HyperX Omen Max 16 review: All bark and no bite
The Omen Max 16 definitely looks like a desktop replacement gaming laptop, but its gaming performance meows instead of roars.
The HyperX Omen Max 16 is a 16-inch gaming laptop with a thick chassis to accommodate powerful hardware. However, despite its impressive specs, the Omen Max 16 fails to outperform its slimmer competitors in gaming performance. The laptop weighs 6.56 pounds and features an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor, 32GB of DDR5-6400 RAM, and an RTX 5090 GPU. It also has a 16-inch OLED display, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and a variety of ports, including Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, and HDMI 2.1.
The Omen Max 16's performance in gaming benchmarks was disappointing, except for one game. In Battlefield 6, the Omen Max 16 averaged between 100 and 110 frames per second at native resolution, with the same frame rate in Overkill detail mode and DLSS Quality and frame generation enabled. However, it trailed behind other gaming laptops like the Razer Blade 16, MSI Raider 16 Max HX, and Alienware 16 Area-51 in other games such as Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Cyberpunk 2077, Far Cry 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Borderlands 3.
The Omen Max 16's budget-friendliness might make it an appealing option for gamers seeking high-performance hardware, but it ultimately falls short compared to its competitors.
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