Lenovo’s New Legion Gaming Laptops Sport Latest AMD, Nvidia Hardware

There’s no in-person CES this year, but companies are still rolling out new products for the virtual event. Among them is Lenovo, which has unveiled a complete revamp of its Legion gaming laptops. The new machines combine AMD’s latest CPUs with Nvidia’s new mobile GPUs. The price tags won’t be in the budget range, but they’re much lower than some competing gaming laptops.

The Lenovo Legion 7 (above) is at the top of Lenovo’s new lineup. This computer has a 16-inch display with a less-common 16:10 ratio. That gives you a little more vertical space compared with 16:9 displays. The IPS panel is 2560 x 1600 with a 165Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, 500 nits of brightness, HDR 400 with Dolby Vision, and Nvidia G-Sync.

The display alone puts it in the upper echelon of gaming laptops, but the Legion 7 doesn’t stop there. It will also have the latest 5000-series AMD Ryzen mobile processors. On the GPU side, the laptop will have RTX 3000 cards, but Lenovo hasn’t specified which models. The Legion 7 comes with up to 32GB of RAM and 2TB of NVMe storage. Lenovo expects to launch the Legion 7 in June with a starting price of $1,699.99. That’s an expensive laptop, but we regularly see gaming laptops that cost much more.

If you’re looking to keep your mobile gaming machine a little more mobile, there’s the Legion Slim 7. This laptop will weigh just 4.2 pounds, making it the thinnest and lightest Legion laptop ever. This laptop will have both 4K and 1080p display options, but the 165Hz refresh rate is only available on the 1080p model. Again, this laptop will have the latest AMD and Nvidia parts. However, we don’t have a price or release date yet.

The next step down is the Legion 5, which comes in three variants: A 16-inch Legion 5 Pro, a 17-inch Legion 5, and a 16-inch Legion 5. The Legion 5 Pro will start at just $1,000 with a 16-inch 165Hz LCD at 2560 x 1600 (another 16:10 ratio). This computer will max out with a Ryzen 7 CPU (instead of Ryzen 9 in the Legion 7) and 16GB of RAM, but it’ll still have an RTX 3000 GPU.

The non-pro versions of the Legion 5 will start at just $770, but the cost will depend on which of numerous screen and CPU configs you choose. The displays are stuck at 1080p, but you can get a super-fast refresh rate. All these devices will have next-gen Ryzen CPUs and Nvidia 3000-series GPUs as well. That could make even the base model an appealing gaming machine.

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