Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9

gaming 2024 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 2.38 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
63
out of 100
Fit for you
40/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance ⚠ Weak: fit_price
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CPU
58
GPU
76
GeForce RTX 2050
RAM max
32 GB
DDR5
Battery
60 Wh
~6h
Price
~$1,152
estimate
Age
2 years
2024
📝 Our review

Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 review

Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 — from 2024, 2.38 kg, performance 62.

LB Score
63
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 63/100. Strongest suit — Photo & design (92), weakest — Portability (29).

✓ Strengths

Photo & design (92) · Light office (84)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (29)

💰 Price trend

$1,800 $1,361 $922 2024: $1,800 2024 2025: $1,440 2026: $1,152 2026 2027: $922 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$324/year (18%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 63
CPU score 58 Mainstream tier
GPU score 76 High tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 2.38 kg Heavy
Battery 60 Wh Large tier

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
LOQ (budget gaming)
Type
Gaming≈
Release year
2024≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%
Processor
Intel Core i5 12450H , Core i5 12450HX , Core i5 12600HX
Graphics
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 2050
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR5≈
Weight
2.38 kg
Ports
4
Battery
60 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 65
Portability 29
Light office 84
Gaming 66
Creative 86
Energy efficiency 74
Connectivity 65
Value 36
Color accuracy 85

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
116%
GPU
110%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
253%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
579%
GPU
759%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
474%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
386%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
304%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
158%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
271%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
190%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
253%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
386%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
217%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
110%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
217%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
579%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
386%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
117%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
253%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
422%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
217%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
245%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
316%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
185%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
304%
RAM
400%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
316%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
253%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
245%
RAM
400%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
253%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
380%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
321%
GPU
380%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
380%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
304%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
316%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
271%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
380%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
482%
GPU
759%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
304%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
506%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
380%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
185%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
380%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
253%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
316%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
190%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
185%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
217%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
190%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
181%
GPU
316%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
117%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
316%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
190%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
263%
GPU
380%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
380%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
138%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
181%
GPU
185%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
316%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
165%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
386%
GPU
759%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
321%
GPU
380%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
289%
GPU
380%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
316%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
321%
GPU
185%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
217%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
386%
GPU
759%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
321%
GPU
633%
RAM
400%

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Configuration options

Available model options · 17 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
🎮 Graphics (4)
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 2050
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB 16GB 32GB 24GB
💾 Storage (3)
512GB 1024GB 2048GB
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i5 12450H Core i5-12450HX Core i5-12600HX
🔋 Batteries (1)
60 Wh

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