Monthly brief - gaming laptop prices, Australia
What gaming laptops cost in Australia in October 2026, and whether prices were rising or falling, from the real prices we tracked at retailers. Every figure is in AUD.
Brief - October 2026, revision 1
Publication
- Region: Australia. Currency: AUD (never converted).
- Period: October 2026 (closed month), revision 1.
- Published 1 November 2026 at 03:01 UTC; source data cutoff 1 November 2026.
- Methodology version 3.0.0, mapping version 2.
- Compared against September 2026 (revision 1).
Headline findings
- Of 6 GPU tiers with a published matched one-month change, 0 fell, 6 rose and 0 were unchanged.
- NVIDIA RTX 4050 - 6GB: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability not published; sample 3 families / 4 configurations (matched 3 / 4); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- NVIDIA RTX 5050 - 8GB: typical $2,299; matched 1-month +3.4%; 5 of 27 matched configurations got cheaper, 7 got pricier and 15 stayed the same price; availability 92.3%; sample 18 families / 28 configurations (matched 17 / 27); typical in September 2026 $2,299.
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 - 8GB: typical $2,999; matched 1-month +3.4%; 14 of 56 matched configurations got cheaper, 25 got pricier and 17 stayed the same price; availability 91.3%; sample 27 families / 59 configurations (matched 26 / 56); typical in September 2026 $3,069.
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti - 12GB: typical $5,194; matched 1-month +4.2%; 3 of 13 matched configurations got cheaper, 6 got pricier and 4 stayed the same price; availability 71.8%; sample 14 families / 17 configurations (matched 12 / 13); typical in September 2026 $4,494.
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 - 12GB: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability not published; sample 3 families / 4 configurations (matched 3 / 4); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 - 8GB: typical $3,924; matched 1-month +2.3%; 6 of 25 matched configurations got cheaper, 9 got pricier and 10 stayed the same price; availability 87.6%; sample 16 families / 26 configurations (matched 15 / 25); typical in September 2026 $3,799.
- NVIDIA RTX 5080 - 16GB: typical $6,599; matched 1-month +1.2%; 7 of 18 matched configurations got cheaper, 5 got pricier and 6 stayed the same price; availability 83.3%; sample 15 families / 21 configurations (matched 13 / 18); typical in September 2026 $5,999.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 - 24GB: typical $8,999; matched 1-month +2.0%; 2 of 14 matched configurations got cheaper, 4 got pricier and 8 stayed the same price; availability 79.1%; sample 13 families / 16 configurations (matched 12 / 14); typical in September 2026 $8,999.
- All GPU tiers: typical $3,799; matched 1-month +3.0%; 42 of 166 matched configurations got cheaper, 58 got pricier and 66 stayed the same price; availability 86.6%; sample 58 families / 180 configurations (matched 56 / 166); typical in September 2026 $3,602.
By brand
- The same laptops again, grouped by brand: each brand covers every GPU tier, so these figures do not add up to the tiers above.
- Acer: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability 93.3%; sample 6 families / 13 configurations (matched 6 / 13); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- ASUS: typical $4,709; matched 1-month +1.3%; 6 of 29 matched configurations got cheaper, 10 got pricier and 13 stayed the same price; availability 83.7%; sample 10 families / 31 configurations (matched 10 / 29); typical in September 2026 $3,699.
- Dell/Alienware: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability 63.7%; sample 5 families / 18 configurations (matched 3 / 7); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- Gigabyte: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability 85.2%; sample 5 families / 11 configurations (matched 5 / 11); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- HP: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability 86.7%; sample 6 families / 17 configurations (matched 6 / 17); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- Lenovo: typical $3,677; matched 1-month −2.9%; 21 of 76 matched configurations got cheaper, 23 got pricier and 32 stayed the same price; availability 95.2%; sample 18 families / 77 configurations (matched 18 / 76); typical in September 2026 $3,529.
- MSI: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability 85.4%; sample 7 families / 11 configurations (matched 7 / 11); typical in September 2026 $4,214.
- Razer: typical price not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability not published; sample 1 families / 2 configurations (matched 1 / 2); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
Caveats
- Retailer regular prices are self-declared and unverified, so discount depth describes what retailers claim, not a verified saving.
- Amazon is excluded from every figure on this page.
- Prices are list prices before coupons and before pricing errors are removed.
Where the numbers came from
- Permanent page: /australia/trends/2026-10/r1
- CSV: /australia/trends/2026-10/r1/download.csv
- JSON: /australia/trends/2026-10/r1/download.json
About this data
Cite this dataset
GamingLaptop.deals. "Gaming laptop price trends - Australia", October 2026 (revision 1). Published 2026-11-01. Methodology version 3.0.0. https://gaminglaptop.deals/australia/trends/2026-10/r1
- Publisher
- GamingLaptop.deals
- Dataset
- Gaming laptop price trends - Australia
- Region
- Australia
- Period
- 2026-10
- Revision
- 1
- Published
- 1 November 2026
- Methodology version
- 3.0.0
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0