Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T61
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD) | LenovoThinkPad T61 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | November 2024 | May 2007 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14.1″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better) | 1440 × 900 |
| Panel | IPS LCD or OLED | – |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz or 120 Hz | – |
| Brightness | 400 nits or 500 nits (better) | 200 nits |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No |
| Display type | WUXGA 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 only | Represented 14.1-inch widescreen NVIDIA models: 1440 × 900 LCD, 200 nits, 300:1 contrast and 16:10 aspect ratio. Other T61 chassis and screen configurations are not represented here. |
| Colour range | 45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power and Privacy Guard IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) | – |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED) | Anti-glare |
| Display features | IPS 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 | ||
| Processor | AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 | Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 |
| CPU cores | 6 or 8 | 2 |
| CPU threads | 12 or 16 | – |
| Graphics | Radeon 840M Graphics, Radeon 860M Graphics or Radeon 880M Graphics | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M |
| AI engine (NPU) | 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better) | 1 GB or 2 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB to 1 TB (better) | 120 GB to 160 GB |
| CPU | Ryzen 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 Point | Represented May 2007 US models: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2 GHz, 800 MHz bus and 4 MB shared L2 cache; Mobile Intel PM965 chipset |
| GPU | Integrated AMD Radeon 840M, 860M or 880M, shared memory, DirectX 12 | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M with 128 MB dedicated memory and TurboCache; integrated Intel GMA X3100 is offered in separate T61 configurations |
| AI engine | Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-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 only | PC2-5300 DDR2-667; two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maker maximum 4 GB |
| Storage type | One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0 | Removable 2.5-inch SATA 1.5 Gb/s hard drive; 5400 rpm on represented models; Active Protection System and shock-mounted drive |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 23.87 hours | Up to 3.8 hours |
| Battery capacity | 58 Wh | – |
| Weight | 1.25 kg (better) | 2.4 kg |
| Thickness | 16.4 mm (better) | 31.9 mm |
| Width × depth | 313.6 × 219.4 mm | 335 × 261 mm |
| Battery life detail | 58 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 hr | Six-cell lithium-ion battery: maker claim up to 3.8 hours on NVIDIA models, or up to 5.3 hours with additional Ultrabay battery. Listed 2.4 kg starting weight and 261 mm depth include the six-cell battery; thickness ranges from 27.6 to 31.9 mm. Integrated-graphics and four-cell models have different figures. |
| Charger | 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN, slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country | 90 W AC adaptor for NVIDIA graphics models |
| Fast charging | Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating) | – |
| Materials | Carbon fibre hybrid top cover; aluminium bottom cover | Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack | 3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 or 5.3 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| Webcam | 5MP, optional IR | Not fitted to represented 7664-16U/17U configurations |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| 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; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models) | Three USB 2.0 ports, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire 400, separate microphone and headphone jacks, CardBus PC Card slot and ExpressCard/54; docking connector; removable Ultrabay Slim DVD burner |
| 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 | DVI pass-through requires the optional ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock or Advanced Dock |
| 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 | 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination; volume and mute buttons |
| Trackpad | Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm | UltraNav touchpad with TrackPoint pointing stick |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos | Stereo speakers, 1 W each |
| Microphones | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice | Internal microphone |
| Biometrics | Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello | TPM 1.2 security chip |
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