Lenovo Legion 7i 16 Gen 10 outperforms most other ultrathin laptops with similar RTX 5060 graphics

As a midrange GPU, the mobile GeForce RTX 5060 is typically paired with midrange CPU options from the Core H series or Ryzen H series. The recently released Lenovo Legion 7i 16 Gen 10 is an uncommon exception as it's one of the few 16-inch gaming laptops to pair higher-end Core HX processors with only midrange GeForce RTX GPUs like the RTX 5060 or 5070. Such a combination has led to interesting performance results when it comes to gaming.

As shown by our comparison charts below, the new Legion 7 16IAX10 with Core Ultra 7 255HX CPU and GeForce RTX 5060 graphics is almost consistently faster than most other laptops with the same GPU in our database sometimes by up to 20 percent. The Alienware 16 Aurora with the Core 7 240H CPU, for example, is about 15 to 25 percent slower when running games like Cyberpunk 2077 or Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Beyond the much faster CPU of the Lenovo, its GPU also targets a higher TGP of 115 W compared to only 100 W or less on many other ultrathin 16-inch gaming laptops including the aforementioned Alienware. These uncommon traits for an ultralight gaming laptop allow the Lenovo to outperform most other 16-inch laptops with the same RTX 5060 graphics albeit at the cost of higher power consumption.

More benchmarks and comparisons can be found on our dedicated Legion 7 16IAX10 review here.