2019 is no doubt the year of RTX gaming laptops. At CES 2019, it is all we saw as every brand is now jumping on board the ship and making sure they take the power and features of NVIDIA’s RTX hardware and put them into portable gaming notebooks.
Evetech, our preferred PC gaming hardware outlet, has uploaded the RTX range for MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte and we wanted to put together a buyer’s guide for those of you who are looking for laptops on a budget and those who have more money than you know what’s good for you. Here are the cheapest and most expensive RTX gaming laptops in South Africa.
Pay attention to the finer features of the devices. Some of them are more expensive as they have 4K displays, more storage or G-Sync.
Pricing could change without notice. Some of these devices are still unavailable in SA and should launch by the end of February 2019.
RTX 2060 Gaming Laptops
MSI GL63 8SE
Price: R31.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB 7200RPM HDD
- 15.6″ FHD 1920×1080 Anti-Glare 120Hz 3ms Wideview Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
MSI GL73 8SE
Price: R32.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB 7200RPM HDD
- 17.3″” FHD 1920×1080 Anti-Glare 120Hz 3ms Wideview Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
Gigabyte Aorus 15
Price: R33.499
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe SSD + 2TB Hard Drive
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS-Level Thin-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8SE
Price: R35.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB Ultra-Fast NVME PCI-E SSD
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS-Level 7ms Thin-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
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Asus GL704GV
Price: R36.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVME SSD
- 17.3″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS-Level 3ms
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
RTX 2070 Gaming Laptops
MSI GE63 Raider 8SF
Price: R36.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB 7200RPM HDD
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS-Level 3ms Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
MSI GE75 Raider 8SF
Price: R38.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB 7200RPM HDD
- 17.3″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS-Level 3ms Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte AORUS 15
Price: R38.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe SSD + 2TB Hard Drive
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS-Level Thin-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
ASUS GL704GW ROG SCAR II
Price: R39.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 3.9GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe SSD
- 17.3″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS-Level 3ms Thin-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte Aero 15X V9
Price: R40.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe SSD
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz X-Rite IPS-Level Ultra Thin-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
MSI GS65 Stealth Thin
Price: R41.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe SSD
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz 7ms IPS-Level Narrow-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
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ASUS GX531GW
Price: R44.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 3.9GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVME SSD
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz 3ms IPS-Level Narrow-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte Aero 15X V9
Price: R46.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 32GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe SSD
- 15.6″ 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS-Level Narrow-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
RTX 2080 Gaming Laptops
MSI GE63 Raider
Price: R44.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB 7200RPM HDD
- 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz 3ms IPS-Level Narrow-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
MSI GS75 Raider 8SG
Price: R46.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 32GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB 7200RPM HDD
- 17.3″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz 3ms IPS-Level Narrow-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte Aero 15X V9
Price: R64.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 4.1GHz
- 32GB DDR4 RAM
- 2TB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe SSD
- 15.6″ 4K (3840 x 2160) Thin-Bezel Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
ASUS GX701GX
Price: R64.999
- 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H up to 3.9GHz
- 24GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB Ultra-Fast PCIe NVME SSD
- 17.3″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz G-Sync 3ms IPS-Level Display
- NVIDIA 20 Series GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
MSI clearly comes in with the most affordable RTX gaming laptops across 2060, 2070 and 2080 chipsets. However, ASUS does offer things such as G-Sync and other cool hardware features such as per-key RGB and some great keyboard designs. There are some other quirks like a volume rocker on the ASUS GX701 and that front-facing RGB bar on the SCAR II GL704.
In the end, it all depends on personal preference when it comes to value-added features. But let us know what brand you would look at if you are in the market for an RTX gaming laptop.
