Minecraft is an incredibly popular game that found its start on PC before moving along to a ton of other devices. It allows players the freedom to experiment in endless blocky worlds, gather resources, build shelters, and eventually create complex automated machines. Part of its magic is that it doesn't take a super gaming PC to run or one of the very best Windows laptop options, opening it up to a ton of people. If you're looking to upgrade your laptop or simply start exploring what the game has to offer, we've rounded up a bunch of the best laptops for playing Minecraft.
Good Price, Good Performance
Acer Swift 3
Editor's choice
This affordable laptop is powered by AMD's 4000-series Ryzen mobile CPUs, bringing excellent performance at a great price. This model includes an eight-core Ryzen 7 4700U, 8GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The FHD display is sized at 14-inches for a nice mix of size and portability, and there's a decent port selection for connected external gaming accessories. For playing Minecraft and handling productivity work, this is a great choice.
Ultimate Performance
Alienware m15 R4
Staff pick
If you're interested in the Java Edition with custom shaders or just want to get set up for Bedrock Edition RTX enhancements, something like the Alienware m15 R4 with NVIDIA RTX 30-series dedicated GPUs will offer the performance necessary to get the game looking as good as possible. It's also cut out to handle just about any other game when you're not in a Minecraft world.
Budget Option
HP Laptop 15t
If you're on a tight budget or just want to get a laptop on which the kids can play Minecraft, HP's Laptop 15t doesn't get much better for the price. It has a 15.6-inch FHD display (upgrade from HD for $120), 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD, and an 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU with powerful integrated Iris Xe graphics. Ports are varied for connecting accessories, and it can be had in four different colors.
15-Inch Ultrabook
MSI Prestige 15
Need a high-quality laptop you can use for productivity work when you're not playing Minecraft? MSI's Prestige 15 is a unique blend of 10th Gen Intel U-Series CPUs and NVIDIA GTX 1650 dedicated GPU. Grab the display in FHD or 4K and enjoy Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and long battery life for working (or gaming) late into the day.
AMD Hardware
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14
Love AMD and want the latest hardware? The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 brings a Ryzen 9 4900HS CPU, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD, and dedicated NVIDIA RTX 2060 GPU. It will easily run Minecraft with RTX ray tracing or shaders enabled, and other games will look great too on the 15.6-inch FHD display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Huge FHD Display
Lenovo Legion 5i 17
Can't settle for anything less than a 17-inch FHD display? The Legion 5i's baseline configuration is more than enough for a quality Minecraft experience, and the enormous 17.3-inch IPS screen makes it easy to get a wide view of the action. Get a 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H CPU, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, a 512GB PCIe SSD, and NVIDIA GTX 1650 Ti or 1660 Ti GPU for great Minecraft performance.
If we're making some suggestions
Any of the above laptops in our collection will run Minecraft without issue, though if you're still wondering where to turn, we can offer further guidance. If you just want a reliable laptop that's equally capable of handling productivity work as it is running Minecraft, Acer's Swift 3 is an excellent choice.
It has a 14-inch FHD display with an IPS panel, and it's all built into a slim chassis. The keyboard is backlit, and it has a Precision touchpad. A built-in fingerprint reader resides in the palm rest. Performance hardware is enough to keep up with Minecraft and standard productivity work thanks to an AMD Ryzen 7 4700U CPU, 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM, and a 512GB NVMe SSD. AMD has improved its integrated graphics with its 4000-series mobile chips, so you should have no issues running Minecraft at a smooth framerate.
The Acer Swift 3 will handle a standard game of Minecraft, but if you're looking to play Java Edition with some of the best Minecraft shaders or want to get in on RTX upgrades to the Bedrock Edition, a more powerful gaming PC is recommended. Enter the Alienware m15 R4, a laptop capable of handling whatever games you throw its way.
Models start with a 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10870H CPU, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, NVIDIA RTX 3070 dedicated GPU, and 15.6-inch FHD display with 300Hz refresh rate, though you can max things out with up to a 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU, NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 4K OLED display with unreal color and contrast. It will handle all versions of Minecraft, and it will also be up to the task of running modern AAA games.
Be sure to have a look at our roundup of the overall best gaming laptops for far more options.
Diamonds are forever
Minecraft
Mind the skeletons
Minecraft is a legendary crafting survival game from Mojang and Microsoft, where players can build literally anything they can imagine.
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