The Legion 5 Pro is a powerful gaming laptop that delivers smooth performance and impressive frame rates, even at high resolutions. The device's NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card is capable of hitting high frame rates without issue, even at the higher native resolution, where maximum settings was reaching 1% lows above the screen's refresh rate, resulting in a perfectly smooth experience.

The Witcher 3 is an older game that I still test to compare with my previous videos. No problems at all maxed out at full resolution, while medium settings puts the average FPS at full resolution right on the screen's refresh rate. This level of performance is impressive and suggests that the Legion 5 Pro is well-suited for gaming.

To put the Legion 5 Pro into perspective, I've tested it against other laptops with similar configurations, including the Alienware 51m with a desktop processor and the HP Omen 15 with a lower wattage 3070 graphics card. While the Legion 5 Pro is not the best performer in every game, it holds its own in many titles.

Setting the laptop to 1080p or 1440p in Windows adds black bars above and below, but this depends on the game and whether or not it supports the 16:9 aspect ratio. If it doesn't, it will simply stretch the game vertically so it fills the whole screen, while others like CS:GO let you set 16:9 resolutions which keeps the black bars. However, when playing at higher resolutions such as 1920 by 1200, the performance is slightly lower than expected.

The Legion 5 Pro's performance in games can vary depending on the title and settings. In Battlefield V, it performs similarly to other RTX 3070 laptops, but in other titles, it falls behind some of its competitors. Despite this, the laptop still delivers impressive frame rates and smooth gameplay, making it a great option for gamers.

