Lenovo brings the power of RTX SUPER GPUs to the Legion 5i and 7i gaming laptops

Lenovo Legion 5i
Lenovo Legion 5i (Image credit: Lenovo)

What you need to know

  • Lenovo announced the Legion 7i and Legion 5i gaming laptops.
  • The laptops run on NVIDIA RTX SUPER GPUs and up to the latest 10th Gen Intel Core H-Series processors.
  • The Legion 7i will start at $1,199 and the Legion 5i will start at $999.

Lenovo announced the Legion 5i and Legion 7i gaming laptops today. Both devices run on NVIDIA RTX SUPER GPUs with Max-Q designs and the latest 10th Gen Intel Core H-Series processors. The Legion 5i and Legion 7i succeed the Legion Y540 and Legion Y740 laptops. Lenovo did not share a release date for the new laptops, but the Legion 5i will start at $999, and the Legion 7i will start at $1,199.

The Legion 5i and Legion 7i are the first laptops to feature NVIDIA Advanced Optimus technology, which improves battery life. The feature dynamically detects GPU workloads and connects either the NVIDIA GPU or the integrated graphics processor depending on the workload. Both devices also support NVIDIA G-SYNC, which smooths gameplay and reduces tearing.

The Legion 7i has up to an RTX 2080 SUPER GPU (Max-Q), and the Legion 5i has up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU (Max-Q). Both are among our picks for best graphics card you can buy.

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