Windows laptops and MacBooks with a wide-color or OLED screen, a capable processor and 16 GB or more of memory. Check pen support if you sketch on screen.
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63 models
Matching configuration: Snapdragon X2 Plus · Built-in · 16 GB · 256 GB · 13" 3K OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 13.4" 2.5K IPS 180Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 260 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" Full HD+ IPS 180Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 165U · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 14" Full HD+
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 Pro · Built-in · 24 GB · 1 TB · 14.2" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" Full HD+ OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 322 · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 322 · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core i7-1185G7 · Built-in · 32 GB · 512 GB · 13.3" Full HD+ IPS
Full specsMatching configuration: Snapdragon X · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" Full HD+ 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14.5" 2.5K 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 322 · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" 2.5K OLED 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 32 GB · 1 TB · 18" WQXGA 300Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 13.6" 2.5K IPS
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 15.3" 3K IPS
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 Pro · Built-in · 24 GB · 1 TB · 14.2" 3K 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M6 · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14.2" 3K 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 Pro · Built-in · 24 GB · 1 TB · 16.2" 3K 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K IPS
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 9 270 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core i5-13450HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" Full HD+ 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H · Built-in · 16 GB · 256 GB · 14" Full HD+
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra X9 388H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop · 32 GB · 2 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core i7-14700HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K IPS 240Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Snapdragon X · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" Full HD+ OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Snapdragon X2 Elite · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X · NVIDIA Blackwell RTX 6144-core GPU · 64 GB · 2 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 250 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 15.3" 2.5K OLED 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K OLED 165Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core i9-14900HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" 2.5K IPS 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K OLED 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 250 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 15.6" Full HD IPS 144Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core i7-13650HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 15.6" Full HD IPS 144Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 4K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 335 vPro · Built-in · 32 GB · 256 GB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 226V · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 15.3" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 338H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 15.3" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 226V · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 355 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 355 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Snapdragon X2 Plus · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 32 GB · 2 TB · 18" 2.5K IPS 240Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core i9-14900HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 15.6" 2.5K 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 32 GB · 1 TB · 18" 4K 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED
Specs and configurationsDesign work needs a screen that tells the truth about color, and enough memory to keep big files and several apps open at once. Every laptop on this page runs Windows or macOS, has a wide-color or OLED screen, a capable processor and at least 16 GB of memory.
Color you can rely on. Brand colors, packaging and print jobs all depend on what you see on screen. A panel covering DCI-P3, or an OLED, shows a much wider range than a basic laptop display. If you work mostly for print, calibrate the screen and soft-proof before you send files.
Room to work. A 16-inch screen fits an artboard plus tool panels without constant zooming. The 16:10 shape on most current laptops gives extra height for layers and timelines.
Draw on the screen if you sketch. 2-in-1 laptops like the Lenovo Yoga 7i and 9i, HP OmniBook X Flip and Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 support pens, so you can illustrate or retouch directly. Pen support is listed on each laptop’s spec sheet.
Memory for many apps at once. Designers often have Illustrator, Photoshop, a browser full of references and a video call open together. 16 GB handles that; 32 GB is better for large print files and motion work.
For photo-heavy work, compare with laptops for photo editing. For pen-first use, browse 2-in-1 laptops.
A color-accurate screen, at least 16 GB of memory and a capable processor. Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma and Affinity apps all run well on a mid-to-upper range chip; the screen and memory make the bigger difference day to day.
For illustration, lettering and retouching, yes. A 2-in-1 with pen support lets you draw directly on the screen instead of using a separate tablet. Check the pen protocol on the spec sheet, and whether the pen comes in the box.
Not for 2D design. Built-in graphics handle Illustrator, Photoshop and Figma well. A dedicated card helps with 3D mockups, motion graphics and AI image tools.
16 inches gives you room for canvases and tool panels. A 14-inch laptop is easier to carry; pair it with an external monitor at your desk.