The Legion 5 Pro's display is also noteworthy, with a response time of around 4.5ms when panel overdrive is enabled. This is comparable to the Legion 7, which uses the same panel model, despite looking better in this lineup. With overdrive disabled, the response time increases to 7.3ms, but there was no overshoot or undershoot present, which can be a concern for some users.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHow well does Lenovo’s new Legion 5 Progaming laptop compare against others in games?I’ve tested 13 different titles at two resolutionsto find out, and spoiler, it’s not doingquite as well as I expected.These are the specs of my Legion 5 Pro, I’vegot one of the higher specced options withRyzen 7 5800H CPU, 16 gig RTX 3070 graphics,and a 16” 165Hz screen, but there are alsoother configurations like the RTX 3060 modelwhich you can find updated prices for downin the description.It’s using a 16:10 screen with a 2560 by1600 resolution, so I’ve tested games withthis, but I’ve also lowered it to 1920 by1200 as well, as I think this still lookspretty good, so basically we’re dealingwith the 16:10 versions of 1080p and 1440p,and this just means there’s a bit more verticalspace compared to a traditional 16:9 screen- there’s extra pixels.The Lenovo website doesn’t list the powerlimits for the GPUs, which is unfortunateas they do specify it on the Legion 7.Based on my own testing though, I found myRTX 3070 would run up to 140 watts in a GPUonly stress test, and then with both the CPUand GPU loaded up in a stress test it wouldrun up to 125 watts, so basically this meansit’s a full powered RTX 3070 mobile chip,and based on this I would also expect thelower tier 3060 model to be full power too.The Legion 5 Pro has a MUX switch, so youcan disable optimus after a reboot by turningoff hybrid mode through the Vantage software,and this will boost gaming performance.G-Sync is only available with optimus disabled,but if you do have optimus enabled you stillget FreeSync, so you’ve got the option ofusing both.Lenovo’s Vantage software lets you modifyperformance modes.I've done all testing in the highest performancemode for best results, and unfortunately likethe Legion 7, there’s no fan speed control.Alright so let’s start out by checking outhow well this configuration of Legion 5 Properforms in 13 different games at 2 resolutions.I’ll also compare it with other laptopsafterwards, then we’ll check out screenresponse time after that - or if you get boredof my graphs at any point just use those timestampsbelow to time travel to a relevant section.Cyberpunk 2077 was tested in little Chinawith the street kid life path.I’ve got the 2560 by 1600 native resolutionshown by the red bars, and the lower 1920by 1200 resolution is in the purple bars.Max settings at the lower resolution was stillabove 60 FPS, though we’re not quite therewith max ray tracing at the same time.The native resolution was a fair bit lowercomparatively in the red bars, but still 50FPS at high settings.Red Dead Redemption 2 was tested with thegames benchmark.There was only a small difference betweenthe different resolutions at low and mediumsettings, so might as well take advantageof the higher resolution as it does look clearer.Above 60 FPS at max settings with the higherresolution is a great result though.Call of Duty Warzone was tested with eitherall settings at minimum or maximum, as itdoesn’t have predefined setting presets.100 FPS was possible even at max settingswith the native resolution, though we couldboost this by 40% simply by lowering the resolution,a bigger improvement compared to the 22% gainon offer by instead going to minimum settings.For Control let’s start without ray tracingor DLSS, so just stock default gameplay.Max settings at native resolution was stillabove 60 FPS, so yeah probably no real reasonto lower settings or resolution as this gamestill plays well without high frame rates.Here’s how much performance drops back withray tracing enabled but without DLSS, so notthat great now at native res, but still closeto 60 FPS with the lower resolution, but DLSSis able to improve this, where again max settingsnative resolution is back to above 60 FPSwhile getting the advantages of ray tracingnow.Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was tested withthe game's benchmark.Again close to 60 FPS at max settings withthe native resolution here too, and this isanother game that you don’t need a particularlyhigh frame rate to enjoy, but lower is certainlypossible at lower settings.Microsoft Flight Simulator was tested in theSydney landing challenge.The results here are a bit weird, there’sbasically no difference between the resolutions,it looks like a mistake but that’s how itwas.I’ve noticed this game to be pretty inconsistentwith resolution testing, so I might dump itin future.Watch Dogs Legion was tested with the gamesbenchmark, and this was another where thedifferences at lower settings between theresolutions was small.It’s also yet another where you don’treally need ultra high frame rates to playwell, definitely usable at higher settingswith full resolution.Battlefield V was tested in campaign mode,again lower differences at lower setting levelsand more of a difference at higher settings.The 1% low difference was much more minorcompared to average FPS changes, but regardlessabove 100 FPS at max at full resolution isgreat.Shadow of the Tomb Raider was tested withthe games benchmark tool, and again smalldifferences at lower settings.Higher resolutions tend to rely more on GPUpower, but so do higher settings, and it’sthat combination that widens the gap at highestsettings.Fortnite was tested with the replay feature.This is more of an esports test, so higherframe rates are expected, especially withthe ability of disabling optimus, as optimustypically becomes a bigger bottleneck at highframe rates.High settings at full resolution was onlyjust a little behind the screen’s refreshrate, while medium was scoring above thiseven for the 1% low.CS:GO is another esports title, and this onein particular is one I’ve found to see biggains with optimus disabled due to the highframe rates that the test can hit.Either way again high frame rates are easilyachieved here too.Rainbow Six Siege also hits high frame rateswithout issue, even at the higher native resolution,where max settings was reaching 1% lows abovethe screen’s refresh rate, so a perfectlysmooth experience here too.The Witcher 3 is an older game that I stilltest so that you can compare with my oldervideos.No problems at all maxed out at full resolution,while medium settings puts the average FPSat full resolution right on the screen’srefresh rate.Now let’s find out how well this configurationof the Legion 5 Pro compares against otherlaptops.I’ve had to specially run these tests at1080p, as that’s just the resolution I’vegot data for for the purposes of comparing.I’ve tested Battlefield 5 in campaign modeat ultra settings, and the Legion 5 Pro ishighlighted in red.The results are great compared to most others,I mean it’s ahead of even the desktop replacementAlienware 51m with desktop 9900K processor,just think about that for a moment.That said, it’s a little behind the twomachines above it which have the same 3070graphics with the same power limits.Shadow of the Tomb Raider was tested withthe games benchmark tool with the highestsetting preset, and the Legion 5 Pro movesdown a few positions here relative to thesame laptops.This time it’s quite a fair bit below thoseother 3070 laptops which are hitting 120 FPSand above, it’s just 3 FPS ahead of theHP Omen 15 which has a lower wattage 3070and that one also doesn’t let you disableoptimus.Far Cry 5 was also tested with the games benchmarktool at max settings.The Legion 5 Pro continues to move down comparedto other laptops in this one.I wasn’t expecting to see it performingbelow the Omen 15, again for those reasonsjust mentioned.Sure the difference between them is small,but still this is now the lowest result I’vegot from any 3070 laptop tested.Setting the laptop to 1080p or 1440p in Windowsadds black bars above and below, but it dependson the game and whether or not it supportsthe 16:9 aspect ratio.If it doesn’t, it will just stretch thegame vertically so it fills the whole screen,while others like CS:GO let you set 16:9 resolutionswhich keeps the black bars.As for how 1920 by 1200 looks, honestly, Ithink it’s still pretty good, if I go outof my way yeah it looks a little blurriercompared to 2560 by 1600, but when I’m inthe game and playing it’s not somethingI’m actively noticing, but this could dependon the person viewing.So compared to others, it’s not doing quiteas well as I expected, though it depends onthe game.I’m only comparing my usual 3 titles here.In Battlefield V it’s in line with otherRTX 3070 laptops, but then otherwise the otherlaptops with 3070 I’ve also tested are ahead.That said, it’s not like this level of performanceis bad or anything, I guess I just let thehype get to me.I’ll cover thermals and everything elseabout this machine in the upcoming detailedreview video, so make sure you’re subscribedfor that one, maybe it has a low CPU powerlimit or something, I’ll find out there,for now let’s check out screen responsetime.The vantage software lets you enable or disablepanel overdrive which affects screen responsetime, mine was off by default.If we turn on overdrive, the average grey-to-greyresponse time for the panel was around 4.5ms.There’s a link down in the description ifyou need an explanation on what all of thesenumbers mean.With overdrive instead disabled, we’re lookingat a 7.3ms response time now, however therewas now no overshoot or undershoot which waspresent with it on.The result with overdrive enabled stacks upquite well when compared against other laptops.It’s using the exact same panel model asthe Legion 7 which is within margin of errordespite looking better in this lineup.I’ve found same model panels to vary byup to 3ms, so that’s fine.There’s a LOT more I need to show you aboutthe Legion 5 Pro, so make sure you’re subscribedfor the upcoming full review video as wellas for future comparisons with other laptopslike say the HP Omen 15.For now, come and join us in Discord and getbehind the scenes videos by supporting thechannel on Patreon, and while you wait forthe full review of the Legion 5 pro why notcheck out the Legion 7 here.\n"