Featuring the latest generation of processors, the Y520 sports up to a 7th Gen Intelยฎ Core i7 CPU. With a 12-percent increase in productivity compared to previous processors and a 19-percent increase in web performance via a dedicated media engine, you can enjoy the latest in gaming performance and online gameplay.
Play games smoothly, with capable frame rates.
Next-generation graphics
The Y520 comes with NVIDIAยฎ GeForceยฎ GTX 1050/1050GTi or AMD Radeonโข RX 560 graphics, which allow you to play games smoothly and with capable frame rates. So escort the payload in a first-person shooter knowing this gaming laptop delivers all the performance you need.
Superfast speed and storage
The Y520 comes with up to 512GB of PCIe SSD storage, ideal for reducing boot-up time and in-game loading, or 2TB of HDD storage, perfect for storing your entire gaming collection. Or you can opt for hybrid storage, effectively getting the best of both worlds.
Harman Audio with Dolby Premium
With or without gaming headphones, the Legion Y520 has you covered with 2x 2W Harman speakers with Dolby Audio Premium. Dolby Audio Premium is custom-tuned to deliver premium-quality audio for all content, for truly immersive gameplay.
Premium-quality audio means more immersive gaming.
Customize and record with Lenovo Nerve Sense
Easily customize your settings, such as audio, active keys, cooling, and network priority โ so you can focus on the game. Then, once youโre in the zone, record your highlights for replaying or uploading to streaming sites. Lenovo Nerve Sense makes it effortless.
Easily customize settings with Lenovo Nerve Sense.
Shine on with optional red-backlit keyboard
The Y520 features an optional red-backlit keyboard, perfect for those late-night gaming sessions. This brilliantly crimson backlit keyboard features keys with 1.7mm of key travel distance, delivering crisp, accurate and responsive keystrokes perfect for in-game chatting and gameplay.
Portable design
At a mere 25.8 mm thick and only 2.5 kg in weight, wrapped in a smudge-resistant body, this gaming laptop goes wherever you do. So just toss the Y520 in your bag and enjoy powerful mobile gaming no matter where you go.
Thermal engineering
The Y520 was designed to fight heat with strategically engineered fans and vents. Located close to the graphics card and processors, this fan system keeps hot air moving while rear-placed thermal vents remove that heat. Furthermore, you can use the Extreme Cooling shortcut within Lenovo Nerve Sense for gaming firefights that require an additional push of cooling.
Strategically engineered fans keep your system cool.