Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3

gaming 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~8h ⚖️ 2.25 kg ⚖️ balanced
LB Score
76
out of 100
Fit for you
65/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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Profile

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Related resources

CPU
78
Ryzen 5 6600H
GPU
73
GeForce RTX 3050
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
80 Wh ~
~8h
Price
$604
market
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 review

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 — from 2021, 2.25 kg, performance 66.

LB Score
76
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 76/100. Strongest suit — Light office (95), weakest — Portability (33).

✓ Strengths

Light office (95) · Photo & design (93)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (33)

💰 Price trend

$1,800 $1,136 $472 2021: $1,800 2021 2022: $1,440 2023: $1,152 2024: $922 2025: $737 2026: $590 2026 2027: $472 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$242/year (13%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 76
CPU score 78 High tier
GPU score 73 High tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 2.25 kg Standard
Battery 80 Wh Huge

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.

CPU generation

Ryzen 6000 generation · model year 2021 — matches the model year

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Full specifications

Brand
Lenovo
Series
IdeaPad (other)
Type
Gaming
Release year
2021
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H , Core i5 12450H , Core i5 12500H , Core i7 12650H , Core i7 12700H , Ryzen 5 6600H , Ryzen 7 6800H
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1650 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 , GeForce RTX 3050 Ti , GeForce RTX 3060
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4
Weight
2.25 kg
Ports
5
Battery
80 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 79
Portability 33
Light office 95
Gaming 65
Creative 72
Energy efficiency 76
Connectivity 83
Value 83
Color accuracy —

Processors (2)

Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD · Ryzen 6000 · 6 cores
VM AVX2 AES
74
Ryzen 7 6800H
AMD · Ryzen 6000 · 8 cores
VM AVX2 AES
78

Graphics (4 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce RTX 3050 (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR6
63
GeForce RTX 3060 (dGPU)
12 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 8.6 DLSS
73
Radeon 660M (dGPU)
? GB · Используется системная
33
Radeon 680M (dGPU)
? GB · Используется системная
48

