Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X270

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ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad X270
LenovoThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (AMD)LenovoThinkPad X270
Overview
ReleasedJune 2025March 2017
Display
Screen size13.3″12.5″
Resolution1920 × 1200 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelIPS LCDIPS LCD
Refresh rate60 Hz–
Brightness400 nits (better)300 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA IPS, non-touch or on-cell touch, 16:10HD (220 nits), HD IPS (300 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger on-cell touch on Full HD
Colour range100% sRGB–
Screen finishAnti-glareAnti-glare
Display features1,500:1 contrast; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 87.8% screen-to-body ratio–
Performance
ProcessorAMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350Intel Core i5-7200U
CPU cores6 or 82
CPU threads12 or 164
GraphicsRadeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB or 32 GB (better)8 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB (better)256 GB
CPURyzen 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 i3, i5 or i7
GPUIntegrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620
AI engineCopilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS–
Memory typeLPDDR5X-8000 (LPDDR5X-8533 fitted), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradableDDR4-2400; one SO-DIMM socket, up to 16 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
Storage typeOne M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (PCIe 5.0 SSDs run at PCIe 4.0 speed); 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 configuration has a 256 GB PCIe SSD (Laptop Mag)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 23.6 hoursUp to 13.04 hours
Battery capacity54.7 Wh–
Weight0.953 kg (better)1.36 kg
Thickness13.35 mm (better)20.3 mm
Width × depth299.3 × 207 mm305.5 × 208.5 mm
Battery life detail41 Wh or 54.7 Wh Li-ion; with 54.7 Wh, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 and WUXGA non-touch, MobileMark 25 up to 14.88 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 15.4 hr video and 22.9 hr idle, local video up to 23.6 hr; Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 with touch, local video up to 20.2 hrOptional internal 23 Wh; removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 13.04 hours (MobileMark 2014), plus 48 Wh up to 20.1 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 26.9 hours; weight shown with internal and three-cell external batteries; listed CTO combination includes 72 Wh external battery
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN 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)–
MaterialsCFRP top cover with aluminium or magnesium bottom cover, or carbon fibre hybrid top cover with aluminium bottom coverGlass-fibre reinforced plastic display cover and bottom
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jackUSB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Optional 802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig in US models
Bluetooth5.4Optional Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
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; USB-A 5 Gbps (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 (5G models)Two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, one USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 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 × 2160 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, 74.3 × 115 mmMulti-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos1.5 W × 2 stereo speakers
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby VoiceOptional dual-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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