Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 2022 (12th Gen i7-12700H, RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB, 15.6″ FHD 165Hz)

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2022) Overview:

Lenovo’s offering towards midrange gamers, the Ideapad Gaming 3 (2022) is a beast of a laptop packing in the 12th gen i7-12700H and NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 GPU. Its 15.6″ screen refreshes at 165Hz and covers 100% sRGB coverage. It has a good battery, fast memory, and a decent port selection. Thus, you can’t go wrong with choosing a good deal like this. Learn below about the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 2022 Specifications, Price in Nepal, and more.

Design and Build 

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2022) comes with a 15.6-inch display. Based on the configurations, you get a 60Hz or 120Hz, or 165Hz IPS panel. The 165Hz panel in this variant also boasts 100% sRGB coverage that the other two don’t.

All this is housed inside a new form factor that tries to mimic the more premium Legion series. As you would expect, it is made of plastic. Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2022) measures 21.8mm in thickness and weighs around 2.31 kg.

Performance and Memory

Regarding CPU, Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 2 (2022) comes with the 12th generation Core i7-12700H chip. The i7-12700H can handle most things without a need for worry.

As for graphics, you get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 6GB of GDDR6 RAM. Unfortunately, the TGP is limited to 105W for thermal reasons.

However, since the GPU is based on a newer microarchitecture, it brings hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing, DLSS supersampling, and other RTX features.

You get two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, one preinstalled with a 16GB DDR4 stick, and the other you can add a 16GB stick to. Hence it can have a maximum of  32GB RAM.

Battery and Connectivity

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2022) packs a 60Wh battery. Likewise, you get a 230W slim-tip charger. It supports Rapid Charge Pro, with Lenovo claiming a 50% charge in 30 minutes.

In terms of ports, you get one USB-C, two USB-A, one HDMI, one ethernet, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Moreover, the keyboard is backlit, and Lenovo includes a physical shutter on the 720p HD camera.