Lenovo’s new LOQ Gaming Laptop is finally here with Ryzen 7 CPU and RTX 40 Series GPU

August 24, 2023

The all-new LOQ gaming laptop is finally here months after its launch. In this article, let’s talk about the design, specifications, and price in Nepal of the Lenovo LOQ (2023) gaming laptop.

LOQ

For starters, LOQ is Lenovo’s new sub-brand of affordable gaming PCs (laptops and towers) announced in March of 2023. As such many might not be familiar with the naming, but to put it simply the LOQ laptops sit in between Lenovo’s entry-level IdeaPad Gaming laptops and the premium Legion Series. They come in 15 and 16-inch form factors packing in Intel’s 13th Gen and AMD 7000 series CPUs alongside RTX 40 series GPUs.

The 15-inch Ryzen 7 7840HS variant with the RTX 4060 has made its way here and is now available for purchase.

Lenovo LOQ (2023) Overview

Display and Build

Lenovo LOQ Gaming Laptop (2023) sports a 15.6-inch IPS display. It has a resolution of 1920×1080 (FHD) and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The 144Hz panel covers 45% of the NTSC color gamut and can hit a maximum brightness of 350 nits. Besides that, the screen is G-Sync and Free-Sync compatible and the laptop comes with Advanced Optimus.

Lenovo LOQ (2023) comes with a full-sized keyboard with an RGB or a white backlight. The Precision Touchpad supports multi-touch gestures and is placed a bit to the left. Besides that, the gaming laptop is made out of plastic and weighs 2.4 kg.

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Performance and Memory

Under the hood, powering the beast is a Ryzen 7 7840HS chipset. This 8 Core 16 Thread Processor has base and boost frequencies of 3.8 GHz and 5.1 GHz respectively. The integrated Radeon 780M GPU has 12 graphics cores that operate at 2.7 GHz.

Lenovo LOQ (2023) ships with NVIDIA’s RTX 4060 GPU with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM. The new-gen GPU has a boost clock speed of 2.3 GHz and a TGP of 115W. Key features include support for MUX switch, Advanced Optimus, DLSS 3, and DX12 Ultimate.

To cool this CPU+ GPU combo, the LOQ features two 85mm high-speed fans alongside large intake and outlet vents. Moreover, Lenovo AI Engine paired with their LA1 AI chip boosts fps in games and further optimizes the performance.

As for the memory, the Lenovo LOQ (2023) gaming laptop ships with 16GB of DDR5 RAM at 5600MHz and 512GB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD. You can upgrade the SSD to 1 TB and insert an additional one in the second M.2 slot but RAM upgradability is out of the question.

Battery and Connectivity

In the tank, Lenovo LOQ (2023) houses a 60Wh Lithium battery which can be charged to 80% in an hour via the provided 230W Slim Tip adapter.

Port Selection is decent too with 3 USB-As (1x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2), one USB-C, an HDMI Port, an Ethernet jack, and an audio jack. In terms of wireless connectivity, this gaming laptop comes with WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.

Lenovo LOQ (2023) Specifications:

Design & Build: Plastic Top and Bottom, 359.6 x 264.8 x 22.1-25.2 mm, 2.4 kg
Color Options: Storm Grey
Display: 15.6″ FHD anti-glare IPS panel, 144Hz refresh rate, 45% NTSC, 350 nits brightness, 85° viewing angle
Display Properties: Free-Sync, G-Sync, Advanced Optimus
Resolution: FHD resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio
Keyboard: Full-size backlit (White) keys
Trackpad: Mylar surface (plastic) multi-touch trackpad, Windows Precision drivers
Security: TPM 2.0 chip, No fingerprint sensor
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (8C/16T, Up to 5.1 GHz)
RAM: up to 16GB DDR5-5600
Storage: 2x M.2 slots total
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (115W), 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
Audio: 2x 2W stereo speakers, Nahimic 3D Audio
Battery: 60 Watt-hours Li-Po battery, Super Rapid Charge (80% in 60 min)
Power Supply: 240 Slim tip (3-pin) AC power adapter
Webcam: 1080p FHD camera, E-camera shutter, Dual-array microphones
Connectivity: up to WiFi 6 (ax) + Bluetooth 5.1
I/O Ports: 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (1x Always On), 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, 1x HDMI, 1x 3.5mm combo audio jack, 1x RJ45 (LAN), 1x power connector