Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i with 12th Gen Intel Core CPUs, NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs/Intel Arc A370M GPUs announced


Lenovo has announced refreshes to their IdeaPad Gaming 3i lineup of laptops. These student-focused budget gaming laptops feature Intel’s 12th Gen Core CPUs, and offer either NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs or Intel’s newest ARC GPUs. It comes in 2 screen sizes – 15-inches and 16-inches, support refresh rates up to 165Hz, features up to 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6 and more.

The specifications of the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i  are as follows:

IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IAH7 IdeaPad Gaming 3 16IAH7
Processor 12th Generation Intel Core i7-12700H
12th Generation Intel Core i7-12650H
12th Generation Intel Core i5-12500H
12th Generation Intel Core i5-12450H
12th Generation Intel Core i7-12700H
12th Generation Intel Core i7-12650H
12th Generation Intel Core i5-12500H
12th Generation Intel Core i5-12450H
Display 15.6″ WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS 16:9 165 Hz;
15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS 16:9 165 Hz;
15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS 16:9 120 Hz
16.0″ WQHD+ (2560 x 1600) IPS 16:10 165 Hz;
16.0″ FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS; 16:10 165 Hz
Graphics Intel Arc A370M;
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6,
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4 GB GDDR6,
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB GDDR6
Intel Arc A370M;
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6,
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4 GB GDDR6,
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB GDDR6
Memory 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB
Storage PCIe NVMe TLC M.2 2242 SSD (Gen 4): 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
PCIe NVMe QLC M.2 2280 SSD (Gen 3): 512GB / 1TB
PCIe NVMe TLC M.2 2242 SSD (Gen 4): 256GB/ 512GB/ 1TB
PCIe NVMe QLC M.2 2280 SSD (Gen 3): 512GB/ 1TB
Battery 60W (4-Cell Battery),
45W (3-Cell Battery)
71W (4-Cell Battery)
Dimension (W x D x H) 359.6 x 266.4 x 21.8–25.9mm 359.6 x 277.8 x 20.9–25.9mm
Weight Up to 2.4 kg Up to 2.5 kg
Webcam Built-in HD Camera (720p) with Dual Microphone Array, Physical Privacy Shutter Built-in FHD Camera (1080p) with Dual Microphone Array, Physical Privacy Shutter
WLAN 2×2 Intel WiFi 6 (802.11 ax)
2×2 Intel WiFi 5 (802.11 ac)
2×2 Intel WiFi 6 (802.11 ax)
2×2 Intel WiFi 5 (802.11 ac)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
Audio 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers with Nahimic Audio 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers with Nahimic Audio
Ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)
1 x Audio Jack (Microphone & Earphone)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C)
(Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0)
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x RJ45
1 x DC-In
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)
1 x Audio Jack (Microphone & Earphone)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) (Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0)
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x RJ45
1 x DC-In
Operating System Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home

The 16-inch IdeaPad Gaming 3i laptop will start at €1099 (Approx. Rs. 93,026) and is expected to be available starting in June 2022, and the 15-inch IdeaPad Gaming 3i laptop will start at €999 (Approx. Rs. 84,574) and is expected to be available starting in May 2022.