Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 Review: RTX 5060 Performance Tested

Lenovo combines a refined chassis design with strong thermal management and a comfortable RGB keyboard for extended gaming sessions.

Hardware by Nakiro on Dec 13, 2025

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 is a brand-new gaming laptop that attracts a lot of attention for its performance-focused design. The display is the most obvious thing that stands out after a few days of trial.

The system has a 16-inch 165Hz OLED panel that supports HDR1000, delivering deep blacks, rich contrast, and bright colors. The screen itself looks great and is certainly better than regular IPS displays, even if the entire effect doesn't always come across correctly in recorded footage.

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Design, keyboard, and trackpad

The Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 has a full keyboard with a number pad, a trackpad that is about the right size, and a typing experience that feels robust and snappy. The keyboard has 1.6mm of travel and 24-zone RGB backlighting that you can fully configure with Lenovo Legion Space.

There is a Legion LED ring around the power button that changes color depending on the performance setting you choose.

The chassis design incorporates a posterior protrusion, often called a "chin." This has not caused any problems with the device's everyday use. There is no rear I/O on this Legion model, unlike earlier models. Instead, all of the ports are on the left and right sides of the laptop.

Ports and Connectivity

The right side of the laptop has a gigabit Ethernet connector, an e-shutter button to turn off the webcam, two always-on full-size USB ports that can transfer data at 5Gbps, and a 3.5mm audio input.

On the left side are the power input, an HDMI port, two USB-C 10Gbps ports with DisplayPort 2.1 capability (one of which can deliver up to 100W of power), and an extra full-size USB 10Gbps port. A 245W adaptor provides power, giving you enough headroom for high-performance workloads.

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Hardware Configuration and Specifications

Lenovo offers a choice of CPU and GPU configurations for the Legion Pro 5 Gen 10. AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX CPU in the tested configuration has 8 cores and 16 threads, a base clock speed of 3.6GHz, and peak rates of up to 5.1GHz. The choice of an 8000-series CPU in a 2025 system may seem a little strange, especially when you think about how well it should work with multiple cores.

It has 32GB of DDR5 dual-channel memory running at 5200 MT/s and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU with 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM. When Dynamic Boost is turned on, the GPU can use up to 115W TGP. The 16-inch OLED screen features a resolution of 2560x1600, a 165Hz refresh rate, HDR compatibility, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, an 80Wh battery with Super Rapid Charge, and Windows 11 already installed are among the other features.

Everyday Use and Performance Profiles

The trackpad works well and seems responsive after a few days of use, though it feels like there is room for a larger surface. The keyboard is still comfortable for both gaming and work. Legion Space lets you control performance modes with Quiet, Balanced, Performance, and Custom profiles. The LED around the power button changes colors to indicate which mode is currently active.

When you unplug the system, it defaults to quieter settings. When you plug it into the wall, it unlocks higher-performance modes. Legion Space lets you customize a lot, including manually setting power limits for the CPU and GPU, adjusting fan curves, and configuring Dynamic Boost.

Custom profiles can keep the CPU running at 85W for a long time and give it short bursts of up to 130W. However, even with around 65W of limitations, it still performs well at lower temperatures.

Gaming Performance

The first gaming test suggests that RTX 5060 works well. Spider-Man 2 runs well at high settings at 1600p, with average frame rates exceeding 70 fps. It doesn't rely too much on DLSS or frame generation. In performance mode, the CPU and GPU power are balanced, and there's little noise.

With an ultra-high mix and DLSS set to quality, Red Dead Redemption 2 runs at about 71 frames per second (fps) at 1440p resolution. It sometimes drops into the mid-60s when there are many particle effects. Under these conditions, the GPU uses about 90W, and the CPU uses between 60W and 65W.

Forza Horizon 5 runs quite well at 1440p Ultra without DLSS, averaging about 138 fps. But in increasingly demanding games, the limits of VRAM become clear. For instance, Borderlands 4 struggles to maintain 60 fps at 1440p on medium settings with DLSS balanced.

But when you enable DLSS 4 multi-frame generation at X4, the game runs faster than 160 fps, demonstrating how useful Nvidia's newest upscaling algorithms are.

Benchmarks and Synthetic Results

Synthetic benchmarks make it even clearer what the system can and can't do. In single-core performance, Geekbench 6 scores reach 2754, while in multi-core testing, they reach 13836. This shows that the processor is quite good at single-threaded tasks but not as good at multicore tasks as newer processors.

The system gets 2890 in 3DMark Steel Nomad, with an average frame rate of 28.10 frames per second. The Time Spy findings are quite good, with a score of 12699, which is better than what was expected for an RTX 5060 laptop GPU.

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Thermals and Cooling

Using the default fan curve in Performance mode keeps thermal performance under control. When playing games at 1440p, the RTX 5060's average temperature is 64°C, with a high of 69°C. The CPU gets hotter, with an average temperature of 80°C and a peak temperature of 94°C when the load is increased.

You can regulate thermals by lowering CPU power limits or adjusting the fan curve. Still, higher fan speeds will naturally produce more noise. Temperatures stay within acceptable norms for a high-performance laptop, as predicted.

Final Thoughts

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 offers a good balance of performance, heat, and picture quality. The OLED screen is a big plus; it's a big step forward from regular IPS displays. RTX 5060 is a good choice for its class, but if you want more power, you can choose higher-end models with RTX 5070 GPUs and faster CPUs.

The system has good gaming performance, flexible power management, and a great screen for its configuration. This makes it a great choice in Lenovo's current lineup.

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