The 14-inch LED-backlit display has a resolution of 1,366 x 768. The G460's screen has lower light transmissions, which means less irritating reflections under bright conditions. The underlying graphics is powered by a discrete 512MB Nvidia GeForce G310M chipset, which gives the machine more oomph when it comes to video rendering and casual gaming.

The G460 with the proprietary Lenovo Energy Management 5.0 system, which tweaks the power consumption of the laptop and extends uptimes. The fan is also dynamically controlled based on system temperature and makes the machine quieter when watching a movie.

To facilitate backups and system recoveries, the G460 sports the OneKey Rescue System that allows users to keep incremental data backups. This feature is also important should the notebook become infected with a virus as it can recover the operating system to the last uninfected working state.

The integrated Webcam serves another function besides videoconferencing. Using the VeriFace software, the user can login by simply looking at the camera