– Lenovo released a high-end Yoga Pro 16 variant with RTX 5070 (12GB VRAM), 64GB RAM, and 2TB storage.
– Priced at ~$4,865 in China (~$4,350 with subsidy), it costs about double the US Yoga Pro 9i with RTX 5060.
– The 12GB RTX 5070 offers significantly more graphics power than the 8GB versions, targeting creatives.
– Features include Core Ultra 9 386H, 16-inch tandem OLED touchscreen (1600 nits, 120Hz), and enhanced cooling.
– It has a 92.5Wh battery, rich port selection, six-speaker Dolby Atmos audio, and a Wacom-powered 7-inch pen tablet touchpad.
Yoga Pro Hits New Heights
Lenovo has maxed out its venerable Yoga Pro convertible line of laptops with a new variant that boasts a more powerful Nvidia RTX 5070 graphics subsystem, 64 GB of RAM, and 2 TB of storage. As can be expected in this day and age when AI computing infrastructure gobbles up all the world’s chip supply at an increasing pace, the newest Yoga Pro 16 version that just got released in China is not cheap.
Price and Config Breakdown
The beefier 16-inch Yoga Pro convertible laptop trim, combining a 12 GB RTX 5070 GPU with 64 GB RAM and a 2 TB SSD, can be bought directly from Lenovo at a $4,865 equivalent (32,999 yuan). Lenovo seems to have chosen this moment to release such a pricey variant because it can still capitalize on the local government’s “digital device” national subsidy campaign that brings down the price to $4,350 (24,999 yuan).
- RTX 5070 GPU with 12 GB GDDR7 VRAM and 115W TDP
- 64 GB LPDDR5X RAM
- 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD in dual-bay M.2 2280 config
- Core Ultra 9 386H processor
Comparing US and China Trims
Compared to the same Yoga Pro 9i that Lenovo sells on Amazon in the US for just $2,230 with an RTX 5060 GPU, however, that is still double the money difference for doubling the memory amount and shoehorning the beefier RTX 5070 laptop GPU version with 12 GB GDDR7 VRAM and 115W TDP that Nvidia just started shipping in it. Still, Lenovo obviously thinks that there would be a market for those creatives who need to squeeze more graphics power out of their Yoga Pro convertible.
GPU Performance Nuances
Heretofore, both the RTX 5060 and 5070 laptop GPUs were available with 8 GB of video RAM, so the actual performance difference in benchmarks would barely hit 20%, but the 12 GB RTX 5070 is a different ballgame for those who need it. Other than the graphics power upgrade, the new Yoga Pro 16 comes with the same great specs that the US-available trims offer, namely a Core Ultra 9 386H processor, LPDDR5X memory, and a PCIe 4.0 SSD in a standard M.2 2280 dual-bay configuration.
Cooling and Display Design
Lenovo, however, treated this one as a gaming laptop when it comes to cooling with more openings and an increase of the effective dissipation area of the island and square heat pipe. The display is the same 16-inch tandem OLED touchscreen with top-shelf characteristics such as 1600 nits HDR peak brightness, 100% wide color gamut coverage, a 120 Hz dynamic refresh rate, and ten-point touch sensitivity.
- 16-inch tandem OLED touchscreen
- 1600 nits HDR peak brightness
- 120 Hz dynamic refresh rate
- 100% wide color gamut coverage
Dimensions and Battery Life
The aluminum chassis weighs a little over four pounds (1.9 kg), and the whole Yoga Pro 15 with a 12 GB RTX 5070 GPU measures just 0.68 inches (17.3 mm) thin despite also housing a large 92.5 Wh battery promising up to 18.5 hours of endurance and a smorgasbord of ports and slots: 2x Thunderbolt 4, 2x USB-A, an HDMI 2.1, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and an SD card reader.
Multimedia and Pen Input
Since the Yoga Pro Aura edition laptops are billed for creatives, Lenovo payed attention to the multimedia chops of the new RTX 5070 edition by providing a rich sound subsystem supporting Dolby Atmos and Smart AMP with six speakers in a dual tweeter and four woofer crossover design as well as four surround-sound mics. Last but not least, the Wacom-powered touchpad can be used as a 7-inch writing tablet, complete with 4096 levels of pen pressure sensitivity and linear motor feedback to simulate realistic writing or drawing strokes.
Global Availabilty Outlook
This makes the new Yoga Pro SKU with a 12 GB 5070 GPU a well-rounded and futureproof convertible for creatives, but it remains to be seen if Lenovo will release it globally at some point, as its price seems posed to top four grand if and when it lands in the US.