Max I got was 7 hours, Acer Predator Triton 14 (i7-13700H/RTX4050/16GB) Turning cpu boost off and screen to 60hz, screen display 50% brightness and in eco mode.

If battery life is a concern, you don't buy a gaming laptop. I get about 2.5hr on a Vector GP66 (12800HX, 32gb DDR5). I can stretch my old gaming laptop (HP Pavilion i5-9300H, 16gb DDR4) to 4 hours by dropping the screen brightness.

Contrast my 13" Lenovo L13 (AMD 5675u, 8gb DDR4) with max brightes gets 6 hours. Similar number for a 14" Lenovo Flex5 (AMD 4300, 4gb DDR4) with max brightness.

Don’t buy gaming laptop pls

Macbook

This is like asking which dragster gets the best gas mileage

I have an asus zenbook s14 oled.. its very lightweight, battery is also great, performance is comparable to a 3050 rtx.. but the main issue is overheating due to demanding games..

How about legion 7 gen 7 amd. How’s the battery life on that?

My Asus has a 90Wh battery and last a really long time. I think with the screen set to 60Hz and in the windows power efficiency mode it can last like 8-10 hours.

Dell G15 with AMD CPU can get 10 hours if you read reviews. The 3060 version with 165hz is $1049 on their site right now.

Excellent deal IMO. I love mine.

https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/f6ut

No gaming laptops will have enough battery to game all day, most can drain a battery in 2 hours or less when not plugged in. However many are now offering usbc charging 100w+ (2022 models are a bit higher iirc). This is probably one of the easiest ways to go about it so you only have to carry a usbc brick not the normal ac power adapter.

That being said if battery life is your goal you'd probably want something with a 3060, as they're less power hungry but still competent in games.

I'm in the same situation and went with an asus zephyrus g15 (2021). Like all gaming laptops it can suck the battery dry really quick if you let it, but if you throw it on a more conservative performance mode it does pretty well. It uses a lower power version of the gpu (85w vs 125/165w on more performance oriented machines). You lose a bit of peak performance but it does extend the battery life and allow the laptop to be much more thin and portable. I also chose it because it doesn't scream "gamer", so I feel less awkward pulling it out in public.

If battery life is important to you, look for laptops that have:

• AMD processor. Ryzen 6000 have the best power efficiency.
• Optimus, or some technology that allows turning off the discrete GPU and running on the iGPU
• Big battery size. I'd say 60W minimum, but 80W is much better.
• If the screens is high refresh, check that there is a setting to lower their refresh rate to 60hz. Higher resolution screens will still consume more battery.

Zephyrus G14/15? Comes with botb 3060 and 3070, but no webcam iirc

slim 7 or g14 or the strix g15 ae

Legion slim 7 and zephyrus 14

Blade 14 FHD 3060 for portability and battery life.

zephyrus g14/16 with the ryzen ai hx 370 is probably the best option. razer blade is also there ig, hp omen transcend maybe? also the new acer 14in laptops

most other gaming laptops come with hx chips which are just desktop chips so theyll be power hungry/heavy

I have an older acer predator that has about an hour and a half battery life when I'm doing light tasks. Undervolting the cpu can help squeeze some more life (and performance if done right).

its really the gpu that drains laptop batteries. 3060/4060 laptops tend to have the best battery life, once you make that 3070/4070 or higher jump battery life quickly goes down no matter what your doing, if your looking to watch videos or browse, you can always buy a tablet or you can buy a high capacity power bank to charge your laptop when your on the go.

From my experience AMD laptops have way better battery life than intel. Also probably get something with a 1080p screen.

On battery saver, I can get close to 5 hours

Yeah the best we can do is about 30 minutes

From my research when I bought my laptop in the summer, the G15 will have better battery life due to using AMD. However, you will probably get better gaming performance from the M16 overall (but higher temperatures too). Also, the M16 has thunderbolt. If you do graphics, audio, of design work and need to transfer large files that may be worth looking into.

I would look at Lenovo Legion 5 as a good competitor. It has a higher wattage so even a 3060 might outperform the 3070 in the zeph, or be equivalent. I suspect you won’t get too many hours on battery alone but probably enough to get some solid work done at a coffeeshop or airport.

If you aren’t bothered with cost, you could look at Razer too (but it seems like a third of the bill is just for brand, and they seem to have battery issues).

I get 8-9 hrs on my Zeph G15 which has a 90whr

You're gonna need a power generator because a Gaming laptop without a power source is like a Ferrari without an engine.

Get a steam deck honestly, laptops just can't game well without a power source unless you get a m1 MacBook but those aren't known for good gaming performance

That’s not happening ever

I can’t tell you anything about specific laptops, but it is good to know that amd based laptop consume less power and tend to have a better battery life. Intel on the other hand, especially with their 12th gen, has more performance, but it consumes more power

if you want a straight up Macbook replacement get a ROG Zephyrus with a ryzen AI 9 370hx CPU I have a G16 version and with the help of Ghelper I can make it last 8-14 hours a day on battery while using software like Photoshop on decent brightness. And when it comes to gaming it destroys any game I throw at it with little fan noise some lighter games like cs2 has me getting 200fps at max settings with 0 fan noise and my temps are only at 80C.

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None will compare to a MacBook. But an AMD APU will be best.

The Ryzen AI 7 350 is the one to get, as you'll see here: https://youtu.be/typTJtq4XEU?feature=shared

And here: https://youtu.be/RQOvHqDXX-8?feature=shared

>Would the Rog Strix Tablet with Ryzen 9 365+ max be a good option?

If you mean ROG FLOW Z13 with Ryzen 395.

It's... incredibly expensive for the performance it offers, the battery life shouldn't be bad but that's hardly a justification for 5050 gaming performance at north of $2000. I doubt you have to have the touch screen or the front facing camera. It's somewhat better than traditional laptop for gaming on battery for a few hours, but that's not what you meant.

Just look for an AI 350 or 255H or better laptop with a discrete GPU, their idle power isn't necessarily lower but it's easy to find a laptop with bigger battery, say a Zephyrus G16. Or the 2025 Acer Predator Triton if endurance is something you absolutely won't compromise on.