Best laptop for gaming up to $1,000 today

Today’s picks

The best up to $1,000
score 7.5
MSI
Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070
Core i7-13700H16 GB RAM1.024 GB
£629
No history yet · today
Amazon: the cheapest today
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Who it’s for: Gaming · Photo and video editing
Pros: Dedicated graphics card; 16 GB of RAM; 1 TB SSD
Best value
score 7.2
Acer
Nitro V15 15.6″ Core i7-13620H RTX 5050
Core i7-13620H16 GB RAM512 GB
£940
No history yet · today
Amazon: the cheapest today
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Who it’s for: Gaming · Photo and video editing
Pros: Costs 12% less than similar models; Dedicated graphics card; 16 GB of RAM

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The best laptop Gaming laptops up to $1,000 today is the MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070, £629 (score 7.5).

All models: Gaming laptops up to $1,000

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Models in the segment, from highest score to lowest
Model	Price	Score	Buy
MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 407016 GB · 1 TB SSD	£629at Amazon	7.5	Buy on Amazon
Acer Nitro V15 15.6″ Core i7-13620H RTX 505016 GB · 512 GB SSD	£940at Amazon	7.2	Buy on Amazon
Lenovo LOQ Essential 15.6″ Ryzen 7 170 RTX 305016 GB · 512 GB SSD	£995at Amazon	7.1	Buy on Amazon
MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i7-13620H RTX 405016 GB · 512 GB SSD	£979at Amazon	6.9	Buy on Amazon
MSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core 5 210H RTX 505016 GB · 512 GB SSD	£985at Amazon	6.7	Buy on Amazon
Alienware 15 15.3″ Core 5 210H RTX 405016 GB · 512 GB SSD	£945at Amazon	6.6	Buy on Amazon
MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 405016 GB · 512 GB SSD	£998at Amazon	6.5	Buy on Amazon
MSI Thin 15 B13U 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 305016 GB · 512 GB SSD	£800at Amazon	5.9	Buy on Amazon

Gaming laptops up to $1,000 in numbers

How much it costs

Half of the 8 laptops cost up to £962; the range with the most models is from £950 to £1,000, with 4.

half cost up to £962
whole catalog: £745

Cheapest £629 MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070 rating 7.5

Most expensive £998 MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050

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Gaming laptops up to $1,000 by price range, against the whole catalog
Price range	Models in the segment	In the catalog	Median score of the segment	Median score of the catalog
Under £450	0	33		4.1
£450 to £680	1	35	7.5	5.6
£680 to £980	4	33	6.8	6.2
£980 to £1,500	3	32	6.7	7.2
Over £1,500	0	21		8.8

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What changed

This is the first check with history for this segment. Radar checks prices every day: from the next one on, this section shows what got cheaper, what got more expensive and what came in or left.

The highest rating of each brand

Spec score from 0 to 10, with today’s price.

7.5MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070£629
7.2Acer Nitro V15 15.6″ Core i7-13620H RTX 5050£940
7.1Lenovo LOQ Essential 15.6″ Ryzen 7 170 RTX 3050£995
6.6Alienware 15 15.3″ Core 5 210H RTX 4050£945

Brands

4 brands have a model here; MSI has the most, with 5 models.

MSI5
Acer1
Alienware1
Lenovo1

Confirmed features

Counts only what each model’s listing confirms.

8 of 8 have a confirmed dedicated graphics card
6 of 8 have a 120 Hz or higher screen confirmed

Against the whole catalog

+29%median price above the catalog’s
+0.1median spec score: 6.8 vs 6.7
5%of the catalog: 8 of 154 models

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Gaming laptops up to $1,000 against the whole catalog
Indicator	Gaming laptops up to $1,000	Whole catalog	Difference
Models	8	154	5% of the catalog
Median price	£962	£745	+29%
Median score	6.8	6.7	+0.1 ponto
Lowest price	£629	£182	+£447
Highest price	£998	£4,858	−£3,860

What the numbers say about gaming laptops up to $1,000

Raising the budget to up to $1,400, best by spec sheet becomes o Asus TUF A14 14″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050: score 8.1 at £1,250, 0.6 point higher the leader of this range (MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070, score 7.5 at £629).

Size

up to 14″40 models 15″82 models 16″+32 models

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How to read these numbers

Pick 1, best score for the price: MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070, £629 at Amazon, on 06/11/2026. The median price of the 8 models on the list is £962.

How we choose

The picks combine a high rating and a price in line with the list: each one fits a way of spending, a use, or the brand that shows up most. The pros and cons come from each model’s spec sheet.
Stores: Amazon. We include stores we read every day through an open source or an affiliate program: the Radar collection, the Amazon catalog and the factory price database. A store that failed to load today is left out.
The same model in two stores is only merged with a catalog code, GTIN or the manufacturer’s full code. When in doubt, only one store is kept. A price far from the collected one (below 60% or above 150%) is left out.
Amazon appears without a price, only with the link: we don’t read Amazon prices in bulk.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the best laptop Gaming laptops up to $1,000 today?

Today it is the MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070, for £629 (score 7.5).

Which laptop Gaming laptops up to $1,000 has the best value today?

The Acer Nitro V15 15.6″ Core i7-13620H RTX 5050, for £940 (score 7.2).

How much does a laptop for gaming (dedicated graphics card and 16 GB of RAM) and a price up to $1,000 cost?

In the 6 Nov 2026 catalog, the median price of the 8 models in the segment is £962, and prices range from £629 to £998. The final price is the one at the store.

Which laptop for gaming (dedicated graphics card and 16 GB of RAM) and a price up to $1,000 has the highest score?

Among the models in the segment on 6 Nov 2026, the highest spec score is the MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070: 7.5, at £629. The one with the lowest price is the MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070, at £629. Spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability.

How does the Radar count the models in this segment?

Models whose specs confirm a dedicated graphics card and 16 GB of RAM or more, with a lowest collected price up to $1,000, are included. Each model counts once: if it has more than one version within the rule, the price is that of the cheapest version and the others show on the card.

Gaming laptops up to $1,000: what changes compared with the whole use?

This page looks only at models that pass the "gaming laptops" rule and have a price up to $1,000. To see all the ranges for that use, open the use overview; to see all uses in the range, open the price range overview.

Is it worth spending more than $1,000?

Raising the budget to up to $1,400, best by spec sheet becomes o Asus TUF A14 14″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050: score 8.1 at £1,250, 0.6 point higher the leader of this range (MSI Stealth 17″ Core i7-13700H RTX 4070, score 7.5 at £629). Compare on the chart before deciding: the score comes from the spec sheet and doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability. Data from 6 Nov 2026.

How does the Radar choose the laptops on the "best score for the price" line?

From cheapest to most expensive, the laptop that has a higher spec score than all the cheaper ones in the segment makes the line. Anything that costs more and has an equal or lower score is left out. The line doesn’t say which laptop to buy: it only shows which ones don’t lose on both score and price at once.

How often does this page change?

Every day, with each collection: numbers, chart, ranking and the "What changed" section are rebuilt with the day’s catalog. This edition is from 6 November 2026.