Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (15, Gen 8) review – decent unpretentious budget daily driver


Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests

All benchmarks and tests were conducted with the “Extreme Performance” preset activated in the Lenovo Vantage app. Also, the “Best performance” preset is applied in the Windows “Power & Battery” menu. In addition, the “UMA Frame Buffer Size” in the BIOS is set to 2GB.

CPU options

This laptop can be found with the AMD Ryzen 3 7330U, Ryzen 5 7530U, or Ryzen 7 7730U.

GPU options

There no dGPU options here, just iGPUs – AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W), Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W), or AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W).

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOHD 1080p, Low (Check settings)HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Average FPS113 fps74 fps56 fps

DOTA 2HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Average FPS118 fps68 fps40 fps


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