Radeon RX 6650M performance debut: HP Omen 16 2022 laptop review

[Redaktion]

The Omen 16 is one of the few 16-inch gaming laptops to offer all-AMD configurations including even the rarely benchmarked Radeon RX 6650M GPU. Overall performance is competitive against mainstream Nvidia options so long as you keep your expectations in check.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Radeon-RX-6650M-performance-debut-HP-Omen-16-2022-laptop-review.670873.0.html

[NikoB]

The disadvantages are immediately obvious:
Cheap screen with low contrast and low resolution, sucky keyboard without normal numpad,
and noisy. A weak video card, which in Ultra already does not pull out the minimum 60fps even at 1080p, and at the same time VRR is also probably not working.

It's easier to add $200 and buy the much better Lenovo 7 2022 with AMD 6800+6700M.

//HDMI 2.1 up to 8K/60
Also, the review again contains incorrect information about support for 8k monitors (Lenovo also lies directly in all psrefs) - hdmi 2.1 does NOT physically support lossless 8k@60fps even in 24-bit mode, only with DSC losses, and this is not an honest sharp monitor mode. Only full DP2.0 (80Gbps) supports 8k monitors, but in 2022 models, it is nowhere to be found and definitely will not be in 2023 models with Zen4, so there is nothing corny to connect 8k monitors to anything with one cable...

[LL]

Surprisingly weak Cinebench R23 multi. My 5800H got better results.

[User999]

The disadvantages are immediately obvious:
Cheap screen with low contrast and low resolution, sucky keyboard without normal numpad,
and noisy. A weak video card, which in Ultra already does not pull out the minimum 60fps even at 1080p, and at the same time VRR is also probably not working.

It's easier to add $200 and buy the much better Lenovo 7 2022 with AMD 6800+6700M.

//HDMI 2.1 up to 8K/60
Also, the review again contains incorrect information about support for 8k monitors (Lenovo also lies directly in all psrefs) - hdmi 2.1 does NOT physically support lossless 8k@60fps even in 24-bit mode, only with DSC losses, and this is not an honest sharp monitor mode. Only full DP2.0 (80Gbps) supports 8k monitors, but in 2022 models, it is nowhere to be found and definitely will not be in 2023 models with Zen4, so there is nothing corny to connect 8k monitors to anything with one cable...

Whats your thoughts on getting it like 1100$?

[User999]

The disadvantages are immediately obvious:
Cheap screen with low contrast and low resolution, sucky keyboard without normal numpad,
and noisy. A weak video card, which in Ultra already does not pull out the minimum 60fps even at 1080p, and at the same time VRR is also probably not working.

It's easier to add $200 and buy the much better Lenovo 7 2022 with AMD 6800+6700M.

//HDMI 2.1 up to 8K/60
Also, the review again contains incorrect information about support for 8k monitors (Lenovo also lies directly in all psrefs) - hdmi 2.1 does NOT physically support lossless 8k@60fps even in 24-bit mode, only with DSC losses, and this is not an honest sharp monitor mode. Only full DP2.0 (80Gbps) supports 8k monitors, but in 2022 models, it is nowhere to be found and definitely will not be in 2023 models with Zen4, so there is nothing corny to connect 8k monitors to anything with one cable...

Whats your thoughts on getting it like 1100$?

With qhd display.

[NikoB]

If you are satisfied with a mutilated keyboard without a normal numpad, then decide for yourself. In general, last week L5Pro 6800H + 3070 was sold for $1100 in the USA, against its background, Omen is not at all interesting. But that was yesterday ... those prices are gone.

[Arthur]

I recently bought this exact laptop and can confirm it's excellent. Got an insane deal as well at 3050ti laptop prices for more than 3060 performance in India

Good review, but there is a mistake. It does have a MUX, but it isn't enabled out of the box you need to update the BIOS for it, which enables Smart Access Graphics (auto MUX). It shows up in both Adrenalin and OMEN Hub. Windows update automatically updated the BIOS for me while setting up the laptop so I was able to realise this.

[User999]

I recently bought this exact laptop and can confirm it's excellent. Got an insane deal as well at 3050ti laptop prices for more than 3060 performance in India

Good review, but there is a mistake. It does have a MUX, but it isn't enabled out of the box you need to update the BIOS for it, which enables Smart Access Graphics (auto MUX). It shows up in both Adrenalin and OMEN Hub. Windows update automatically updated the BIOS for me while setting up the laptop so I was able to realise this.

hi. what about temperatures?