Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2
Full-size 15.6-inch mobile workstation with 11th Gen Intel Core H-series or Xeon W-11000M processors, NVIDIA T1200 to RTX A5000 laptop graphics, four SO-DIMM slots (up to 128 GB DDR4-3200, ECC with Xeon), three M.2 NVMe drives (one PCIe 4.0) and Thunderbolt 4. For engineering, CAD and content-creation users who need desktop-class memory, storage and GPU options on the move.
Memory
- Slots
- 4 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual-channel capable
- Max
- 128 GB (4 × 32 GB)
- Type
- DDR4-3200 ECC or non-ECC
- ECC
- Only on models with ECC SO-DIMMs and a Xeon processor
- Shipped configs
- 1 × 8 GB up to 4 × 32 GB (PSREF model list)
Storage
- Drives
- Up to three M.2 2280 SSDs
- Slots
- 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 2 × M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4; a PCIe 4.0 SSD in a PCIe 3.0 slot runs at PCIe 3.0 speed
- Offered
- PCIe x4 NVMe Opal 2.0: 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB; PCIe 4.0 x4 Performance NVMe Opal 2.0: 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB
- Capacity
- Up to 2 TB per drive (datasheet: up to 6 TB total)
- RAID
- RAID 0/1 on the two PCIe 3.0 x4 slots; Opal not available in RAID mode
- Optical
- None
- Card reader
- SD card reader
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics
- NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
- 4 GB GDDR6, 60 W TGP; 170 W adapter
- NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
- 4 GB GDDR6, 60 W TGP, Dynamic Boost 2.0; 170 W adapter
- NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
- 6 GB GDDR6, 90 W TGP, Dynamic Boost 2.0; 230 W adapter
- NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU
- 8 GB GDDR6, 90 W TGP, Dynamic Boost 2.0; 230 W adapter
- NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU
- 16 GB GDDR6, 90 W TGP, Dynamic Boost 2.0; 230 W adapter
- External displays
- Up to 5 independent (panel + 4 external via HDMI, USB-C or Thunderbolt), hybrid mode only; HDMI 4K60 with T1200 or 8K60 with RTX GPUs; USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 5120×3200 at 60 Hz
Expansion
- M.2 SSD
- 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4, 2 × M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
- M.2 WLAN
- Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
- M.2 WWAN
- Quectel EM160R-GL on WWAN models; 'WWAN upgradable' models are antenna-ready
Networking
- Ethernet
- 2.5GbE, Intel I225-LM (vPro) or I225-V (non-vPro), RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- WLAN
- Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210, 802.11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1 (5.3 hardware-ready)
- WWAN (optional)
- Quectel EM160R-GL 4G LTE Cat16, 4x4 MIMO, embedded eSIM
- NFC
- None
Power
- Adapters
- 170 W slim tip (3-pin) with T1200 / RTX A2000; 230 W slim tip (3-pin) with RTX A3000 / A4000 / A5000 (PSREF model data)
- Rapid Charge
- Up to 80% in 1 hour
- USB-C power
- USB-C and Thunderbolt Power Delivery is power-out only (charging peripherals); the laptop charges from the slim-tip connector
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 2 × Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps (data, Power Delivery 3.0 out, DisplayPort 1.4a), rear
- USB-C
- 1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (data, Power Delivery 3.0 out, DisplayPort 1.4), rear
- USB-A
- 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (one Always On), one per side
- Video
- HDMI 2.1 (left side): up to 4K60 with T1200, up to 8K60 with RTX graphics
- Ethernet
- 2.5GbE RJ-45 (rear)
- Other standard
- SD card reader, headphone / mic combo jack
- Optional
- Smart card reader, nano-SIM slot (WWAN models)
- Docking
- Thunderbolt or USB-C docks
Display
- FHD IPS 300 nits
- 1920×1080, non-touch, anti-glare, 700:1, 100% sRGB
- FHD IPS 500 nits
- 1920×1080, non-touch, anti-glare, 1200:1, 100% sRGB, Dolby Vision
- UHD IPS 600 nits
- 3840×2160, non-touch, anti-glare, 1200:1, 100% Adobe RGB, Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR 400, X-Rite factory calibration
- UHD OLED touch
- 3840×2160, 10-point on-cell touch, 400 nits SDR / 500 nits HDR peak, anti-reflection / anti-smudge, 100000:1, 100% DCI-P3, Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR True Black 500; Lenovo Pen Pro support
Battery
- Type
- Integrated 94 Wh Li-polymer
- Rated life
- MobileMark 2018: 9 h; JEITA 2.0: 11.5 h
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- Non-touch 375.4 × 252.3 × 24.5-31.45 mm (14.24 × 9.67 × 0.96-1.24 in); touch 375.4 × 252.3 × 25.25-32.2 mm
- Weight
- Non-touch from 2.87 kg (6.32 lb); touch from 3.07 kg (6.75 lb)
- Case
- Black; PPS / 50% GF top, PA / 50% GF bottom
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit, numeric keypad; TrackPoint + Mylar multi-touch touchpad
- Camera
- HD 720p or 720p + IR hybrid, both with privacy shutter
- Audio
- Realtek ALC3306, stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, dual far-field microphones
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0, match-on-chip touch fingerprint reader on palm rest, optional smart card reader, Kensington Security Slot (3 × 7 mm)
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H tested
- Environment
- Operating 5 to 35 °C, up to 3048 m
- Machine types
- 20YQ, 20YR
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro on i5-11500H, i7-11850H, i9-11950H and Xeon models (nearly all); i7-11800H is non-vPro
- BIOS
- Power-on and supervisor passwords; self-healing BIOS
- Performance
- Ultra Performance Mode (user-controlled performance boost)
- Announced
- PSREF model announce dates 2021-06-08 to 2023-05-02
- Status
- Withdrawn (PSREF); end of support 2028-01-15
- Warranty
- 1-year or 3-year courier / carry-in or limited onsite, depending on model
- ISV
- ISV-certified (see thinkworkstations.com/isv-certifications)
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, Windows 11 Home (incl. Single Language), Windows 11 Pro downgrade to Windows 10 Pro / Pro for Workstations, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, Windows 10 Home (incl. Single Language), Ubuntu Linux LTS (incl. Data Science preload), Fedora Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 (certified only), no OS
Processors
- Intel Core i5-11500H
- Intel Core i7-11800H
- Intel Core i7-11850H
- Intel Core i9-11950H
- Intel Xeon W-11855M
- Intel Xeon W-11955M