Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T480

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T480

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T480
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	January 2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits (better)	250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA 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	Listed FHD IPS panel; HD 1366 × 768 TN and WQHD 2560 × 1440 IPS also offered; WQHD 300 nits and 72% stated gamut
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare; optional on-cell ten-point touch on FHD
Display features
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
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU cores
CPU cores	6 or 8	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	8
Graphics
Graphics	Radeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads)	7th-generation dual-core or 8th-generation Core processors; listed configuration verified by Windows Central
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12	Listed configuration uses integrated UHD Graphics 620; optional GeForce MX150 2 GB GDDR5 on other configurations, limited to Core i7 in EMEA
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GB	DDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; 7th-generation processors run memory at 2133 MHz
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0	One 2.5-inch SATA bay or M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe drive; M.2 adapter limits drive connection to PCIe 3.0 ×2; optional 128 GB second SSD occupies the WWAN slot
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 22.9 hours	Up to 14.4 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	57 Wh (better)	48 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.38 kg (better)	1.58 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.13 mm (better)	19.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	315.9 × 223.7 mm	336.6 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52.5 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	Listed capacity and MobileMark 2014 claim use optional 24 Wh internal plus 24 Wh external battery; external 48 Wh and 72 Wh packs also offered, up to 29 hours with integrated graphics and 24 + 72 Wh; starting weight shown for integrated graphics and Magnesium cover with small battery combination
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)	–
Materials
Materials	Black models, PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom; grey models, aluminium top and PC with 20% carbon fibre bottom	Magnesium Hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
Colours
Colours	Black; Grey	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Intel Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 4.1; hardware supports 4.2, limited by Windows
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, optional IR	Optional 720p with ThinkShutter, or IR plus 720p without shutter
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × 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)	Two USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C Gen 1 with PD/DisplayPort, USB-C Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with PD/DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Gigabit Ethernet, four-format SD reader, combo audio, side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM
External displays
External displays	Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz	Up to three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 30 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-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	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm	Buttonless Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	Stereo speakers, 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello	Optional touch fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0