The integrated Intel Xe Graphics G7 is responsible for graphics processing. In combination with the Core i5 processor, the somewhat slower model with 80 processing units is used, while configurations with the optional i7 processor get the faster G7 iGPU with 96 processing units. Compared to the old UHD iGPUs, performance is significantly higher, but it depends a lot on the RAM configuration. As we’ve seen in our tests, not only does the Xe Graphics benefit greatly from dual-channel RAM but also from fast LPDDR4x-4266 memory. However, since the L13 Yoga Gen 2 “only” uses DDR4-3200 RAM (dual-channel), the results are a bit below the average values of all the devices that we have tested so far.
Nevertheless, the performance increase compared to the old L13 Yoga is enormous (~150%), and the iGPU is also perfectly sufficient for a business convertible. The Xe Graphics G7 also performs well in comparison with AMD’s iGPUs, and it even has clear efficiency advantages when it comes to the integrated video decoder.
Nevertheless, the ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 is only suitable for gaming to a limited extent. Users should limit themselves to older titles, which usually still run smoothly at medium or high details. More gaming benchmarks based on the Xe Graphics G7 can be found here.
The iGPU’s performance remains largely constant even under longer load. At 95.8%, the 3DMark Fire Strike stress test is not passed, but the 4% loss will hardly be noticed in practice. The GPU performance remains stable on battery power.
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