Monthly brief - gaming laptop prices, Canada
What gaming laptops cost in Canada in October 2026, and whether prices were rising or falling, from the real prices we tracked at retailers. Every figure is in CAD.
Brief - October 2026, revision 1
Publication
- Region: Canada. Currency: CAD (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 3 GPU tiers with a published matched one-month change, 0 fell, 3 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 2 families / 2 configurations (matched 0 / 0); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 - 8GB: 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 0 families / 0 configurations (matched 0 / 0); 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 $2,025; matched 1-month +15.1%; 2 of 12 matched configurations got cheaper, 6 got pricier and 4 stayed the same price; availability 75.7%; sample 10 families / 15 configurations (matched 9 / 12); typical in September 2026 $1,922.
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 - 8GB: typical $2,574; matched 1-month +8.3%; 6 of 42 matched configurations got cheaper, 24 got pricier and 12 stayed the same price; availability 78.0%; sample 38 families / 61 configurations (matched 31 / 42); typical in September 2026 $2,424.
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti - 12GB: typical $4,399; matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability 68.1%; sample 11 families / 14 configurations (matched 8 / 9); typical in September 2026 $4,485.
- 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 / 5 configurations (matched 2 / 2); 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 $2,899; matched 1-month +7.0%; 2 of 26 matched configurations got cheaper, 17 got pricier and 7 stayed the same price; availability 74.9%; sample 19 families / 28 configurations (matched 17 / 26); typical in September 2026 $2,699.
- NVIDIA RTX 5080 - 16GB: typical $5,249; matched 1-month change not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.); availability 65.6%; sample 10 families / 13 configurations (matched 6 / 8); typical in September 2026 $5,499.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 - 24GB: 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 72.8%; sample 9 families / 10 configurations (matched 4 / 5); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- All GPU tiers: typical $2,985; matched 1-month +9.0%; 15 of 107 matched configurations got cheaper, 63 got pricier and 29 stayed the same price; availability 74.6%; sample 59 families / 156 configurations (matched 47 / 107); typical in September 2026 $2,699.
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 not published; sample 5 families / 8 configurations (matched 3 / 5); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- ASUS: typical $3,299; matched 1-month +6.3%; 2 of 44 matched configurations got cheaper, 25 got pricier and 17 stayed the same price; availability 73.8%; sample 17 families / 50 configurations (matched 15 / 44); typical in September 2026 $3,149.
- 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 57.4%; sample 2 families / 5 configurations (matched 1 / 1); 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 70.7%; sample 3 families / 8 configurations (matched 3 / 7); 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 76.0%; sample 6 families / 18 configurations (matched 2 / 4); typical in September 2026 not published (Not enough distinct laptops were tracked in this group to publish a reliable figure.).
- Lenovo: typical $3,299; matched 1-month +23.3%; 6 of 32 matched configurations got cheaper, 24 got pricier and 2 stayed the same price; availability 87.3%; sample 17 families / 50 configurations (matched 14 / 32); typical in September 2026 $2,710.
- MSI: typical $2,337; matched 1-month +1.1%; 5 of 13 matched configurations got cheaper, 6 got pricier and 2 stayed the same price; availability 81.0%; sample 8 families / 16 configurations (matched 8 / 13); typical in September 2026 $2,300.
- 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 / 1 configurations (matched 1 / 1); 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: /canada/trends/2026-10/r1
- CSV: /canada/trends/2026-10/r1/download.csv
- JSON: /canada/trends/2026-10/r1/download.json
About this data
Cite this dataset
GamingLaptop.deals. "Gaming laptop price trends - Canada", October 2026 (revision 1). Published 2026-11-01. Methodology version 3.0.0. https://gaminglaptop.deals/canada/trends/2026-10/r1
- Publisher
- GamingLaptop.deals
- Dataset
- Gaming laptop price trends - Canada
- Region
- Canada
- Period
- 2026-10
- Revision
- 1
- Published
- 1 November 2026
- Methodology version
- 3.0.0
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Permanent URL
- https://gaminglaptop.deals/canada/trends/2026-10/r1