Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD)

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD)
LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD)
Overview
Released2020May 2025
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 10801920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)
PanelIPS LCDIPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate–60 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness400 nits400 nits or 500 nits (better)
TouchscreenNoNo or Yes
Display typeListed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS, 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS and 500-nit 3840 × 2160 IPS with Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR 400WUXGA IPS (400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 500-nit low power, or 500-nit on-cell touch with ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED with add-on film touch, all 16:10
Colour rangeListed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; optional UHD panel 100% Adobe RGB45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finishAnti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panelAnti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features–IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; 3M DBEF5 on the 400-nit panels; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 85.73% screen-to-body ratio
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10210UAMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350
CPU cores46 or 8
CPU threads812 or 16
GraphicsIntel UHD GraphicsRadeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M Graphics
AI engine (NPU)–50 TOPS
Memory16 GB16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage512 GB512 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPU10th-generation Core i5/i7 Comet Lake processors; listed i5-10210U, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20S1S06B00 tested by NotebookcheckRyzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads)
GPUListed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12
AI engine–Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS
Memory typeDDR4-2666; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket, up to 40 or 48 GB respectively; installed DDR4-3200 runs at 2666 MHzDDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GB
Storage typeOne M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by NotebookcheckOne M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 16.5 hoursUp to 22.9 hours
Battery capacity50 Wh57 Wh (better)
Weight1.49 kg1.38 kg (better)
Thickness17.9 mm16.13 mm (better)
Width × depth329 × 227 mm315.9 × 223.7 mm
Battery life detailIntegrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 16.5 hours MobileMark 2014, 11.45 hours MobileMark 2018 or 17.05 hours JEITA 2.0; headline 1.49 kg is maker weight for low-power FHD, other panels 1.49–1.61 kg52.5 Wh or 57 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with 57 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 15.5 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 12.8 hr video and 25.7 hr idle, local video up to 22.9 hr; Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 with 52.5 Wh and WUXGA touch, local video up to 15.7 hr
Charger45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country
Fast chargingUp to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapterRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)
MaterialsGlass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard coverBlack models, PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom; grey models, aluminium top and PC with 20% carbon fibre bottom
ColoursBlackBlack; Grey
Connections
Ports2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support5.4
Webcam720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera5MP, optional IR
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detailTwo USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 plus separate USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3; HDMI 1.4b, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM2 × USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)
External displaysNative screen plus two external monitors; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 HzUp to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
KeyboardSix-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
TrackpadMylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPointMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby AudioStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
MicrophonesDual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone optionDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
BiometricsOptional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello

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