What MyNextTablet found
The review's headline question is whether the laptop has one massive flaw. Its answer is the integrated graphics. Reviewer Sandor Nagy reports that the new Yoga is built on the Core Ultra 7 355, which is the only chip Lenovo offers in this series. The review says the chip has 8 CPU cores and 4 Xe3 GPU cores. It says last year's Yoga had 8 GPU cores.
The reported results from MyNextTablet's unit, tested plugged in and in performance mode:
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 17% slower than the Gen 10.
- 3DMark Solar Bay (ray tracing): 16% slower than the Gen 10.
- Geekbench 6 CPU: a tie with the Gen 10 in single-core and about 6% faster in multi-core.
- Speedometer 3.1: 38 points, against 50.3 for Apple's $699 MacBook Neo.
- Entry Surface Pro 13-inch (12th Edition): 19% faster single-core and 20% faster multi-core than the Yoga.
These are one outlet's numbers. The review gives no raw data and no independent replication.
Does anyone else see the graphics regression?
Partly. Candey+ says the Core Ultra 7 355 carries Intel's smaller Panther Lake GPU, with four Xe3 cores, and is slower than the Arc 140V in the Gen 10. That backs up MyNextTablet's direction of travel.
The CPU picture differs, though. Candey+ reports that the weak multi-threaded performance that was the Gen 10's clearest flaw is fixed. MyNextTablet saw only a 6% multi-core gain. Test setups, power modes and chassis tuning probably explain some of that gap.
Other reviews of the same laptop disagree with each other:
- How-To Geek was pleasantly surprised by the gaming, though it didn't expect much without a dedicated GPU.
- A separate write-up reported a Geekbench 6 single-core score of 1,339. That was well below a sibling Lenovo laptop with the same chip, and the reviewer noted fan noise under heavy Chrome multitasking.
I would not call the 17% and 16% figures a universal verdict. I would treat them as a solid warning that "new Panther Lake" does not automatically mean a graphics upgrade. That is my own analysis, not a quote from any review.
Gaming reality check
MyNextTablet's game runs show where the limits are:
- Civilization: about a 60fps average at FHD and lower settings.
- League of Legends: about 120fps at low settings.
- Helldivers 2: 12fps at native resolution and lowest settings. Performance-mode XeSS at 1080p raised that to about 40fps, with visibly degraded image quality.
The reviewer also says the fans got loud even though HWiNFO showed a maximum of about 45W. The laptop stayed relatively cool. Frame rates depend on drivers, patches and settings, and the review doesn't give full methodology.
What stays great
Most of the review is praise for the hardware:
- Display: a 14-inch 2880 × 1800 OLED touchscreen at 120Hz variable refresh. It has 500 nits typical brightness and a 1,100-nit HDR peak. The reviewer calls the glossy panel a fingerprint magnet.
- Speakers: two tweeters in the hinge rotate with the screen, so the highs stay pointed at you in tent mode. The review says sound is good up to about 80% volume, after which the tweeters hiss.
- Keyboard: the reviewer prefers it to the Logitech keyboard he uses in the office.
- Trackpad: large and smooth glass, but with no haptics.
- Stylus: the Yoga Pen Gen 2 comes in the box with a case. The review praises it for PDF markup, OneNote and sketching in Krita.
- Tablet mode: the reviewer finds flipping the laptop over bulky, and still recommends a Surface Pro for serious drawing and writing.
- Camera and security: a physical privacy shutter and an IR camera for Windows Hello face unlock. The webcam records 1440p at 30fps, and the review calls the video and microphones mediocre.
Ports, memory and battery
- Ports: HDMI 2.1 (up to 8K at 60Hz), a 3.5mm jack, two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports that can both charge the laptop, and one USB-A port.
- Memory: 32GB of LPDDR5X, which can't be upgraded later.
- Storage: the review lists 1TB and 2TB SSD options.
- Battery: 70Wh with up to 65W charging. The review's HD-video loop at maximum brightness lasted 10.5 hours, close to the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10's 10 hours.
- Charger: the German review unit shipped without a power brick. That may vary by region.
Battery results vary a lot between reviews, because each one uses different brightness and workloads. Candey+ measured 15 hours 39 minutes of offline video at 180 nits with Battery Saver on. Another reviewer reported roughly five hours of real-world use. MyNextTablet's 10.5 hours sits between the two.
Price
MyNextTablet quotes $1,849 from Lenovo's US store. It compares that with a 13-inch MacBook Air M5 (32GB, 1TB) at $1,699 and a Surface Pro 13-inch with the same memory and storage at $2,749. MakeUseOf says the laptop starts at $1,849, but costs around $2,379 as configured with 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. Other outlets have quoted higher figures. Prices change and vary by region and configuration, so check the configuration before you compare.
Who should buy it, and who should wait
- A good fit: a premium Windows machine for office work, note-taking, streaming and travel, with a great screen, keyboard and speakers. The review's verdict is that it suits portable work and video streaming, with the occasional PDF markup.
- A poor fit: modern 3D games, GPU-heavy creative work such as heavy Lightroom exports, or anyone who wants real tablet ergonomics.
- A possible bargain: MyNextTablet says that if you can find the Gen 10 for less, that would be its pick. It also suggests waiting out the current memory crisis if your current laptop is still good.
The review's biggest critique is a missed opportunity. Lenovo offers no higher-tier Panther Lake option, and RAM can't be expanded. If you buy, get the configuration you want on day one, and don't expect the chip name to mean a graphics upgrade.