Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X280

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad X280
LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD)LenovoThinkPad X280
Overview
ReleasedMay 2025January 2018
Display
Screen size14″12.5″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelIPS LCD or OLEDIPS LCD
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits (better)300 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesYes
Display typeWUXGA 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 16:10Listed FHD IPS ten-point touch panel; FHD non-touch and HD 1366 × 768 options also offered; non-touch FHD not offered in US
Colour range45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)–
Screen finishAnti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)Anti-glare
Display featuresIPS 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
ProcessorAMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU cores6 or 84
CPU threads12 or 168
GraphicsRadeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)8 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB (better)512 GB
CPURyzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads)7th- or 8th-generation Intel Core processors; listed configuration verified by Windows Central
GPUIntegrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12Integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 or UHD Graphics 620, depending on processor
AI engineCopilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS–
Memory typeDDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GBDDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets, up to 16 GB; 4 GB option not offered in US or EMEA
Storage typeOne M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0Replaceable M.2 SATA or PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe SSD; listed configuration has a 512 GB PCIe SSD (Windows Central)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 22.9 hoursUp to 16.6 hours
Battery capacity57 Wh (better)48 Wh
Weight1.38 kg1.27 kg (better)
Thickness16.13 mm (better)17.8 mm
Width × depth315.9 × 223.7 mm307.7 × 209.8 mm
Battery life detail52.5 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 hrIntegrated 48 Wh battery; up to 16.6 hours in MobileMark 2014; Rapid Charge up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter; weight shown for touch configuration, non-touch FHD starts at 1.13 kg, HD at 1.26 kg; body thickness 17.4–17.8 mm
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)–
MaterialsBlack models, PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom; grey models, aluminium top and PC with 20% carbon fibre bottomGlass-fibre display cover on HD and FHD touch models; carbon-fibre cover on FHD non-touch; magnesium/aluminium bottom
ColoursBlack; GreyBlack
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Intel Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac
Bluetooth5.4Bluetooth 4.1
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 720p with ThinkShutter, or IR plus 720p without shutter
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × 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, Ethernet extension connector, microSD/nano-SIM combo slot, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card reader; RJ-45 requires ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2
External displaysUp to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 HzUp to three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 30 Hz
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPointSix-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight
TrackpadMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmButtonless Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AudioStereo speakers, 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby VoiceDual-array microphones
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows HelloOptional touch fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0

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