Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026) vs 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 13-18% higher FPS
- Performs slightly better (up to 18%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026)
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 13% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm 13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches |
345.21 x 244.05 x 15.5-15.9 mm 13.59 x 9.61 x 0.61-0.63 inches |
| Area | 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2) | 842 cm2 (130.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.3% | ~80.6% |
| Side bezels | -0.3 mm | 7.9 mm |
| Colors | White, Blue | Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 197 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Legion 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 90.2% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 180 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 245 W | 180 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 722 grams | 494 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 860M | Radeon 8060S |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115 W | 55 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1295 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS | 14.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3328 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 64 |
| GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS | 14.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3297 | 1361 |
| Solar Bay | 55146 | 44165 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x1W, 2x1.2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~79 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.6 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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