Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T470

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T470
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD)LenovoThinkPad T470
Overview
ReleasedNovember 2024February 2017
Display
Screen size14″14″
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)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 or Full HD non-IPS (220 nits), or Full HD IPS (250 nits); optional ten-finger on-cell touch on Full HD IPS with PPS lid
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 i5-7200U
CPU cores6 or 82
CPU threads12 or 164
GraphicsRadeon 840M Graphics, Radeon 860M Graphics or Radeon 880M GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)8 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB (better)256 GB to 512 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 PointSixth- or seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; Core i7-6500U unavailable in EMEA
GPUIntegrated AMD Radeon 840M, 860M or 880M, shared memory, DirectX 12Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620; optional GeForce 940MX with 2 GB GDDR5 outside EMEA; listed configurations are integrated
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 onlyDDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
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 primary M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×2 NVMe SSD; optional 128 GB SATA M.2 SSD in WWAN slot excludes WWAN and WiGig; listed configurations use PCIe SSDs (Laptop Mag, Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 23.87 hoursUp to 13.9 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh–
Weight1.25 kg (better)1.65 kg
Thickness16.4 mm (better)19.95 mm
Width × depth313.6 × 219.4 mm336.6 × 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 24 Wh; removable external 24, 48 or 72 Wh; integrated graphics with internal plus 24 Wh external up to 13.9 hours (MobileMark 2014), plus 48 Wh up to 20.9 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 27.1 hours; weight shown for PPS lid with three-cell external battery
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN, slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country45 W or 65 W slim-tip or USB-C adapter
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 coverMagnesium-hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jackThunderbolt 3, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig
Bluetooth5.4 or 5.3Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 720p; optional infrared camera
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 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, one USB-C 3.1 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and micro-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; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 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 Atmos2 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 touch fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 or 2.0; optional NFC

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