2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) vs. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) and Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Pros

Reasons that 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) is better than Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD.

Supports larger memory

The 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD.

Max system memory size
2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
32 GB
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
16 GB
Upgradable memory

The 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD since it has onboard memory.

Memory2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR4DDR4

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD is better than 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

About 8% lighter

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD weighed 4.6 pounds, 8% lighter than the 4.96 pounds 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

Weight2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Pound
4.96 lbs.
4.6 lbs.
Kilogram
2.25 kg
2.09 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) and Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Price
Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 8GB RAM - 256GB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home
Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 8GB RAM - 256GB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$594.99
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 - (2022) - Essential Gaming Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD - 120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 8GB DDR5 RAM - 256GB NVMe Storage - Windows 11 Home
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 - (2022) - Essential Gaming Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD - 120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 8GB DDR5 RAM - 256GB NVMe Storage - Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$673.00
$899.99 25% OFF
Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 32GB RAM - 1TB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home, Black
Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 32GB RAM - 1TB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home, Black
By Lenovo
$718.00
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD Price
Lenovo Yoga 7 7i 2-in-1 Business Laptop (16" FHD+ Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (Beat i7-1255U), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, IST Precision Pen), Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD IR Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Arctic Grey
Lenovo Yoga 7 7i 2-in-1 Business Laptop (16" FHD+ Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (Beat i7-1255U), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, IST Precision Pen), Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD IR Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Arctic Grey
By Lenovo
$899.89
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop | 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB | AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS | 64GB DDR5 2TB SSD | GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop | 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB | AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS | 64GB DDR5 2TB SSD | GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable
By Lenovo
$1,499.00
Lenovo Yoga7 16 2-in-1 Laptop | 16" WUXGA IPS Touch | AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7735U >i7-1255U | 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD | Radeon 680M Graphic | Backlit Fingerprint USB-C Pen Win11Pro Silver + HDMI Cable
Lenovo Yoga7 16 2-in-1 Laptop | 16" WUXGA IPS Touch | AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7735U >i7-1255U | 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD | Radeon 680M Graphic | Backlit Fingerprint USB-C Pen Win11Pro Silver + HDMI Cable
By Lenovo
$849.00

Availability

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Released20212021
Release Date
  • Announced on January 7, 2021.
  • Available starting June 2021.
  • Announced on September 08, 2021 (Lenovo Tech World 2021)
  • Available starting October 2021.
PricingStarting at $669.99Starting at $1,449
Applicable Models
  • Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6
  • Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 AMD Ryzen 5000 Series
  • 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
  • AMD-based Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021)
  • Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16ACH6
  • Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 Pro 16ACH6
Generations-

Exterior

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Dimensions14.16 x 9.92 x 0.95 inches (359.6 x 251.9 x 24.2 mm)14 x 9.7 x 0.69 ~ 0.78 inches (356 x 246 x 17.4 ~ 19.9 mm)
Weight4.96 lbs (2.25 kg)Starting at 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
Colors
Shadow black
Storm Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad
    • White backlight or 4-Zone RGB backlight.
  • Touchpad
    • Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad.
    • 120 x 70 mm One-Piece PTP Gaming TouchPad.
  • Keyboard
    • 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad
  • Keyboard Backlight
    • LED backlight
  • Touchpad
    • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).

Display

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Size15.6 Inches16 Inches
Info
  • 15.6” FHD 60Hz
    250 nits, 60Hz, 800:1, 45% NTSC
  • 15.6” FHD 120Hz 
    250 nits, 120Hz, 800:1, 45% NTSC
  • 15.6” FHD 165Hz 
    300 nits, 300Hz, 1000:1, 100% sRGB
  • All Configurations
    16:9, 1920x1080, IPS, Anti-glare, 170° Viewing Angle, DC dimmer
  • 16" 2.5K 60Hz Touch Display
    400 nits 60Hz
  • 16" 2.5K 120Hz Touch Display
    500 nits 120Hz
  • All Configurations
    2560 x 1600 IPS 16:10 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® HDR 188 PPI Glossy Display Vesa Certified DisplayHDR™ 400 92% AAR 1200:1 Touch screen TÜV Rheinland® Eyesafe® Display TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution)

