5 Smallest Gaming Laptops in 2022

• CPU / Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
• GPU / Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• RAM / Memory: 16GB
• Storage: 1TB PCIe SSD
• Display: 14″ FHD 144Hz

It’s minimalistic, it’s sleek, and it looks premium. That’s the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 for a lot of beholders. It actually looks more expensive than its cost, but this pretty laptop is manageably priced. The specs are impressive enough for gamers, sporting an RTX 3060 mobile which is great for 1080p gaming.

The laptop did have to make cost-cutting in order to accommodate all that power in its small shell. This came in the form of an AMD laptop CPU, which isn’t demanding on cooling or power. Nevertheless, it’s a capable CPU that can even double as a multimedia workhorse.

This particular model comes in white, which is its most popular configuration but there are also black versions for those who prefer not to stand out too much. Regardless of which version you buy, this is one of the best smallest gaming laptops available.

• CPU / Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
• GPU / Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
• RAM / Memory: 16GB
• Storage: 1TB SSD
• Display: 14″ QHD 165Hz

The Razer Blade lineup has always been some of the most gorgeous contenders in the laptop industry, and it continues this tradition with the Razer Blade 14. The 2022 variant comes packed with high-end hardware; you’ll start wondering just how they crammed all that power into a small notebook.

This one comes with a whopping Ryzen 9 processor with Nvidia’s RTX 3080. Honestly, that combination is more than capable of 4K, but due to the size of the screen, the Razer Blade 14 had to make do with QHD, lest the pixel density gets wasted.

Overall, it’s a perfect balance of power and portability. You usually don’t expect to carry something this powerful for gaming with just one hand, but Razer did it and at a reasonable price now that it’s on sale. There’s also a pink version.

• CPU / Processor: Intel Core i7-12700H
• GPU / Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
• RAM / Memory: 16GB LPDDR5
• Storage: 512GB PCIe SSD
• Display: 13.4” 120Hz FHD+ 2-in-1 Touchscreen

Why stop at light and small? Why not make it ultra-portable as well? That’s the idea with the Asus ROG Flow Z13. It’s a hybrid or 2-in-1 laptop that also doubles as a tablet. All you have to do is remove the detachable keyboard and voila, you have yourself a smaller device.

It’s already small at 13 inches, by the way. But despite the size, the ROG Flow Z13 is no slouch. Because compared to other 2-in-1 laptops, this one actually comes with a discrete GPU, namely the RTX 3050. It’s not much, but you can play games with ray tracing on a tablet, don’t you just love technology?

Meanwhile, this thing also comes equipped with a robust 12th Gen i7 processor, meaning it can also double as a workstation for graphic design or similar activities. The display is a touchscreen, after all, and there’s support for stylus. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Asus continues to knock it out of the park with DDR5 RAM, in a tablet!

• CPU / Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
• GPU / Graphics Card: NVIDIA RTX 3050Ti
• RAM / Memory: 16GB LPDDR4X
• Storage: 512GB SSD
• Display: 14″ FHD

This particular Acer Swift X model sits at a pretty price point of sub-$800 thanks to a presumably permanent sale. If you don’t really need stylus support or a touchscreen, it’s certainly a better deal than the Asus ROG Flow Z13. This laptop is not only light, but it’s also thin and comes with a minimalistic design.

Most laptops at this price range don’t even come with a discrete GPU, but Acer managed to squeeze in an RTX 3050 Ti, meaning you can game on it quite well. Additionally, the laptop comes ready with 16GB of RAM, and it’s really punching way above its weight class at this price point.

The Acer Swift X is marketed as a creator laptop, however, so don’t expect some fancy gamer features such as high refresh rates, but even then it’s capable of playing the latest video games.

• CPU / Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
• GPU / Graphics Card: Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
• RAM / Memory: 16GB
• Storage: 512GB SSD
• Display: 14″ FHD 2-in-1 Touchscreen

Since we’re discussing the smallest gaming laptops, it’s somewhat fair to include options that don’t come with a discrete GPU. After all, that small chassis and frame can’t accommodate everything in a gaming laptop. But in the Lenovo Flex 5’s case, it’s still a decent gaming device thanks to AMD Radeon Graphics.

It comes integrated with the Ryzen 7 4700U. Benchmarks even show that it’s capable of running some heavy games albeit at low settings. On the plus side, this laptop is also a 2-in-1, letting you use it as a tablet with a stylus for digital art.

Thankfully, it also comes with 16GB of RAM which is good for its price point.