Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (15", AMD)

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (15
  • Launched: January 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~79%
  • Dimensions: 359.2 x 236.5 x 19.9 mm (14.14 x 9.31 x 0.78 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the IdeaPad 3 (15", AMD).
Performance
32
Gaming
7
Display
32
Battery Life
65
Connectivity
60
Portability
72
NanoReview Score
41
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (15", AMD)

Case

Weight 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)
Dimensions 359.2 x 236.5 x 19.9 mm
14.14 x 9.31 x 0.78 inches
Area 850 cm2 (131.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79%
Side bezels 6.9 mm
Colors Gray, Blue, Yellow
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 175°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 1
Noise level (max. load) 44 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology FreeSync
Touchscreen Yes
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1402:1
sRGB color space 57.7%
Adobe RGB profile 41.2%
DCI-P3 color gamut 40%
Response time 26 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No
Charging port position Left
Charge power 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 200 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 3.8 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L3 Cache 4 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 6
Fabrication process 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1471
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4365
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
64
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
246

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 7 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1500 MHz
FLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory type DDR4
Memory speed 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8
GPU performance 1.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
720
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
Max. ram size 16 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x1.5W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~76.4 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint Optional
Infrared sensor Optional
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.4 x 6.9 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes
Notes
    - The config with 12GB of RAM is available in two options: 4GB soldered and 8GB SO-DIMM or a single DDR4-3200 memory module.

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anonymous November 1, 2023 at 11:03 AM
Hey, can I upgrade this laptop (the Ryzen 7 5700U variant) to a 24GB RAM stick?
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anonymous January 24, 2025 at 06:51 PM
I'm late but if anybody else has the same question, yes you can
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D0u9 October 25, 2025 at 06:53 PM
anonymous , I thought the maximum was 16GB?
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