Ports

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Left
  • 1 x USB-C 
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), supports data transfer only.
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x RJ-45
    Gigabit Ethernet.
  • 1 x Power connector
Right
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x Headset port
    3.5mm jack.
Left
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, and Power Delivery 3.0.
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4b
  • 1 x Headset port
    3.5mm jack.
  • 1 x Power connector
Right
  • 2 x USB-A
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Always On.
  • 1 x  SD Card Reader 
    Full-size.

Internal Specs

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 3200MHz
8GB 16GB
Dual-Channel 3200 MHz DDR4 On-board Memory
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6
    Supports DirectX® 12.
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 3050 with 4GB GDDR6
    1500 MHz at 75W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12.
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB GDDR6
    1485 MHz at 75W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12.
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with 6GB GDDR6
    1282 ~ 1486 MHz at 95W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 | 4GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 | 4GB GDDR6 
    712 MHz up to 1057 MHz at 35W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12.
StorageModels with RTX 3060
  • 2 x M.2 slots
    2242/2280 PCIe NVMe SSD slot.
Models with Non RTX 3060
  • 1 x M.2 slot 
    2242/2280 PCIe NVMe SSD slot.
  • 1 x SATA slot
    2.5 inches hard drive slot.
256 GB 512 GB 1TB
M.2 2280 SSD
  • 1 x PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 slot

Connectivity

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac 1x1 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card
  • Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card
2x2 WiFi 6 (802.11 ax)
M.2 card
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Size
45Wh 60Wh
Integrated Li-Polymer battery
Supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30min).
75 WHr
Supports Rapid Charge Express(get 3 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)
Battery Life
  • Up to 5 hours
    45Wh models.
  • Up to 7 hours
    60Wh models.
  • Up to 12.5 hours
    Tested with MobileMark® 2018.
  • Up to 16.5 hours
    Local video playback @150 nits.
Power Supply
135W 170W
AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary 3-pin AC adapter.
135W
slim tip (3-pin) AC adapter.

Software

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • No OS
Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Utility
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Microsoft Office
Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2021 McAfee® LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision® Alexa

Camera & Audio

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
CameraFront-facing camera with Privacy Shutter
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 720p, with camera shutter.
IR & 720p hybrid, with ToF sensor, fixed focus.
Audio
  • High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3287 codec
  • 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers with Nahimic Audio
  • Dual-array microphones
  • High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3287 codec.
  • 2 x 2W Stereo speakers optimized with Dolby Atmos®.
  • Dual array microphone.

Misc

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
Sensors-
  • IR Camera
  • ToF sensor
    Time of Flight (ToF) for human presense detection.
SecuritySecurity Chip
  • Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated chipset
BIOS Security
  • Supervisor password
  • Power-on password
  • Hard disk password
Other Security
  • Camera privacy shutter
  • Security Chip
    • Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset
  • BIOS Security
    • Power-on password
    • Administrator password
    • Hard disk password
  • Other Security
    • IR camera for Windows Hello
In the box
  • Legion IdeaPad Gaming 3 15" AMD
  • AC Adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick start guide
  • Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro (16”)
  • AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
Warranty
  • 1-year depot service
  • 1-year depot with 2-year system board service
  • 2-year (1-yr battery) depot service
  • 3-year (1-yr battery) depot service
1-year depot service

Key Features

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16 | AMD
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 165Hz
Weight
4.96 lb
2.25 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,334
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,098
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6 95W TGP
Released in Late
2021
16:9 2.5K
16”
1600p 120Hz
Weight
4.6 lb
2.09 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,334
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,098
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3050
4GB GDDR6 35W TGP

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