Is 86c safe for the GPU?

Question

So context, I have a Legion 5 RTX 3060 Laptop. It’s about 4 years old now and it’s been going strong for all games. I’ve recently been playing the new s&box game and been addicted to playing a lot of the modes on there.

Unfortunately a lot of my favourite modes reach around 84-86 (occasionally dipping into 87). The frames are the same as usual and I don’t see any degrading in performance but I need this laptop to last as long as possible, even just an extra 3-6 months.

Tldr: is it safe for me to continue playing this game at these temps for like 1-3 hours a day? thanks :-)

Edit: Laptop is sat on a flat laptop cooling pad (which is turned off as it doesn’t help) which is grilled and has multiple holes for airway.

Posted May 10, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC · edited

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