptops they are basically something like a cheap 250 dollars like the MacBook Air or any of these laptops under $300 . It’s going to be faster on desktops but unplayable on laptops (30fps & 720p resolution if you are lucky).

Laptopstudy Recommended Requirements for Fortnite

Instead of babbling over the official hardware requirements, we are going to check out benchmarks and get as much information as possible from benchmarks to maximize performance / money ratio on Fortnite. 

Let us do this in two sections:  CPU section and the GPU section.

A) If your budget is under 500 dollars, In the absence of a dedicated GPU (+550 bucks) the CPU choice becomes the single most important factor. 

B) If your budget is over 550 bucks or so, dedicated GPUs become available readily available here so we’ll focus on that.

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A) Fortnite Laptops : Under 500 dollars Budget

1. CPU: Must be recent

You don’t really need to know much about computer jargon and clock speed with this much budget.

All you have to do is: pick the most recent CPU (Processor) in this price range, it will automatically set you up with a fast CPU AND a recent & powerful integrated graphics card. Recent CPUs and recent integrated GPUs always come in pair.

A recent CPU means being of the latest or one of the latest generations.

The above shows the most recent CPUs found on budget laptops and the integrated GPUs they come with. 

The older variants some examples shown below (Ex: Core i3 10300U) ALSO have decent integrated GPUs but they have sligihtly lower ( and sometimes signifncant) less performance and what’s tricky is that they are not cheaper than the recent ones. 

Integrated GPU found on previous generations

List of “Non-Gaming” Intel CPUs found in 2022 

i) Core i3 & Ryzen 3 Benchmarks ($300-400 Laptops)

**FPS is pretty low here because 3D resolution is set to 100% thus it is wise to lower down resolution (50-66%) to up framerates and thus lower input delays.

These are not the cheapest CPUs on laptops that would be the celeron and pentium CPUS however these Ryzen 3 and Core i3 are the BARE bone minimum for the game to even be playable. Be sure not to pay more than 400 bucks for ANY of these AND try to get the most recent ones if you can afford it.

• The Integrated GPUs for most of these CPUs are pretty much the same although recent ones have slightly faster ones as shown below:

• Keep in mind that the only way to be competitive on this game is to set settings to Performance mode with texture and meshes to low.  There’s a visibility compromise here but again low input delay is far more improtant.
• Lastly, notice what a big difference it makes to have a recent CPU. The Ryzrn 3 5300U performs significantly better than its previous variants.

ii) Core i5 & Ryzen 5 BenchMarks ($400-500 Laptops)

**3D resolution is 75%. Display resolution is FHD (1080p) too.

• If you’re budget is around 450 bucks or more. You want to buy a laptop with a Core i5 or Ryzen 5. There is a MASSIVE improvement as you can see on the table (~ +101 on DirectX11 Mode) if you go for the latest COre i5 or Ryzen 5. Highlighted in cyan.
• It’s not useful for High textures & Meshes on Direct X11 mode though, 35fps is pretty bad so you should either switch to perfomance mode or keep all settings to low on Direct X11 mode.
• If the numbers don’t make sense, remember that there’s still 3D resolution at play here. Most of these are set on 66% but some may have it as high as 85% and that takes a huge toll on frameraets.  You should set it as low as you can tolerate it to increase framerates (reduce) input delays and increase View distance as much as you can (you want to hit 60fps here).

iii) Core i7 & Ryzen 7 BenchMarks 

Ryzen 7 and Core i7 CPUs are obviously many times faster than Core i3 and Ryzen 3 CPUs and significantly better than Core i5 and Ryzen 5 laptops because their integrated GPUs are the most powerful ones.

In fact, the integrated GPUs found on these laptops approach the power of some low-end dedicated GPUs we’ll go next. You can for sure get a consistent average of 60fps at 1080p without having to set textures and meshes to low while keeping View Distance to Far and Epic

So what’s the problem?

They’re too expensive, they sell for 700-900 dollars or even more and with that money you can buy laptops with dedicated GPUs which are going to be faster. We’ll go over these next in the section: Fortnite Laptops over 550 dollars.

