Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T61

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T61

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T61
Overview
Released
Released	2020	May 2007
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14.1″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1440 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	200 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Listed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS and 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS	Represented 14.1-inch widescreen NVIDIA models: 1440 × 900 LCD, 200 nits, 300:1 contrast and 16:10 aspect ratio. Other T61 chassis and screen configurations are not represented here.
Colour range
Colour range	Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; 45% NTSC on standard FHD and HD options	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12	–
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	1 GB or 2 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB (better)	120 GB to 160 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U or Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U; listed Ryzen 5, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20UES00H00 tested by Notebookcheck	Represented May 2007 US models: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2 GHz, 800 MHz bus and 4 MB shared L2 cache; Mobile Intel PM965 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics; no discrete graphics option	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M with 128 MB dedicated memory and TurboCache; integrated Intel GMA X3100 is offered in separate T61 configurations
Memory type
Memory type	DDR4-3200; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket; maker specifies up to 24 or 32 GB respectively	PC2-5300 DDR2-667; two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maker maximum 4 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by Notebookcheck	Removable 2.5-inch SATA 1.5 Gb/s hard drive; 5400 rpm on represented models; Active Protection System and shock-mounted drive
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 14 hours	Up to 3.8 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	50 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.46 kg (better)	2.4 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	31.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	329 × 227 mm	335 × 261 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Integrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 14 hours MobileMark 2014 or 11.5 hours MobileMark 2018; headline maker starting weight 1.46 kg for low-power FHD/Privacy Guard, 1.55 kg for other displays	Six-cell lithium-ion battery: maker claim up to 3.8 hours on NVIDIA models, or up to 5.3 hours with additional Ultrabay battery. Listed 2.4 kg starting weight and 261 mm depth include the six-cell battery; thickness ranges from 27.6 to 31.9 mm. Integrated-graphics and four-cell models have different figures.
Charger
Charger	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country	90 W AC adaptor for NVIDIA graphics models
Fast charging
Fast charging	Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter	–
Materials
Materials	Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover	Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 2×2 in listed configuration; later PSREF also lists MediaTek and Realtek Wi-Fi 6 alternatives	Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support	Bluetooth 2.0
Webcam
Webcam	720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera	Not fitted to represented 7664-16U/17U configurations
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM	Three USB 2.0 ports, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire 400, separate microphone and headphone jacks, CardBus PC Card slot and ExpressCard/54; docking connector; removable Ultrabay Slim DVD burner
External displays
External displays	Native screen plus three external monitors; HDMI up to 4K at 60 Hz, USB-C up to 5K at 60 Hz	DVI pass-through requires the optional ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock or Advanced Dock
Keyboard
Keyboard	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination; volume and mute buttons
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint	UltraNav touchpad with TrackPoint pointing stick
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio	Stereo speakers, 1 W each
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option	Internal microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0	TPM 1.2 security chip