Help to find a laptop to run unreal engine 5

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Hi, I am interested in changing my laptop for a new one and I don’t know which one to buy, I would like UE5 to work correctly. My must are: less than 1500€, 1T SSD, 32RAM, and good design. I would appreciate any help in finding a good laptop!

Thanks in advance

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Hi Jax, Welcome to the Forums.

I think the most important thing for UE Dev is having a laptop with a ‘discrete graphics card’ (as opposed to something with integrated graphics reliant on the CPU)

I also think 4k (and even high refresh rate screens) are overkill - The less stress on laptops in terms of resolution of frames generated and frequency of frames generated equates to a cooler and quieter experience. (UE Laptop Protip - limit the FPS of your editor viewport to keep laptop fans quieter, it will try to crank out 120fps by default)

Ask yourself if having a num-pad is important, think about the size-weight of your current laptop (maybe you don’t move it much so a more powerful, heavier laptop would be appropriate)

Go to a store and try to get your hands on some models to get a feel for what sort of build quality you like.

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I needed help with this last week and my post wasn’t approved by the Mod here and I am really really new. I am currently studying in Coursera by Epic Games. I even posted over there for asking help and for some reason my post was either deleted or I can’t find it. I was using older Mac and I needed help from anyone who could direct me in the correct path cuz my UE5 wasn’t launching. I ended up spending money getting new PC that around $2000 so I can study this and I truly hope that you will get your answer or help. Don’t buy laptop, just get a PC.

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Hello, I would concentrate on a laptop with a decent dedicated GPU for UE5; 32 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD are ideal, but Unreal truly need a powerful graphics card. A device with an RTX 4050/4060, such as the MSI Cyborg 15, HP Omen 16, or ASUS TUF Gaming A16, should be within your price range and run UE5. Despite their lack of style, they are incredibly effective. Slimmer laptops seem better if design is important to you, but be sure they still have a good GPU. Put the GPU first, followed by cooling, and design last to ensure UE5 runs well.