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 6 261 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — 190 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons — 178 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — 170 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 22 161 161 ✓ Comfortable
Back 4 Blood 190 157 ✓ Comfortable
Vampire Bloodhunt 198 157 ✓ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Extraction 168 155 ✓ Comfortable
Civilization 6 — 149 ✓ Comfortable
Doom Eternal — 149 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Stories 2 144 143 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 — 142 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite — 140 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) — 140 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2020 150 138 ✓ Comfortable
Apex Legends 164 135 ✓ Comfortable
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 133 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 131 ✓ Comfortable
GRID Legends 149 131 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil Village 140 129 ✓ Comfortable
F1 25 165 127 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil 4 Remake 96 124 ✓ Comfortable
Company of Heroes 3 162 123 ✓ Comfortable
Ghostwire Tokyo 128 122 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 21 — 121 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 22 174 120 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 120 120 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 120 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2021 120 119 ✓ Comfortable
Rage 2 — 116 ✓ Comfortable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 155 116 ✓ Comfortable
The Division 2 — 115 ✓ Comfortable
F1 22 135 113 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry 5 88 112 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 3 120 111 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 — 110 ✓ Comfortable
Civilization 7 — 110 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 — 110 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 v4 132 108 ✓ Comfortable
Yakuza Like a Dragon 106 105 ✓ Comfortable
Cyberpunk 2077 86 103 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed Heat — 102 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Vanguard 121 99 ✓ Comfortable
Death Stranding 108 99 ✓ Comfortable
High On Life 134 99 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order — 99 ✓ Comfortable
Days Gone 108 95 ✓ Comfortable
GRID 2019 — 95 ✓ Comfortable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 141 95 ✓ Comfortable
Hunt Showdown — 93 ✓ Comfortable
Halo Infinite 109 92 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry New Dawn 91 89 ✓ Comfortable
Guardians of the Galaxy 107 89 ✓ Comfortable
Mafia Definitive Edition — 86 ✓ Comfortable
Outriders 103 86 ✓ Comfortable
Riders Republic 106 86 ✓ Comfortable
Returnal 93 85 ✓ Comfortable
Borderlands 3 102 84 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 111 83 ✓ Comfortable
Alan Wake Remastered 86 82 ✓ Comfortable
Immortals Fenyx Rising 88 81 ✓ Comfortable
Metro Exodus 96 81 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 81 ✓ Comfortable
Anno 1800 — 80 ✓ Comfortable
Spider-Man Miles Morales 90 80 ✓ Comfortable
Control — 78 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 99 77 ✓ Comfortable
Dirt 5 92 77 ✓ Comfortable
Horizon Zero Dawn 95 76 ✓ Comfortable
The Quarry 91 76 ✓ Comfortable
Atomic Heart 131 75 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry 6 76 75 ✓ Comfortable
Serious Sam 4 80 75 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 2042 79 74 ✓ Comfortable
Elex 2 88 73 ✓ Comfortable
God of War 90 73 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed Unbound 86 73 ✓ Comfortable
Deathloop 102 72 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 23 80 72 ✓ Comfortable
ARC Raiders 91 70 ✓ Comfortable
Hogwarts Legacy 88 70 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 6 82 68 ✓ Comfortable
F1 24 106 66 ✓ Comfortable
New World 71 66 ✓ Comfortable
Sons of the Forest 71 66 ✓ Comfortable
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 70 65 ✓ Comfortable
Dying Light 2 73 64 ✓ Comfortable
Flight Simulator 2020 85 63 ✓ Comfortable
Red Dead Redemption 2 — 63 ✓ Comfortable
Watch Dogs Legion 77 62 ✓ Comfortable
X-Plane 11.11 73 62 ✓ Comfortable
Crysis Remastered — 61 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 102 60 ✓ Comfortable
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 64 60 ✓ Comfortable
Dead Space Remake 67 59 ⚠ Playable
Elden Ring 60 59 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 70 58 ⚠ Playable
Pragmata — 58 ⚠ Playable
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73 57 ⚠ Playable
Resident Evil Requiem 61 57 ⚠ Playable
The Callisto Protocol 84 56 ⚠ Playable
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 70 55 ⚠ Playable
The Last of Us 66 55 ⚠ Playable
Death Stranding 2 57 52 ⚠ Playable
Doom: The Dark Ages 58 50 ⚠ Playable
Crimson Desert 52 49 ⚠ Playable
Monster Hunter Wilds 49 — ⚠ Playable
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered 59 49 ⚠ Playable
The Outer Worlds 2 64 47 ⚠ Playable
007 First Light 51 45 ⚠ Playable
Anno 117: Pax Romana 59 45 ⚠ Playable
A Plague Tale Requiem 52 44 ⚠ Playable
Final Fantasy XVI 50 44 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 68 42 ⚠ Playable
Starfield — 40 ⚠ Playable
Assassin's Creed Shadows 45 37 ⚠ Playable
Black Myth Wukong 41 32 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Outlaws 28 24 ✗ Low
Borderlands 4 31 23 ✗ Low
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 24 18 ✗ Low
Stalker 2 55 16 ✗ Low
💡 124 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
105%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
388%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
776%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
141%
GPU
453%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
518%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
290%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
141%
GPU
151%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
259%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
141%
GPU
181%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
173%
GPU
242%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
518%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
141%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✓ Runs well
CPU
111%
GPU
105%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
141%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
776%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
518%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
111%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
173%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
330%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
403%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
173%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
234%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
311%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
311%
GPU
234%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
431%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
277%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
277%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
311%
GPU
259%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
647%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
311%
GPU
484%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
277%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
302%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
181%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
181%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
302%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
181%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
353%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
259%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
132%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
158%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
518%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
431%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
388%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
431%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
518%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
431%
GPU
605%
RAM
800%

🔗 Same series

4 models in the series.

2021
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6
$ $604
2022
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6
$ $611
2020
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IMH05
$ $595
2019
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming L340 15IRH
$ $499

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

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Configuration options

Available model options · 14 variants across 3 categories

⚙ Processors (7)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Core i5-12450H Core i5-12500H Core i7-12650H Core i7-12700H Ryzen 5 6600H Ryzen 7 6800H
🎮 Graphics (6)
GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 Radeon 660M Radeon 680M
• Igpu (1)
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

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