HP OMEN OMEN 16 Shadow Black 2025
A 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX and GeForce RTX 5070 with 8GB VRAM drive a 16-inch 2560x1600 240Hz IPS display that hits 500 nits brightness and 3ms response. Its 100% sRGB coverage and anti-glare, Low Blue Light panel make it comfortable for color-critical work, though the 3.2kg chassis is firmly a desktop replacement. This laptop is best for gamers and video editors who prioritize high frame rates and multi-core muscle in a stationary workstation.
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.2 kg
Battery 83 Wh
62 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong screen (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
Cons
- Below average compact (7th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.2 kg / 7.1 lbs |
| Battery | 83 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP OMEN OMEN 16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 83 | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP OMEN OMEN 16 | 94.4 | 87.4 | 53.4 | 74.5 | 90.5 | 7.4 | 81.4 | 31.9 | 35.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.9 | 18.5 | 99.5 | 79.6 | 99 | 67.4 | 98.7 | 96.3 | 87.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.2 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.7 | 78.6 | 88.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
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