Lenovo ThinkPad E490
ultrabook
2018
14"
dGPU
โฑ ~5h
โ๏ธ 1.75 kg
โ๏ธ slight imbalance
USComp Score
30
out of 100
Fit for you
46/100
โ Strong: fit_price
โ Weak: fit_reliability
M2 ยท Refining requirements โ on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianCPU
36
GPU
24
Radeon RX 550X
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
48 Wh~
~5h
Price
$243
market
Age
8 years
2018
๐
Our review
Lenovo ThinkPad E490 review
Lenovo ThinkPad E490 โ from 2018, 1.75 kg, performance 36.
USComp Score
30
/100
๐ Quick verdict
Overall score 30/100. Strongest suit โ Connectivity (95), weakest โ Photo & design (22).
โ Strengths
Connectivity (95) ยท Light office (70)
โ Weaknesses
Photo & design (22)
๐ฐ Price trend
2018
$1,300
2019
$1,144
2020
$1,007
2021
$886
2022
$780
2023
$686
2024
$604
2025
$531
2026
$468
2027
$411
๐ Loses ~$104/year (8%).
Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad (other)
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2018โ
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 8265U
- Graphics
- Radeon RX 550X
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 1.75 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Performance metrics
Performance
36
Portability
61
Light office
70
Gaming
30
Creative
45
Energy efficiency
61
Connectivity
95
Value
53
Color accuracy
โ
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
๐ฎ Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS:GO | โ | 240 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| Overwatch | โ | 240 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| GTA V | โ | 140 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | โ | 140 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| Dota 2 | โ | 52 | โ ะะณัะฐะฑะตะปัะฝะพ |
| For Honor | 27 | 25 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Battlefield 1 | โ | 24 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| F1 2018 | 26 | 20 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | โ | 20 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | โ | 20 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Far Cry 5 | 21 | 18 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 21 | 14 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 10 | 9 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
๐ก 13 games in the database for this GPU. โ playable (โฅ60 FPS), โ medium (30-59), โ low (<30).
๐ป Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
35%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
โ Runs well
CPU
182%
GPU
485%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
โ Weak
CPU
104%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
โ Runs well
CPU
364%
GPU
243%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
โ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
152%
RAM
400%
Valorant
โ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
485%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
โ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
97%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
โ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
51%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
โ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
87%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
โ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
61%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
โ Weak
CPU
81%
GPU
81%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
โ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
485%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
โ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Starfield
โ Weak
CPU
52%
GPU
35%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
โ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
โ Runs well
CPU
364%
GPU
485%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
โ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
485%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
โ Weak
CPU
52%
GPU
37%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
โ Weak
CPU
81%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
โ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
110%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
โ Runs well
CPU
104%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
โ Weak
CPU
81%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
โ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
โ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
485%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
โ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
โ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
God of War
โ Runs well
CPU
166%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
โ Weak
CPU
166%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
โ Weak
CPU
146%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Control
โ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
โ Runs well
CPU
166%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
โ Runs well
CPU
202%
GPU
121%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
โ Runs well
CPU
166%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
โ Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
โ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
โ Weak
CPU
146%
GPU
87%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
โ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
โ Runs well
CPU
304%
GPU
243%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
โ Weak
CPU
166%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
โ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
162%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
โ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
121%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
โ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
โ Runs well
CPU
166%
GPU
121%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
โ Weak
CPU
166%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
โ Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
101%
RAM
267%
Returnal
โ Weak
CPU
104%
GPU
61%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
โ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
โ Weak
CPU
104%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
โ Runs well
CPU
114%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
โ Weak
CPU
87%
GPU
37%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
101%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
61%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
โ Runs well
CPU
166%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
โ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
44%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
โ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
โ Runs well
CPU
104%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
โ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
53%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
โ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
243%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
โ Runs well
CPU
202%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
โ Runs well
CPU
182%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
โ Runs well
CPU
104%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
F1 24
โ Weak
CPU
202%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
โ Weak
CPU
104%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
โ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
243%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
โ Runs well
CPU
202%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
๐ Same series
4 models in the series.
โ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
โ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Configuration options
Available model options ยท 3 variants across 3 categories
โ Processors (1)
Intel Core i5 8265U
๐ฎ Graphics (1)
Radeon RX 550X
โข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics