Lenovo ThinkPad W540

workstation 2013 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~7h ⚖️ 2.70 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
32
out of 100
Fit for you
35/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
47
GPU
4
Quadro K2100M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$264
market
Age
13 years
2013
📝 Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad W540 review

Lenovo ThinkPad W540 — from 2013, 2.7 kg, performance 24.

LB Score
32
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 32/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Gaming (14).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100)

⚠ Weaknesses

Gaming (14)

💰 Price trend

$2,200 $1,188 $176 2013: $2,200 2013 2014: $1,760 2015: $1,408 2016: $1,126 2017: $901 2018: $721 2019: $577 2020: $461 2021: $369 2022: $295 2023: $236 2024: $189 2025: $176 2026: $176 2026 2027: $176 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$156/year (7%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 32
CPU score 47 Office tier
GPU score 4 Office tier
RAM max 16 GB Comfort
Weight 2.70 kg Heavy
Battery 68 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
ThinkPad (other)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2013
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i7 4810MQ , Intel Core i7 4800MQ , Core i5 4200M , Core i5 4210M , Core i5 4330M , Core i7 4600M , Core i7 4700MQ , Core i7 4710MQ , Core i7 4900MQ , Core i7 4910MQ , Core i7 4930MX
Graphics
Quadro K2100M , Quadro K1100M 2GB
RAM (max)
16 GB DDR3
Weight
2.70 kg
Ports
7
Thunderbolt
✓
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
68 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 25
Portability 20
Light office 40
Gaming 14
Creative 30
Energy efficiency 43
Connectivity 100
Value 51
Color accuracy —

Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)

Quadro K2100M (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5
CUDA
4
Quadro K1100M (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5
CUDA
0

🎮 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
Valorant 45 ⚠ Playable
GRID: Autosport 40 ⚠ Playable
Dota 2 30 ⚠ Playable
Dirt Rally 25 ✗ Low
Fortnite 18 ✗ Low
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 17 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 16 ✗ Low
Anno 2205 14 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 12 ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 12 ✗ Low
Ryse: Son of Rome 11 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 9 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 9 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 8 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 7 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 6 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 4 ✗ Low
💡 22 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V ✗ Weak
CPU
235%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Minecraft ✗ Weak
CPU
471%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
24%
RAM
200%
Valorant ✗ Weak
CPU
314%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
15%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
14%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
10%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
Dota 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
314%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
League of Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
471%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
Sims 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
314%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
18%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
21%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
12%
RAM
200%
Overwatch ✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✗ Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
God of War ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
12%
RAM
200%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✗ Weak
CPU
262%
GPU
19%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion ✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
14%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800 ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege ✗ Weak
CPU
392%
GPU
39%
RAM
267%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics ✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
26%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown ✗ Weak
CPU
168%
GPU
19%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
19%
RAM
267%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✗ Weak
CPU
112%
GPU
16%
RAM
133%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart ✗ Weak
CPU
147%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
112%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
16%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
147%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Lies of P ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
314%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
262%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✗ Weak
CPU
235%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
262%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6 ✗ Weak
CPU
314%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✗ Weak
CPU
262%
GPU
32%
RAM
200%

🔗 Same series

2 models in the series.

2011
Lenovo ThinkPad W520
$ $167
2014
Lenovo ThinkPad W541
$ $251

≅ Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

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$ $221
cpu≈47, ram≈16
HP · 2013
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$ $203
cpu≈43, ram≈16
HP · 2015
ZBook 15u G3
$ $300
cpu≈27, ram≈32
HP · 2015
ZBook 14 G2
$ $215
cpu≈29, ram≈16

≈ Similar class

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

Dell · 2015
Precision 3510
$ $243

Configuration options

Available model options · 20 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4400
🔲 Memory (2)
8 GB 16 GB
🎮 Graphics (2)
Quadro K2100M / Intel HD Graphics 4600 Quadro K1100M 2GB
💾 Storage (3)
120 GB SSD 240 GB SSD 256 GB SSD
⚙ Processors (11)
Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4810MQ Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4800MQ Core i5-4200M Core i5-4210M Core i5-4330M Core i7-4600M Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4710MQ Core i7-4900MQ Core i7-4910MQ Core i7-4930MX

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