The new memory configuration carries a large price premium
Lenovo has added the 12GB version of the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU to the Legion 7 16AGP11. Best Buy lists the new configuration for $3,374.99 with a Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 processor, 32GB of memory, a 1TB SSD and a 16-inch 2560×1600 OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate.
Best Buy is selling Lenovo’s new variant with 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD, a 240 Hz OLED and Glacier White or Nebula colours. Pricing is set at $3,374.99, which is $575 more than the MSRP of a GeForce RTX 5060-powered equivalent. A current sale for the latter means that new GeForce RTX 5070 options cost $950 more than GeForce RTX 5060 models.
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When NVIDIA announced its Blackwell laptop lineup at CES 2025, the company showed GeForce RTX 5070 laptops starting at $1,299. Lenovo’s new model costs $2,076 more than that target, making it approximately 2.6 times more expensive.
NVIDIA RTX 50 Laptop GPU pricing (starting at), Source: NVIDIA
The 12GB RTX 5070 is not a higher-performance Ti model. It retains 4,608 CUDA cores, 798 AI TOPS and a 128-bit memory interface. The main change is the use of 24Gb GDDR7 chips, which increase capacity from 8GB to 12GB without widening the memory bus.
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Lenovo’s specifications confirm that the Legion 7a runs the GPU at up to 115W, slightly above NVIDIA’s standard 100W range. The RTX 5070 configuration is also restricted to the 12-core Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, while RTX 5060 models can use the cheaper Ryzen AI 7 450.
Cheapest RTX 5070 12GB laptop
We also searched for cheaper laptops using the new 12GB GPU. The lowest-priced complete system we found was the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX at €2,345. It includes a Core Ultra 9 275HX, 16GB of memory, a 1TB SSD and a 165Hz OLED display.
The additional 4GB of memory addresses one of the main complaints about the original RTX 5070 Laptop GPU. However, current systems treat the refreshed configuration like a high-end product, despite retaining the same mid-range GPU core and 128-bit memory bus.
Honestly, I never expected RTX 5070-class laptops to break into the $3000 price range, but here we are.
Source: BestBuy , Notebookcheck
