Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2

business 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 1.75 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
62
out of 100
Fit for you
57/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
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CPU
70
GPU
45
GeForce MX450
RAM max
48 GB
DDR4
Battery
57 Wh
~6h
Price
~$686
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2 review

Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2 — from 2021, 1.75 kg, performance 58.

LB Score
62
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 62/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — 3D & video (42).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100) · Energy efficiency (77)

💰 Price trend

$1,300 $952 $604 2021: $1,300 2021 2022: $1,144 2023: $1,007 2024: $886 2025: $780 2026: $686 2026 2027: $604 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$123/year (9%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 62
CPU score 70 High tier
GPU score 45 Mainstream tier
RAM max 48 GB Professional
Weight 1.75 kg Light tier
Battery 57 Wh Standard

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

Full specifications

Brand
Lenovo
Series
ThinkPad T15
Type
Business≈
Release year
2021≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
60%
Processor
Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i5 1145G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7 , Intel Core i7 1185G7
Graphics
GeForce MX450 2GB
RAM (max)
48 GB DDR4≈
Weight
1.75 kg
Ports
6
Thunderbolt
✓
Battery
57 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 58
Portability 48
Light office 73
Gaming 42
Creative 62
Energy efficiency 77
Connectivity 100
Value 67
Color accuracy 44

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce MX450 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5, GDDR6
CUDA 7.5
45

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch 240 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V 140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) 140 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 88 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 88 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 85 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 61 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 49 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 4 35 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 34 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 5 34 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3 33 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 32 ⚠ Playable
Resident Evil 4 Remake 16 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 10 ✗ Low
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
65%
RAM
600%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
149%
RAM
600%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
280%
RAM
600%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
93%
RAM
400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
160%
RAM
600%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
149%
RAM
300%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
128%
RAM
600%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
65%
RAM
300%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
128%
RAM
600%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
69%
RAM
600%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
149%
RAM
600%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
203%
RAM
600%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
249%
RAM
600%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
128%
RAM
600%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
144%
RAM
600%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
186%
RAM
600%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
109%
RAM
600%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
179%
RAM
600%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
186%
RAM
600%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
149%
RAM
600%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
144%
RAM
600%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
149%
RAM
600%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
600%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
600%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
179%
RAM
600%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
186%
RAM
600%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
160%
RAM
800%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
224%
RAM
600%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
447%
RAM
800%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
179%
RAM
600%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
298%
RAM
600%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
109%
RAM
600%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
149%
RAM
600%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
112%
RAM
300%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
109%
RAM
600%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
128%
RAM
600%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
112%
RAM
600%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
186%
RAM
600%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
69%
RAM
300%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
186%
RAM
300%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
186%
RAM
600%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
112%
RAM
300%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
600%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
224%
RAM
600%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
81%
RAM
600%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
109%
RAM
600%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
186%
RAM
600%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
224%
RAM
600%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
224%
RAM
600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
186%
RAM
600%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
109%
RAM
600%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
128%
RAM
600%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
373%
RAM
600%

🔗 Same series

2 models in the series.

2019
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 1
$ $373
2019
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 G1
$ $529

≅ Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell · 2019
Latitude 7390
$ $270
cpu≈42, ram≈32
HP · 2019
EliteBook 840 G6
$ $225
cpu≈38, ram≈32
HP · 2020
EliteBook 840 G8
$ $309
cpu≈70, ram≈64
HP · 2020
EliteBook 850 G7
$ $364
cpu≈32, ram≈64

≈ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

Dell · 2023
Latitude 5540
$ $524
Dell · 2023
Latitude 5440
$ $509
Lenovo · 2020
ThinkPad L14
$ $328
Dell · 2019
Latitude 5510
$ $300

Configuration options

Available model options · 18 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (3)
1920 x 1080 (Non-Touch) 1920 x 1080 (Touch) 3840 x 2160
⚙ Processors (4)
Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5 1145G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7 Intel Core i7 1185G7
🔲 Memory (5)
8GB 16GB 32GB 40GB 48GB
💾 Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
🎮 Graphics (1)
GeForce MX450 2GB
🔋 Batteries (1)
57 Wh

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