Before we get to that let’s talk about how important RAM is.

2. RAM: 8GB RAM? or 16GB RAM?

The game runs fine with 8GB in fact that’s how much the official site lists for the recommended and epic requirements. However, there’s a massive improvement if you go beyond 8GB.

RAM for Integrated GPUs

You’re going to see massive fps improvements if you up RAM to 16GB because that extra 8GB RAM will be taken up by the integrated GPU to act as some sort of ‘vRAM’ thus turning your integrated GPU into a “dedicated GPU” so to speak which improves its performance.

This can mean as much as 15 or even 20 fps improvements and that’s exactly why you should ALWAYS upgrade to 16GB RAM if you’re buying a laptop under 500 bucks (laptops above 550 bucks have dedicated GPUs and they don’t really make good use of extra RAM).

B) Fortnite Laptops : 500 to 3000 dollars Budget

1. GPU: Must be Dedicated Graphics

With this much money you want to focus on the graphics card, CPU is still relevant and we’ll talk about those soon. It’s just that small difference in GPU power make huge differences in graphics quality and framerates. CPUs obviously play some role too but not as much as dedicated GPUs. 

We’ll divide this section into several subsections of dedicated GPUs according to price but before that let me make something clear in case you don’t know much about Fortnite graphics settings:

Rendering Mode: Performance (ALPHA) vs Direct X11 vs Direct X12

Performance(Alpha or Beta):

Introduced in the latest seasons of Fortnite, this is a pre-set graphics settings to make sure low-end systems get consistent and high framerates by compromising graphics quality. 

Direct X11 & Direct X12:

This is the mode you use to get maximum graphics quality be it on low, medium, higih or epic presets, they are all better , and thus more hardware demanding, than performance mode. 

If you don’t have great hardware (basically a good dedicated GPU), input delays will be bad thus it only makes sense to use this mode when you have a good dedicated GPU. 

Which Rendering mode is best for Fortnite? 

Obviously DirectX if you have great great hardware and can output at least 80fps on it with whatever hardware you’ve got. If you’ve got low-end hardware or you can’t hit anywhere that number on Direct X11 or X12, then use Performance Mode. Input delays (high framerates) are the most important single stat for the game.

 

i) MX 150, MX250 Benchmarks ($500-550 Laptops)

NVIDIA	Cores	vRAM	Speed
MX150	384	2GB-4GB	1532
MX250	384	2GB-4GB	1582
MX230	256	2-4GB	1519

I’m not going to list benchmarks for these graphics cards because they are not worth it (unless they’re selling under 500 dollars), they are really not much faster (if not slower) than the integrated GPUs found on 450-500 dollar laptops. If you’re on a budget, you should instead look for the “modern” variants of these graphics which we’ll go over next.

ii) MX 350, MX 450, 1050 GTX Benchmarks ($550-600 Laptops )

**For more details on settings used please click on the channel linked. Rendering Resolution is usually 100% but texture and meshes may change.

• The best out of these is the MX450 and you can find them on laptops around 550 bucks and you should pay no more than that.  They are significantly faster than MX250 and slightly faster than the MX350.
• MX450 laptops in some cases may be up to 20% faster than the 1050GTX. So you definitely want to pick them over also because it’s going to be cheaper.
• Benchmarks show the 1050GTX has the same performance (despite being weaker in theory) as the MX450.

Warning:! Now the above benchmarks have a core i7 and Ryzen 7 but the performance should be almost the same as on Core i5 and Ryzen 5 CPUs which are only 550 bucks as opposed to 700-900 bucks (Core i7 and Ryzen 7 models).

Rendering Mode: Direct X11 or Performance
View Distances: Epic
Texture & Meshes: Low
Anti-Aliasing: OFF
Effects & Post Processing: OFF

iii) 1050Ti, 1650GTX Benchmarks ($600-750 Laptops)

NVIDIA	Cores	vRAM	Speed
1050Ti	768	4GB	1620
1650	1024	4GB	1560
1060	1280	6GB	1670