Lenovo ThinkPad L470

laptop 2017 14" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 2.03 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
31
out of 100
Fit for you
35/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
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Related resources

CPU
25
GPU
3
Radeon R5 M430
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
48 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$189
market
Age
9 years
2017
📝 Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad L470 review

Lenovo ThinkPad L470 — from 2017, 2.03 kg, performance 22.

LB Score
31
/100
Read full review

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 31/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (80), weakest — 3D & video (12).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (80)

⚠ Weaknesses

3D & video (12)

💰 Price trend

$1,300 $831 $362 2017: $1,300 2017 2018: $1,144 2019: $1,007 2020: $886 2021: $780 2022: $686 2023: $604 2024: $531 2025: $468 2026: $411 2026 2027: $362 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$99/year (8%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 31
CPU score 25 Basic tier
GPU score 3 Office tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 2.03 kg Standard
Battery 48 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 L13/L14/L15/L16
Type
Business
Release year
2017≈
Screen size
14"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i5 7300U , Core i3 6006U , Core i3 6100U , Core i5 6200U , Core i5 6300U , Core i3 7100U , Core i5 7200U , Core i7 7500U , Core i7 7600U
Graphics
Radeon R5 M430
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Weight
2.03 kg
Ports
6
Battery
48 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 23
Portability 52
Light office 54
Gaming 12
Creative 28
Energy efficiency 61
Connectivity 80
Value 32
Color accuracy —

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

Radeon R5 M430 (dGPU)
4 GB · DDR3
3

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — 35 ⚠ Playable
Dota 2 — 21 ✗ Low
Farming Simulator 17 — 17 ✗ Low
Dirt Rally — 16 ✗ Low
Rainbow Six Siege — 14 ✗ Low
Star Wars Battlefront — 10 ✗ Low
Far Cry Primal 9 — ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 — 9 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 — 7 ✗ Low
Fortnite — 6 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 — 3 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 — 3 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 — 3 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 — 2 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus — 2 ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 — 1 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake — 1 ✗ Low
💡 21 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
5%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✗ Weak
CPU
125%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✗ Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
32%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
13%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
7%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
8%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
36%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
65%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
36%
GPU
5%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
18%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
God of War ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
16%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
12%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✗ Weak
CPU
209%
GPU
32%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
22%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
16%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
16%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
13%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✗ Weak
CPU
78%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
6%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
78%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
7%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
32%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✗ Weak
CPU
125%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
32%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
27%
RAM
400%

🔗 Same series

4 models in the series.

2017
Lenovo ThinkPad L480
$ $192
2018
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$ $271
2015
Lenovo ThinkPad L560
$ $186
2017
Lenovo ThinkPad L580
$ $217

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

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Configuration options

Available model options · 11 variants across 3 categories

⚙ Processors (9)
Intel Core i5 7300U Core i3-6006U Core i3-6100U Core i5-6200U Core i5-6300U Core i3-7100U Core i5-7200U Core i7-7500U Core i7-7600U
🎮 Graphics (1)
Radeon R5 M430
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 620

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