Available starting this summer, Lenovo has added AMD Ryzen mobile and desktop processors to five new Lenovo Legion gaming PCs — the 17-inch Lenovo Legion 5 laptop (alongside its 15-inch size that’s already available with AMD Ryzen 4000 H-Series Mobile Processors), the high-octane Lenovo Legion 5P laptop, the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptop for entry-level gaming, plus the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 and IdeaCentre Gaming 5 desktops.
The Lenovo Legion 5 laptop comes in two sizes and is equipped with up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800 H-Series Mobile Processors paired with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPUs.
With up to 144Hz smooth refresh rate, the 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) wide-viewing angle displays are enabled with Dolby Vision for spectacular picture quality. Gamers can experience the Harman Kardon Speaker System with acoustics chamber and immersive Dolby Atmos audio, providing a new level of exciting sound that will enrich the gaming experience.
The Lenovo Legion 5 delivers up to 16 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory, 1 TB PCIe SSD of storage, and it’s optimally cooled via advanced Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0 thermals and available in sleek Phantom Black hue.
The laptop offers a deeper key travel (up to 1.5mm) thanks to the second transition curve offered by Lenovo Legion TrueStrike keyboard. A white backlit keyboard offers 100 percent anti-ghosting and soft-landing switches—resulting in hair-trigger accuracy and a more tactile gaming experience. The 17-inch model provides up to 7.5 hours of battery life and Rapid Charge Pro.
Lenovo Legion 5P
For excellent gaming performance, the Lenovo Legion 5P laptop has up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800 H-Series Mobile Processors and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPUs. At up to 300 nits of brightness, the 15.6-inch Full HD wide-viewing angle display has lightning-fast 144Hz refresh rate for under a 5ms response time to reduce screen tearing, plus optional Dolby Vision support.
Ideal for eSports, the Lenovo Legion 5P comes in Iron Grey and features white-lit “Y” logo. Crucial to keeping heat away from players’ fingertips and minimizing noise is the enhanced thermal performance of Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0, featuring copper heat sinks and a quad channel ventilation system to circulate cool air to key system components. It also uses an integrated thermal module for greater thermal efficiency. Enjoy maximum performance via Dual Burn support, which pushes the CPU and GPU together for improved framerates, as well as Lenovo Q-Control 3.0 for when you want to manually switch between performance modes.
With up to 32 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory and up to 1 TB PCIe SSD of storage, its Harman Kardon speakers are optimized with Dolby Atmos for sound that flows around the players. Dedicated media keys and number pad make video editing and setting macros a snap, while its smarter, Lenovo Legion TrueStrike keyboard provides 100 percent anti-ghosting and is available with optional 4-zone RGB system backlighting.
Effortlessly portable at under an inch thin and weighing 2.5 kg (5.1 lbs), gamers on-the-go will get up to 7.5 hours of battery life with Rapid Charge Pro and can use the slim power adapter to charge from zero to up to 50 percent battery life in 30 minutes.
IdeaPad Gaming 3
With improved thermals, the new 15.6-inch IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptop has up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800 H-Series Mobile Processors and up to crystal-clear Full HD wide-viewing-angle display with slim bezel design. To add more value the gamers can choose from an optional 120Hz refresh rate designed for tear-free gaming and up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU for an elevated graphics experience built on the NVIDIA Turing architecture.
Enjoy a clearer sound from dual speakers powered by Dolby Audio and ample storage with up to 1TB PCIe SSD and memory up to 32 GB 3200 MHz DDR4.
Equipped with Intelligent Cooling via Lenovo Q-Control 3.0 for performance mode switching and up to 7 hours of battery life with Rapid Charge, the stylish IdeaPad Gaming 3 features a blue backlit gaming keyboard with 1.5mm key travel and is available in two eye-catching colors, iridescent Chameleon Blue or reflective Onyx Black. With Lenovo Vantage for Gaming, gamers can control and calibrate their hardware plus game and apps settings in one place, so they will always be battle-ready.
Lenovo Legion Tower 5
Featuring up to the latest overclockable performance of up to the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X desktop processor with 16 cores, the new Lenovo Legion Tower 5 is ideal for intense gaming marathons. Paired with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER GPU for ultrafast frame rates at over 4K resolution, this powerful gaming tower is optimally built for overclocked system performance at an accessible price point.
Multitasking, streaming, and content creations are made easier with super-fast Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and a storage capacity of up to 2x 1TB PCIe SSD plus 2x 2TB 3.5 HDD and up to 128 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 of memory.
Push beyond the bounds of smaller rig configurations while keeping things cool and whisper-quiet during cinematic gaming experiences with improved fin thermals, 150w CPU cooler and larger fans that circulate air throughout its airy 26-liter interior. Lenovo Q-Control lets you cycle through three modes of fan speeds to suit your game performance or content creation needs, while the optional 200W liquid cooling system quiets your machine even more, with optimally cooled components to further optimize on frame rates.
Accentuated with cool blue LED lighting and its chassis in a Raven Black hue, gamers can choose to showcase their personality and high-power internals with transparent side panels. The users can also customize their desktop experience further with one of the latest curved Lenovo Legion gaming monitors or consumer Lenovo monitors with high refresh rate.
IdeaCentre Gaming 5
Sleeker than before and sporting cool blue ambient lighting, the new IdeaCentre Gaming 5 is available in an iridescent Chameleon Blue and offers up to AMD Ryzen 7 3700X desktop processors paired with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. Get ground-breaking gameplay with an impressive performance that lets gamers move faster and aim better, while GeForce RTX 2060 graphics reveal the depth and visual fidelity of real-time ray-tracing.
This tower has improved thermals that can both cool the system and hush fan noise under heavy gaming loads so the gamers can better hear the rich, powerful sound quality supported by Dolby Audio. Gamers can take the leap from amateur to more intensive play with up to 32 GB DDR4 memory and several storage options.
Pricing and Availability
• The 17-inch Lenovo Legion 5 laptop is expected to be available starting at $1089.99 in September 2020.
• The 15-inch Lenovo Legion 5 laptop is expected to be available starting at $1019.99 in August 2020, and available now with up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU starting at $759.99.
• The 15-inch IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptop is expected to be available starting at $659.99 in July 2020.
• The Lenovo Legion Tower 5 desktop is expected to be available starting at $829.99 in October 2020.