Unlike the Ti version with 12 GB, Nvidia’s RTX 5070 (non-Ti) only comes with 8 GB of VRAM — a spec that’s sparked plenty of online debate about its future-proofing, and understandably, some concern. Our test unit, the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IAX10 with an RTX 5070, offers some useful insight into how much VRAM might actually be “enough.”

No doubt, the Legion Pro with the RTX 5070 Ti is the more powerful gaming laptop. But if that’s the case, why does it score “only” 85 percent while the non-Ti version gets 86?