Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 15.3" Eclipse Black 2025
Powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 250 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 with 8GB VRAM, this laptop drives its 165Hz OLED display for fluid, tear-free gaming. The 15.3-inch 2560x1600 panel covers 100% DCI-P3 at 500 nits, delivering exceptional color accuracy and contrast in a relatively portable 1.87kg chassis. It’s best for gamers who also consume high-resolution media and want a vivid, high-refresh screen without stepping up to a bulkier flagship.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 250
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.3" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 80 Wh
72 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong screen (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong cpu (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 250 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 80 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 15.3" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 80 | 72 | - | 100 | 66 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 15.3" | 79.1 | 77.4 | 60.5 | 98.7 | 94.1 | 54 | 51.7 | 81 | 75.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 85.1 | 95.8 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.8 | 60.1 | 98.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60.1 | 54.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.1 | 93 | 89.5 | 99.8 | 91.8 | 9.9 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 83.1 |
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