The Lenovo Y530 is a well built gaming laptop with some nice specs, but how well does it
perform in different games? I’ve benchmarked 15 different games at all setting levels to
show you how well it runs and help you decide if it’s worth it.
Just quickly before we jump into the benchmark results I’ll cover off the specs in my unit.
There’s an Intel i5-8300H CPU, Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics, and 16GB of memory running
at DDR4-2666 in dual channel. It’s also available with the i7-8750H or 1050Ti graphics,
so expect different results with different hardware.
I was running Windows 10 with these Nvidia drivers, so let’s see how well it runs!
Fortnite was tested with the replay feature, and even at epic settings it was still playing
perfectly fine, able to average 80 FPS with 50 for the 1% low, and then well over 100
FPS at the lower setting levels.
Overwatch was tested playing in the practice range, and again easily playable at epic settings
with over 100 FPS possible here, so it was playing quite smoothly with a 1% low that
was still quite high, and over 200 FPS averages were possible at lower settings.
Battlefield 5 was tested in campaign mode and not in multiplayer mode, as it’s easier
to consistently reproduce the test run. It played well enough at ultra settings, almost
able to average 60 FPS, but I thought that it played best with medium settings or below.
Battlefield 1 was also tested in campaign mode, and it played pretty well at all settings,
quite a bit better when compared with Battlefield 5 in any case with 140 FPS averages possible
at low settings.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was tested with the built in benchmark, and this test was
able to average just under 60 FPS at medium settings, and then in the mid 80s with the
lowest setting preset.
PUBG was tested using the replay feature, and although this is a less optimized game
it was still quite playable with ultra settings, although for this type of game higher FPS
will be an advantage so lower settings would be preferable.
CS:GO was tested using the Ulletical benchmark, and with all settings maxed out the test was
still getting fairly high frame rates, and just able to hit 200 FPS even with medium
settings, and a bit more at low settings.
Rainbow Six Siege was tested with the built in benchmark, and this test always results
in high frame rates with modern hardware. Even at ultra settings we’re getting 130
FPS averages, with over 180 possible at low settings.
Far Cry 5 was also tested with the built in benchmark, and the results were alright from
this test, still above 60 FPS averages even at ultra settings here, with above 80 seen
at low settings.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey was another that was tested with the built in benchmark, and
although the frame rates are lower at the higher settings I don’t think this game
needs a high frame rate to play, and still works alright at around high settings.
Dota 2 was tested using a fairly intensive replay, so this should be a worst case scenario,
these results are not the same as actually playing the game which would result in higher
performance. I did play a quick game with ultra settings just for comparison, and it
was averaging around 110 FPS with not much going on.
Watch Dogs 2 is a demanding game, but it doesn’t need a high frame rate to play. As long as
I get over 30 FPS it plays fine, so it was perfectly playable at ultra settings, although
I don’t think you visually get much extra after high settings anyway.
Ghost Recon is another demanding game and was tested using the built in benchmark, and
we’re seeing alright frame rates for this game at very high and below, with 60 FPS averages
possible with high settings in this test.
The Witcher 3 played alright with ultra settings, still able to average 60 FPS and then even
able to hit 100 FPS at medium settings.
DOOM was tested using Vulkan, and as is usually the case in this game it played perfectly
smoothly even at ultra settings, almost averaging 100 FPS maxed out in my test.
All of the games tested were easily playable with good settings and decent frame rates,
thanks to the i5-8300H, GTX 1060 and dual channel memory combination. Despite being
a couple of years old now, 1060 graphics are still a great option for 1080p gaming with
decent settings.
Again as mentioned earlier, expect different results with the i7 CPU or 1050 Ti graphics.
I haven’t yet tested undervolting or manual overclocking, as this will vary between laptops
based on the hardware, but I’ll cover those in future videos along with detailed temperature
testing, this is just how the laptop performs out of the box in a number of different games,
as this is likely how most people will probably end up using it, but don’t worry though
I’ll definitely be covering more in future videos, sorry it took so long to get to the
Y530, I had to buy it myself as I haven’t been able to get in contact with anyone from
Lenovo.
So how do you guys think the Lenovo Y530 gaming laptop did in these games? As we’ve seen
the GTX 1060 with i5-8300H is a great combination for 1080p gaming with decent settings, and
we’re able to get pretty nice performance from this laptop.
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