Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T450

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T450
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD)LenovoThinkPad T450
Overview
ReleasedNovember 2024February 2015
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1600 × 900
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits (better)250 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA IPS (400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 400-nit or 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; the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is offered with the WUXGA touch and 400-nit low-power screens onlyHD (200 nits), HD+ (250 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger touch at 212.5 nits
Colour range45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power and Privacy Guard IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)–
Screen finishAnti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)Anti-glare
Display featuresIPS 600:1 contrast (400-nit), 800:1 (400-nit low power) or 1,500:1 (500-nit); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR and Dolby Vision; 3M DBEF5 on the 45% NTSC panels; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 88% screen-to-body ratio–
Performance
ProcessorAMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360Intel Core i5-5200U
CPU cores6 or 82
CPU threads12 or 164
GraphicsRadeon 840M Graphics, Radeon 860M Graphics or Radeon 880M GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 5500
AI engine (NPU)50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)8 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB (better)256 GB
CPURyzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores), codenamed Krackan Point; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (8 cores), codenamed Strix PointFourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5
GPUIntegrated AMD Radeon 840M, 860M or 880M, shared memory, DirectX 12Listed configuration uses integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500; regional options vary
AI engineCopilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS–
Memory typeLPDDR5X-7500 (Krackan Point models fit LPDDR5X-8533 running at 7500 MT/s), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable; 16 GB with Krackan Point only, 64 GB with Strix Point onlyDDR3L-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage typeOne M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.02.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has a 256 GB SATA SSD (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 23.87 hoursUp to 10.08 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh–
Weight1.25 kg (better)1.73 kg
Thickness16.4 mm (better)21 mm
Width × depth313.6 × 219.4 mm339 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail58 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 with WUXGA non-touch, MobileMark 25 up to 17.1 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 15.48 hr video and 29.8 hr idle, local video up to 23.87 hr; with WUXGA touch, local video up to 22.3 hrOptional internal 23 Wh and removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.08 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 14.78 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 19.78 hours; weight shown for non-touch with internal and three-cell external batteries
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN, slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country45 W or 65 W
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)–
MaterialsCarbon fibre hybrid top cover; aluminium bottom coverGlass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth5.4 or 5.3Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 720p
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; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)Three USB 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot
External displaysUp to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 HzThree independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 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; optional backlight
TrackpadMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmMulti-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos1 W × 2 stereo speakers
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby VoiceDual-array microphone
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows HelloOptional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2

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