New affordable Lenovo LOQ gaming laptop debuts with up to Nvidia RTX 5060 and AMD CPU

The Lenovo LOQ 15APH11 is one of the new gaming laptops that the brand has unveiled at CES 2026. It's an affordable entry that's powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 250, which is basically a rebadged version of the Ryzen 7 8840U, a capable APU from the Hawk Point lineup.

This AMD APU features eight Zen 4 cores and 16 threads, and Lenovo has paired it with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM running at 5,600 MT/s and 2 TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage. In the GPU department, it can be equipped with up to the Nvidia RTX 5060 Laptop GPU.

Lenovo further highlights that the affordable gaming laptop comes with the Hyperchamber Cooling technology. It promises to keep the key components cool under load through optimized airflow and channeling hot air away from the system.

Display-wise, the Lenovo LOQ 15APH11 comes with a 15.3-inch screen that features a 180 Hz refresh rate. This IPS display also has a 400 nits brightness rating, support for Nvidia G-Sync, and 100% sRGB coverage. The port selection also looks decent, and it has the following:

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
• 1x USB4 with 140 W PD support (160 W Anker Prime curr. $89.99 on Amazon)
• 1x UBS 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
• 1x Ethernet
• 1x 3.5 mm audio

For wireless connectivity, the gaming laptop has Bluetooth 5.3 and WiFi 6. Other highlights include a dual-speaker setup, a QHD webcam with E-Shutter, and a 60 WHr battery. The starting price of the LOQ 15APH11 is $1,299, and Lenovo says that it will be available to purchase from April 2026.