May 02, 2015 08:22 PM
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon GPU Performance: The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon'sintegrated Intel HD Graphics 5500 obviously isn’t meant to do any real heavy lifting, but it’s not completely incompetent, either. Its score in 3DMark Ice Storm of 45644 places it squarely in the middle of the pack of previously-tested units with the same CPU and GPU; likewise with 1067 it received from 3DMark 11. The XPS 13 achieves slightly higher values in both places, but neither machine is truly meant for any sort of serious 3D horsepower. As compared with the X1 Carbon Gen 2, the Gen 3’s scores are higher across the board—most significantly.
The Lenovo X1 Carbon Lookwise 3rd Gen is a beautiful machine. Much like the Dell XPS 13 took the initiative to cram a 13-inch screen into an 11-inch form factor, the X1 Carbon sports dimensions that are more comparable to a typical 13-inch machine—and that includes its weight and thinness, both of which are indisputably manageable. It’s also practically designed; the matte black surfaces that comprise the majority of the case are minimalist and attractive, but they’re simultaneously haptically comfortable, with an unmistakably cool metal feel and a comfortable fit for use on both lap and desk. The case also feels fairly solid, though the incidence of flex and relative lack of torsion resistance in some regards gave us pause.
