Lenovo ThinkPad T530

laptop 2012 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~5h โš–๏ธ 2.90 kg โš–๏ธ slight imbalance
USComp Score
35
out of 100
Fit for you
41/100
โœš Strong: fit_price โš  Weak: fit_mobility
M1 ยท Vague sense of need โ€” on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.

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Related resources

CPU
30
GPU
46
NVS 5400M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
48 Wh~
~5h
Price
$113
market
Age
14 years
2012
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad T530 review

Lenovo ThinkPad T530 โ€” from 2012, 2.9 kg, performance 35.

USComp Score
35
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 35/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (93), weakest โ€” Portability (20).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (93) ยท Gaming (71)

โš  Weaknesses

Portability (20)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

2012
$1,300
2013
$1,144
2014
$1,007
2015
$886
2016
$780
2017
$686
2018
$604
2019
$531
2020
$468
2021
$411
2022
$362
2023
$319
2024
$280
2025
$247
2026
$217
2027
$191
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$77/year (6%).

Full specifications

Brand
Lenovo
Series
ThinkPad T14/T4xx/T16
Type
Business
Release year
2012
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1600x900
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i5 3320M , Intel Core i3 3110M , Intel Core i7 3520M , Intel Core i5 3210M , Intel Core i5 2520M , Intel Core i5 3230M , Intel Core i7 3720QM , Intel Core i7 3630QM
Graphics
NVS 5400M , NVS 5200M
RAM (max)
16 GB DDR3
Weight
2.90 kg
Ports
7
Webcam
โœ“
TPM (security)
โœ“
Optical drive
โœ“
Battery
48 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 35
Portability 20
Light office 40
Gaming 71
Creative 43
Energy efficiency 48
Connectivity 93
Value 57
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)

NVS 5400M (dGPU)
2 GB ยท GDDR3
CUDA
3
NVS 5200M (dGPU)
1 GB ยท DDR3
CUDA
2

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Overwatch 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GTA V 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Valorant 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Dota 2 16 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Forza Horizon 4 7 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3 7 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Counter-Strike 2 3 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Fortnite 3 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Cyberpunk 2077 2 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Far Cry 5 2 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Battlefield 5 1 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Forza Horizon 5 1 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Metro Exodus 1 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
๐Ÿ’ก 15 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
66%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
152%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ— Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
304%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Fortnite โœ— Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
287%
RAM
200%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
183%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
96%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
164%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
115%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ— Weak
CPU
68%
GPU
153%
RAM
100%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
66%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
304%
GPU
917%
RAM
800%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
71%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
68%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
208%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ— Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
255%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
68%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus โœ— Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
122%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ— Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
122%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Control โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
122%
GPU
164%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
253%
GPU
459%
RAM
267%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
122%
GPU
306%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ— Weak
CPU
72%
GPU
191%
RAM
133%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
115%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart โœ— Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
72%
GPU
71%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
191%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
83%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Lies of P โœ— Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
61%
GPU
100%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
152%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ— Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
F1 24 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
382%
RAM
200%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2012
Lenovo ThinkPad T430
Score โ€”
$$117
2012
Lenovo ThinkPad T520
Score โ€”
$$135
2013
Lenovo ThinkPad T540p
Score โ€”
$$147
2011
Lenovo ThinkPad T420
Score โ€”
$$95

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2013
Latitude E6540
$$159
cpuโ‰ˆ46, ramโ‰ˆ16
Dell ยท 2012
Latitude E5530
$$144
cpuโ‰ˆ14, ramโ‰ˆ16
Dell ยท 2014
Latitude E6440
$$137
cpuโ‰ˆ32, ramโ‰ˆ16
Dell ยท 2013
Latitude E6230
$$127
cpuโ‰ˆ17, ramโ‰ˆ16

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

HP ยท 2014
EliteBook 840 G1
$$120
HP ยท 2013
EliteBook 820 G1
$$137
HP ยท 2013
EliteBook 850 G1
$$174
Lenovo ยท 2013
ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2nd Gen)
$$162

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 26 variants across 6 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (3)
1366 x 768 (HD) 1600 x 900 (HD+) 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4000
โš™ Processors (8)
Intel Core i5 (3rd Gen) 3320M Intel Core i3 (3rd Gen) 3110M Intel Core i7 (3rd Gen) 3520M Intel Core i5 (3rd Gen) 3210M Intel Core i5 (2nd Gen) 2520M Intel Core i5 (3rd Gen) 3230M Intel Core i7 (3rd Gen) 3720QM Intel Core i7 (3rd Gen) 3630QM
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (4)
4 GB 6 GB (1 x 4 GB + 1 x 2 GB) 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (4)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 NVS 5400M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 3000 NVS 5200M
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (6)
128 GB SSD 180 GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s 240 GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s 320 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s 500 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s 256 GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s