Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T470

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ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T470

	LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T470
Overview
Released
Released	June 2025	February 2017
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits (better)	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	HD 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 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 i5-7200U
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 620
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB to 512 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads)	Sixth- or seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; Core i7-6500U unavailable in EMEA
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620; optional GeForce 940MX with 2 GB GDDR5 outside EMEA; listed configurations are integrated
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	DDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0	2.5-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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 28 hours	Up to 13.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	86 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.76 kg	1.65 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18.14 mm (better)	19.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	359.7 × 250.8 mm	336.6 × 232.5 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)	Optional 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
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country	45 W or 65 W slim-tip or USB-C adapter
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	Magnesium-hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	Thunderbolt 3, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, optional IR	Optional 720p; optional infrared camera
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)	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 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	Three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz
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; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mm	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	2 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 touch fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 or 2.0; optional NFC