Lenovo unveils refreshed Legion 5i Gen 11 gaming laptop

Lenovo has officially announced an updated version of its popular Legion 5i gaming laptop for the European market. The 11th-gen model gets the latest Intel Panther Lake-H processors, a vibrant high-res OLED display, and NVIDIA RTX 5000-series graphics, positioning itself as a balanced pick for gamers and content creators alike.

At the heart of the refresh is a 15.3-inch OLED panel boasting a 1600p resolution, a 165Hz refresh rate, and an impressive peak brightness of 1000 nits. This display promises deep blacks, high contrast, and smooth visuals in fast-paced games.

Powering performance are Intel’s new Core Ultra 7 356H and the more powerful Core Ultra 9 386H chips from the Panther Lake lineup. Interestingly, the base model features a slight step down in GPU power with the mobile NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 instead of the RTX 5070 found in the previous generation-likely a move driven by positioning strategy and thermal constraints. The laptop supports all the latest gaming tech, including ray tracing and DLSS 4/4.5.

Configurations and pricing

Lenovo offers two main builds:

Base (~£1,650): Core Ultra 7, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, and single-zone RGB keyboard lighting.

Top-tier (£2,209): Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 24-zone RGB keyboard, a beefy 245W power adapter, and Windows 11 Pro.

Both models pack an 80Wh battery, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth connectivity, Lenovo’s own AI accelerator (Lenovo AI Engine+), and come with two months of Xbox PC Game Pass subscription included.