Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15" (Gen 6, AMD)

gaming 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 2.25 kg ⚖️ balanced
LB Score
69
out of 100
Fit for you
57/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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Related resources

CPU
72
Ryzen 5 5500H
GPU
73
GeForce RTX 2050
RAM max
16 GB
DDR4
Battery
45 Wh
~5h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15" (Gen 6, AMD) review

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15" (Gen 6, AMD) — from 2021, 2.25 kg, performance 62.

LB Score
69
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 69/100. Strongest suit — Photo & design (93), weakest — Portability (33).

✓ Strengths

Photo & design (93) · Value (79)

⚠ 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 69
CPU score 72 High tier
GPU score 73 High tier
RAM max 16 GB Comfort
Weight 2.25 kg Standard
Battery 45 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.

CPU generation

Ryzen 5000 generation · model year 2021 — matches the model year

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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.

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 , AMD Ryzen 7 5800H , Ryzen 5 5500H
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 2050
RAM (max)
16 GB DDR4≈
Weight
2.25 kg
Ports
4
Battery
45 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 62
Portability 33
Light office 77
Gaming 65
Creative 72
Energy efficiency 72
Connectivity 65
Value 79
Color accuracy —

Processors (1)

Ryzen 5 5500H
· — · ? cores
AES
59

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce RTX 2050 (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 8.6 DLSS
55

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — ~240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — ~240 ✓ Comfortable
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 264 195 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — ~140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) — ~140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — ~130 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons 114 111 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite — ~95 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Stories 2 91 90 ✓ Comfortable
Doom Eternal 87 — ✓ Comfortable
Ready or Not 86 75 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — ~74 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 74 ✓ Comfortable
Vampire Bloodhunt 78 73 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 71 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 — ~70 ✓ Comfortable
Escape from Tarkov — 70 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 — ~70 ✓ Comfortable
The Finals 76 68 ✓ Comfortable
Back 4 Blood 82 66 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2021 106 66 ✓ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Extraction 70 66 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 22 89 63 ✓ Comfortable
GRID Legends 70 61 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 3 68 59 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 74 59 ⚠ Playable
Resident Evil Village 64 58 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3 — ~58 ⚠ Playable
F1 22 60 55 ⚠ Playable
Gears Tactics 84 55 ⚠ Playable
Hunt Showdown 67 54 ⚠ Playable
Last Epoch 65 54 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 5 62 53 ⚠ Playable
Ghostwire Tokyo 52 51 ⚠ Playable
Alan Wake Remastered 58 50 ⚠ Playable
Death Stranding 54 50 ⚠ Playable
F1 24 50 49 ⚠ Playable
Guardians of the Galaxy 48 47 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 47 ⚠ Playable
Counter-Strike 2 67 46 ⚠ Playable
Days Gone 49 45 ⚠ Playable
Atlas Fallen 52 43 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 6 51 43 ⚠ Playable
Yakuza Like a Dragon 44 43 ⚠ Playable
Halo Infinite 55 41 ⚠ Playable
FIFA 23 47 40 ⚠ Playable
Diablo 4 43 39 ⚠ Playable
Elden Ring 43 39 ⚠ Playable
Mafia Definitive Edition 42 39 ⚠ Playable
Watch Dogs Legion 46 39 ⚠ Playable
Palworld 48 38 ⚠ Playable
Riders Republic 49 38 ⚠ Playable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 59 38 ⚠ Playable
F1 23 51 37 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 39 35 ⚠ Playable
High On Life 41 35 ⚠ Playable
Metro Exodus — ~35 ⚠ Playable
The Callisto Protocol 35 — ⚠ Playable
Outriders 35 34 ⚠ Playable
Sons of the Forest 36 34 ⚠ Playable
Skull & Bones 47 33 ⚠ Playable
Armored Core 6 36 32 ⚠ Playable
Elex 2 37 32 ⚠ Playable
God of War Ragnarök 34 32 ⚠ Playable
Serious Sam 4 43 32 ⚠ Playable
Spider-Man Miles Morales 42 32 ⚠ Playable
Dead Island 2 46 31 ⚠ Playable
Space Marine 2 31 31 ⚠ Playable
The Quarry 37 31 ⚠ Playable
Atomic Heart 49 30 ⚠ Playable
Baldur's Gate 3 33 30 ⚠ Playable
Deathloop 40 30 ⚠ Playable
Total War Pharaoh 50 30 ⚠ Playable
God of War 37 29 ✗ Low
Lies of P 33 29 ✗ Low
Need for Speed Unbound 54 28 ✗ Low
Company of Heroes 3 35 27 ✗ Low
Hogwarts Legacy 35 26 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Mirage 31 25 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 37 25 ✗ Low
Crysis Remastered 65 25 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 32 25 ✗ Low
Dying Light 2 29 24 ✗ Low
Enshrouded 30 24 ✗ Low
The Crew Motorfest 30 24 ✗ Low
A Plague Tale Requiem 26 21 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42 21 ✗ Low
Returnal 24 21 ✗ Low
Dead Space Remake 26 20 ✗ Low
EA Sports WRC 27 20 ✗ Low
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 22 20 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 24 19 ✗ Low
Flight Simulator 2020 26 19 ✗ Low
Ghost of Tsushima 27 19 ✗ Low
Helldivers 2 19 19 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 v4 46 19 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 52 18 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 22 18 ✗ Low
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 19 18 ✗ Low
The Last of Us 24 18 ✗ Low
Immortals of Aveum — 17 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 19 17 ✗ Low
Star Wars Outlaws 21 16 ✗ Low
Starfield 21 16 ✗ Low
Dragon's Dogma 2 — 15 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XVI 16 15 ✗ Low
Horizon Forbidden West 27 15 ✗ Low
Until Dawn 22 15 ✗ Low
Alan Wake 2 15 14 ✗ Low
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 22 13 ✗ Low
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 17 12 ✗ Low
Lords of the Fallen 15 11 ✗ Low
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 3 2 ✗ Low
💡 113 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30)~ — estimated value (indirect estimation, no direct measurement for this GPU).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
105%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
242%
RAM
200%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
722%
GPU
726%
RAM
400%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
453%
RAM
200%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
290%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
151%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
259%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
181%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
242%
RAM
100%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
Starfield ✓ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
105%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
131%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
722%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
242%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
330%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
403%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
234%
RAM
200%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
302%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
177%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
290%
RAM
200%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
302%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
242%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
234%
RAM
200%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
242%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
363%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
363%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
363%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
258%
GPU
290%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
258%
GPU
302%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
259%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
363%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
601%
GPU
726%
RAM
267%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
290%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
484%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
258%
GPU
363%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
177%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
363%
RAM
267%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
242%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
172%
GPU
302%
RAM
133%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
181%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
177%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
181%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
302%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
172%
GPU
112%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
302%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
302%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
181%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
363%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
241%
GPU
363%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
132%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
177%
RAM
200%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
302%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
158%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
726%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
363%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
363%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
302%
RAM
200%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
177%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
481%
GPU
726%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
401%
GPU
605%
RAM
200%

🔗 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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Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

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$ $1,260
cpu≈60, ram≈64
Dell · 2023
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$ $1,027
cpu≈60, ram≈64

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

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$ $519
Dell · 2020
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$ $680
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Configuration options

Available model options · 19 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (3)
1920 x 1080 (60Hz) 1920 x 1080 (120Hz) 1920 x 1080 (165Hz)
🔋 Batteries (2)
45 Wh 60 Wh
⚙ Processors (3)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H Ryzen 5 5500H
🎮 Graphics (5)
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 2050
🔲 Memory (2)
8GB 16GB
💾 Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB

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