Don’t underestimate the current generation of Iris Xe. The Core i7-1165G7 has a surprising capable GPU.
1.3 GHz core clock, 96 execution units, OpenGL 4.6 support. One might be surprised what workflows can be done on the top tier Framework laptops.
It is not an RTX A5000 by any stretch, but it does compete with some earlier Quadros, and likely outperforms a Quadro 3600M from 2008.
P15 vs P17 looks like a screen size difference, and Lenovo makes it difficult to identify the base GPU they use on the P15s series. It really makes it look like your going off topic.
I think the P15s uses the T500.
I’m arguing that eGPUs and RTX A5000 cards are definitely high end 3D Modeling, for the general computing sphere.
I’d even argue that the T1200 cards are high end for the general computing sphere.
Doesn’t make it into the mid-range of what category of 3D Modeling? If you would be more specific with regards to the workflows, I might agree with you.