Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T430

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ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T430

	LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T430
Overview
Released
Released	June 2025	June 2012
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 (better)	1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits (better)	200 nits or 250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or multi-touch, or 500-nit low power	14-inch 1366 × 768 (200 nits) or 1600 × 900 (250 nits) LED-backlit LCD; 300:1 contrast
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (400-nit); 100% sRGB (500-nit)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	1,000:1 contrast (1,200:1 on the low-power panel); Eyesafe Certified 2.0 on the touch and low-power panels; 87.22% screen-to-body ratio	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	Intel Core i5-3210M or Intel Core i7-3520M
CPU cores
CPU cores	6 or 8	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	4
Graphics
Graphics	Radeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000 or NVIDIA NVS 5400M
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	4 GB or 8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	320 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads)	Third-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 dual-core processors; some i5-2520M models; QM77 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 on Ivy Bridge processors, HD Graphics 3000 on i5-2520M; optional NVIDIA NVS 5400M with 1 GB and Optimus
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	DDR3-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0	Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD; removable Ultrabay Enhanced DVD burner; selected models support mSATA SSD instead of WWAN
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 28 hours	Up to 9.7 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	86 Wh (better)	57 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.76 kg (better)	2.17 kg
Thickness
Thickness	18.14 mm (better)	29.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	359.7 × 250.8 mm	340.5 × 232 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52.5 Wh or 86 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with 86 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 22 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 17.3 hr video and 33.8 hr idle, local video up to 28 hr; Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 with WUXGA touch, local video up to 24.2 hr (86 Wh) or 15.1 hr (52.5 Wh)	Integrated graphics: six-cell 57 Wh up to 9.7 hours, nine-cell 94 Wh up to 16.2 hours, nine-cell plus 94 Wh slice up to 32.5 hours; Optimus up to 9.4 / 15.8 / 31.6 hours; weight shown with six-cell battery
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country	65 W on integrated graphics models; 90 W on Optimus models
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (52.5 Wh with a 65 W or 100 W adapter; 86 Wh with the 100 W adapter; when off, in standby or hibernating)	–
Materials
Materials	PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom covers	Carbon-fibre/glass-fibre hybrid display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium roll cage
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, optional IR	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–100 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 3.0, two USB 2.0 (one powered), VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, audio combo, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and ExpressCard/34; docking connector
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 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz via Mini DisplayPort; 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz via VGA
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, with numeric keypad; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; TrackPoint; optional backlight and ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mm	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2