HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16”

business 2025 16" iGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 1.52 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
72
out of 100
Fit for you
67/100
✚ Strong: fit_reliability ⚠ Weak: fit_price
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CPU
88
Ryzen 5 230
GPU
49
Radeon 760M
RAM max
64 GB
DDR5
Battery
62 Wh
~6h
Price
~$1,144
estimate
Age
1 year
2025

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 72/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (98), weakest — Portability (51).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (98) · Light office (91)

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💰 Price trend

$1,300 $1,154 $1,007 2025: $1,300 2025 2026: $1,144 2026 2027: $1,007 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$156/year (12%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 72
CPU score 88 Enthusiast tier
GPU score 49 Mainstream tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 1.52 kg Light tier
Battery 62 Wh Large 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.

CPU generation

Ryzen AI 300 generation · model year 2025 — matches the model year

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Full specifications

Brand
HP
Series
EliteBook (other)
Type
Business≈
Release year
2025≈
Screen size
16"
Resolution
1920x1200
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
62%
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR5-5600≈
Memory slots
2
Memory configuration
1x8 GB
Storage interface
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage slots
1
Weight
1.52 kg
Ports
5
Thunderbolt
✓
Battery
62 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 27 variants across 7 categories

🖥 Displays (5)
1920 x 1200 (300 nits, Non-Touch) 1920 x 1200 (400 nits, Non-Touch) 1920 x 1200 (800 nits, Non-Touch) 1920 x 1200 (Touch, 400 nits) 2560 x 1600
• Igpu (1)
Radeon 760M
🔋 Batteries (2)
62 Wh 77 Wh
⚙ Processors (6)
AMD Ryzen 5 230 AMD Ryzen 7 250 AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Ryzen 7 249 Ryzen 5 224
🔲 Memory (5)
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
🎮 Graphics (4)
Radeon 760M Radeon 780M Radeon 840M Radeon 860M

Performance metrics

Performance 71
Portability 51
Light office 91
Gaming 53
Creative 29
Energy efficiency 87
Connectivity 98
Value 65
Color accuracy 50

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch 240 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 119 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 116 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 100 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 90 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 70 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 65 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 65 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 45 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 39 ⚠ Playable
Metro Exodus 29 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 25 ✗ Low
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
439%
GPU
986%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
251%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
879%
GPU
493%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
308%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
586%
GPU
986%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
197%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
103%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
176%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
123%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
195%
GPU
164%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
586%
GPU
986%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
141%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
126%
GPU
71%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
141%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
879%
GPU
986%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
586%
GPU
986%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
126%
GPU
76%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
195%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
220%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
251%
GPU
274%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
195%
GPU
141%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
220%
GPU
159%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
352%
GPU
986%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
220%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
352%
GPU
159%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
247%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
488%
GPU
247%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
247%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
314%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
314%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
352%
GPU
176%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
247%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
732%
GPU
493%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
352%
GPU
329%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
314%
GPU
247%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
247%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
206%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
251%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
251%
GPU
141%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
123%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
275%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
209%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
206%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
247%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
293%
GPU
247%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
90%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
275%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
251%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
107%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
586%
GPU
493%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
488%
GPU
247%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
439%
GPU
247%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
251%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
488%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
251%
GPU
141%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
586%
GPU
493%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
488%
GPU
411%
RAM
800%

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