Lenovo LOQ 17.3" LOQ 15IRX9 Luna Gray 2025
Equipped with a new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 with 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM, this laptop delivers modern frame generation features on a large 17.3-inch 165Hz G-SYNC display with full sRGB coverage. Its 10-core Intel i5-13450HX processor and 16GB of DDR5 RAM provide strong multi-threaded performance for the price, housed in a chassis with a full-size backlit keyboard and numpad. This machine is best for budget-conscious gamers who prioritize a big screen and the latest GPU architecture over portability, given its 2.9kg weight and 60Wh battery.
CPU Intel Core i5 13450HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 17.3" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.9 kg
Battery 60 Wh
61 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average compact (3th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.9 kg / 6.4 lbs |
| Battery | 60 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo LOQ 17.3" LOQ 15IRX9 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 17.3" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo LOQ 17.3" LOQ 15IRX9 | 78 | 79.5 | 58.5 | 85.5 | 71.8 | 3.2 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 78.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 19 | 96.4 | 79.3 | 99.2 | 67.5 | 99.7 | 96.7 | 88.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.8 | 90.3 | 59.1 | 97.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89.1 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.5 | 81.7 | 32.5 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.6 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.2 | 59.1 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.4 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
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