Best 8GB RAM Laptops (May 2023)

Acer consistently offers solid entry-level gaming laptop options with their Acer Nitro 5 series of laptops. This Acer Nitro 5 is the newest entrant, featuring the latest Ryzen 7 7735HS octa-core processor, which is paired with the NVIDIA RTX 3050. The laptop comes with 8 GB of DDR5 RAM, however, it supports up to 32 GB RAM, i.e., two 16 GB RAM sticks, with a max clock of 4800 MHz. For storage, you get 512 GB of PCIe NVMe SSD storage, and you get a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display with a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz. This is a great entry-level gaming laptop; however it's slightly more expensive thanks to the powerful new processor, despite having a weaker GPU than one other laptop on this list. That being said, this laptop will have no trouble handling most modern AAA games you throw at it, as long as you run them on medium settings at FHD resolutions.

The 2023 Honor MagicBook X16 comes with a 12th gen Intel Core i5-12450H, which has 8 cores and 12 threads. This is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 512GB of PCIe NVMe Storage. Intel's 12th gen processors offer great performance, both in single and multi-tasking; with this combination, you will be able to breeze through your everyday tasks on the Honor MagicBook X16. The laptop comes with a 16-inch IPS display, with a resolution of 1980x1200, which is a 16:10 aspect ratio. This is common in creator oriented laptops where the additional display real estate helps with editing projects. If you're willing to spend some more, you can opt for the 16GB RAM plus 1 TB NVMe SSD variant of the MagicBook X16 as well, but if you're on a tighter budget, this is a pretty solid option.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i comes with several options when it comes to processors, ranging from the 12th gen Intel Core i3-1215U, all the way up to the 12th gen Intel Core i7-1255U, so you can pick as per your budget. You will naturally get the best performance out of the i7, but keep in mind that these are U variant processors, which are not as powerful as the H (like in the MagicBook) or P variant processors. That being said, they will still be able to handle most office and student workloads with ease. All that is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3200 MHz, which is expandable to 16GB if you so desire and you also get 1TB of NVMe SSD storage. At just around 1.6 Kg, this laptop is also quite portable, making this is a great laptop for someone who needs a powerful and light machine on the go to tackle every productivity tasks and for general office usage.

If you were looking for a gaming laptop with 8GB of RAM, then you might want to consider the HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15. It comes with the Ryzen 5 5600H processor, which is paired with the NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti. You also get 8GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3200 Mhz and 512 GB of PCIe NVMe SSD Storage. The RAM is expandable if you plan on increasing it to 16GB in the future. For the display, you get a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display with a refresh rate of 144 Hz. The combination of the Ryzen 5 5600H and the RTX 3050 Ti is great for an entry-level gaming laptop, and will allow you to tackle most AAA games at FHD resolution with medium to high settings. Games like Valorant, and GTA V will easily give you above 60 FPS consistently, allowing you to fully utilise the 144 Hz display that comes with this laptop.

The Acer Aspire 5 Gaming has been our go-to recommendation for a while now whenever anyone asks for a budget gaming laptop suggestion. This laptop comes with a 12th gen Intel Core i5-1240P (which is slightly better than the U variants we saw in the IdeaPad Slim 3i), which is paired with 8BG of DDR4 RAM which is expandable, 512 GB of PCIe NVMe storage, and an NVIDIA RTX 2050. This is probably the cheapest RTX gaming laptop in the market and has been for a while now. 8GB of RAM is the least we would recommend for a gaming laptop, and with the specs on this laptop you can easily tackle everyday productivity tasks as well, making this an ideal laptop for students or office workers who want a laptop for general and student workloads during the day, and to wind down with some gaming at night.

The RedmiBook Pro features an 11th gen Intel Core i5-11300H, that is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3200 MHz, and 512GB of NVMe PCIe SSD storage. 11th gen processors are still solid options, especially if you’re on a tight budget and cannot go for laptops with newer gen processors. With the specs on board you should have no trouble using this laptop as a daily driver to tackle your everyday productivity tasks. The laptop offers good build quality and aesthetics with its polycarbonate build and brushed metallic finish, and at 1.8 Kg it's fairly lightweight as well, making it easy to carry around. You get a standard 15.6-inch FHD display for your content consumption needs and the company promises 10 hours of battery life, which should easily last you the day.

There are two variants of the New Inspiron 15 from Dell, one with a 13th gen Intel Core i3-1305U, and one with a i5-1335U. The i5 variant comes with double the cores, i.e., 10 cores to the i3's 5 cores. Meaning you will have a much better time multi-tasking on the i5 variant of the New Dell Inspiron 15. However, keep in mind that the i3 variant is a lot cheaper, so it's something to keep in mind if you're on a tight budget. 13th gen processors offer a pretty decent leap in performance over the 11th and 12th gen intel processors, so you will definitely have no trouble tackling everyday work and student workloads on this laptop. The laptop comes with 8GB of DDR4 RAM, and up to 512GB of PCIe NVMe SSD storage. As for the display, you get a 15.6-inch FHD display, with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, which is the highest on the list so far. The laptop features an aluminium build, and weighs only 1.65 Kg, making it easy to carry around as well.

The HP Pavilion Laptop 15 is another laptop on this list featuring a 12th gen Intel Core i5-1240P processor. You should already have a good enough idea at this point of how capable the processor is. As far as everyday productivity tasks are concerned, this processor will have no trouble. That is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM, in the form of two 4GB sticks running in dual channel. Other than that, you get 512 GB of PCIe NVMe SSD storage. Coming to the display, you have 15.6-inch FHD IPS display, and the whole package weighs less than 1.8 Kg, making it convenient to carry around.

No, this is not the same as the Dell New Inspiron 15 we’ve mentioned earlier in this list. This model is the AMD variant of the same laptop. Instead of an Intel processor, you get the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U processor, which significantly reduces your costs if you're looking for a budget daily driver laptop with 8GB of RAM. This is a very budget processor, so it won't have the power to drive very intensive tasks, but basic everyday productivity tasks should run just fine. The RAM on this laptop is actually very fast, you get 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM clocked at 5500 MHz. For storage, you get 256 GB of NVMe SSD storage, and for the display you have a 15.6-inch HD display, that's a resolution of 1366x768p. Considering all the specs on board, and the price, this is a good budget option if you're looking for an 8GB laptop for your basic everyday needs.