HP 255 G6 Notebook

laptop 2019 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~3h ⚖️ 1.86 kg ⚖️ balanced
LB Score
14
out of 100
Fit for you
41/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_performance
Your focus Performance 20% Mobility 20% Reliability 20%
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Profile

vs median
CPU
—
GPU
3
RAM max
8 GB
DDR4
Battery
31 Wh
~3h
Price
~$289
estimate
Age
7 years
2019

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 14/100. Strongest suit — Light office (66), weakest — Performance (4).

✓ Strengths

Light office (66)

⚠ Weaknesses

Performance (4)

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💰 Price trend

$900 $573 $245 2019: $900 2019 2020: $765 2021: $650 2022: $553 2023: $470 2024: $399 2025: $339 2026: $289 2026 2027: $245 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$87/year (10%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 14
GPU score 3 Office tier
RAM max 8 GB Standard
Weight 1.86 kg Standard
Battery 31 Wh Small tier

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

Full specifications

Brand
HP
Series
HP 240/250/255/350/445 G-series (SMB value)
Type
Laptop≈
Release year
2019≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1366x768
Processor
AMD E2 9000e , AMD A9 9425 , AMD A6 9220 , AMD A6 9225
Graphics
Radeon R2 , Radeon R5 , Radeon R4
RAM (max)
8 GB DDR4
Storage interface
non-NVMe
Weight
1.86 kg
TPM (security)
✓
Optical drive
✓
Battery
31 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 14 variants across 5 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1366 x 768 (HD) 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
⚙ Processors (4)
AMD E2 9000e AMD A9 9425 AMD A6 9220 AMD A6 9225
🔲 Memory (2)
4 GB (1 x 4 GB (non customer accessible / upgradeable)) 8 GB (1 x 8 GB (non customer accessible / upgradeable))
🎮 Graphics (3)
Radeon R2 Radeon R5 Radeon R4
💾 Storage (3)
500 GB HDD SATA 6Gb/s 1 TB HDD SATA 6Gb/s 256 GB SSD M.2 SATA 6Gb/s

Performance metrics

Performance 4
Portability 44
Light office 66
Gaming 16
Creative 40
Energy efficiency —
Connectivity —
Value —
Color accuracy —

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — 30 ⚠ Playable
F1 2014 — 20 ✗ Low
Dota 2 — 18 ✗ Low
Sims 4 — 15 ✗ Low
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare — 14 ✗ Low
Dirt Rally — 13 ✗ Low
Dragon Age: Inquisition — 13 ✗ Low
Alien: Isolation — 10 ✗ Low
Mad Max — 10 ✗ Low
Metal Gear Solid V — 10 ✗ Low
Star Wars Battlefront — 10 ✗ Low
Battlefield Hardline — 9 ✗ Low
Just Cause 3 — 9 ✗ Low
Rainbow Six Siege — 9 ✗ Low
Evolve — 8 ✗ Low
Far Cry Primal 9 8 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 — 8 ✗ Low
Fallout 4 — 7 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 7 ✗ Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 6 ✗ Low
XCOM 2 6 — ✗ Low
Batman: Arkham Knight — 5 ✗ Low
Fortnite — 5 ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 — 4 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 — 3 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 — 3 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 — 2 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 — 2 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus — 2 ✗ Low
💡 33 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Grand Theft Auto V ✗ Weak
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Minecraft ✗ Weak
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
GPU
19%
RAM
100%
Valorant ✗ Weak
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
GPU
12%
RAM
133%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
GPU
6%
RAM
67%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
50%
Dota 2 ✗ Weak
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Starfield ✗ Weak
GPU
4%
RAM
50%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
League of Legends ✗ Weak
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Sims 4 ✗ Weak
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Far Cry 5 ✗ Weak
GPU
14%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 4 ✗ Weak
GPU
17%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Overwatch ✗ Weak
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
GPU
12%
RAM
100%
God of War ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Control ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Doom Eternal ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
133%
Hitman 3 ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
GPU
12%
RAM
100%
Watch Dogs Legion ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
GPU
11%
RAM
133%
Anno 1800 ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Rainbow Six Siege ✗ Weak
GPU
30%
RAM
133%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
GPU
12%
RAM
100%
Gears Tactics ✗ Weak
GPU
20%
RAM
100%
Hunt Showdown ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
133%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
133%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
67%
Returnal ✗ Weak
GPU
8%
RAM
50%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Atomic Heart ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
GPU
5%
RAM
50%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
50%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
GPU
8%
RAM
50%
Diablo 4 ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Lies of P ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
GPU
7%
RAM
67%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✗ Weak
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✗ Weak
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Civilization 6 ✗ Weak
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✗ Weak
GPU
25%
RAM
100%

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