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Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 (AMD)

16-inch 16:10 business ThinkPad offered on two AMD platforms: Hawk Point Ryzen PRO 200 series and Gorgon Point Ryzen AI PRO 400 series, with DDR5 SO-DIMM memory across two slots, dual Thunderbolt 4 ports and optional 5G WWAN.

Memory

Slots
Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Max
Gorgon Point: up to 96 GB DDR5-5600; Hawk Point: up to 64 GB DDR5-5600

Storage

Slot
One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
Max
Gorgon Point: one drive, up to 2 TB M.2 2280 SSD; Hawk Point: one drive, up to 1 TB M.2 2280 SSD
Offered
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB Opal 2.0 (PCIe 4.0 x4); Performance 2 TB Opal 2.0 (PCIe 5.0 x4, runs at PCIe 4.0 x4 speed due to platform limitation)
Card reader
None

Graphics

Integrated
AMD Radeon 740M, 760M, 780M, 840M, or 860M, all DirectX 12, shared memory
NPU
Integrated AMD Ryzen AI NPU, up to 50 TOPS depending on CPU (215 has none)
External displays
Up to 4 independent (native display + 3 external via HDMI/Thunderbolt); HDMI up to 4K@60Hz, Thunderbolt up to 5K@60Hz (Hawk Point) or 8K@30Hz (Gorgon Point, needs 2 display pipes, drops simultaneous count by one at 8K)

Networking

Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8111EPV, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
WLAN + Bluetooth
MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925, 802.11be 2×2 + Bluetooth 5.4
WWAN (optional)
Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem (4G Cat6), or Snapdragon X61 5G Sub-6 GHz, M.2 card, both with embedded eSIM
SIM
KDDI eSIM program (Japan, special bid only); no physical SIM card inbox standard
NFC
Optional Near Field Communication

Power

Adapters
65 W USB-C (2-pin, 3-pin, nano GaN, or slim GaN), 100 W USB-C slim (3-pin), or 100 W dual-port USB-C GaN (2-pin/3-pin), PD 3.0, 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz
Rapid Charge
60 Wh battery with 65 W adapter, or 75 Wh battery with 100 W adapter: up to 80% in 1 hour

Ports

Standard
1 × USB-A (USB 5 Gbps, Always On), 1 × USB-A (USB 5 Gbps), 2 × Thunderbolt 4 (PD 15–100 W, DisplayPort 2.1 on Gorgon Point / DisplayPort 1.4a on Hawk Point), 1 × HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), 1 × headphone/mic combo (3.5 mm), 1 × RJ-45
Optional
Nano-SIM card slot (WWAN models), smart card reader

Display

16" WUXGA IPS
1920×1200, non-touch, 400 nits, anti-glare, 16:10, 1000:1, 45% NTSC, 60 Hz, 89° all round, 3M DBEF5
16" WUXGA IPS in-cell touch
1920×1200, in-cell multi-touch, 500 nits, anti-glare, 16:10, 1500:1, 100% sRGB, 60 Hz, 89° all round, low power, Eyesafe Certified 2.0
16" WUXGA IPS on-cell touch Privacy Guard
1920×1200, on-cell multi-touch, 500 nits, anti-glare, 16:10, 1500:1, 100% sRGB, 60 Hz, 89° all round, ThinkPad Privacy Guard, Eyesafe Certified 2.0
Screen-to-body ratio
88.85%

Battery

Options
60 Wh (Rapid Charge with 65 W adapter) or 75 Wh (Rapid Charge with 100 W adapter) rechargeable Li-ion
Rated life (max, config 1)
WUXGA low power touch, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, 16 GB DDR5, 75 Wh: MobileMark 30 up to 17.77 hr (1051 score) @250 nits, JEITA-BAT 3.0 (video/idle) up to 17.3/35.47 hr @200 nits, local video up to 31.38 hr @150 nits
Rated life (config 2)
WUXGA non-touch, Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440, 32 GB DDR5, 75 Wh: MobileMark 30 up to 15.42 hr (1112 score), JEITA-BAT 3.0 up to 14.12/23.38 hr, local video up to 22.08 hr
Rated life (config 3)
WUXGA low power touch, Ryzen 7 PRO 250, 16 GB DDR5, 75 Wh: MobileMark 30 up to 14.6 hr (933 score), JEITA-BAT 3.0 up to 12.9/24.9 hr, local video up to 25 hr

Physical

Dimensions (W×D×H)
357.9 × 247.9 × 11.45/18.2 (front/rear), 23.8 mm max
Weight
WLAN, 60 Wh: from 1.74 kg (3.83 lb); WLAN, 75 Wh: from 1.78 kg (3.92 lb); WWAN, 60 Wh: from 1.84 kg (4.05 lb); WWAN, 75 Wh: from 1.88 kg (4.14 lb)
Case
Black; WLAN models: Al stamping / 50% PIC (top), PC + 20% carbon fiber (bottom); WWAN models: Al stamping / 50% PIC (top), PC + 40% glass fiber (bottom)
Camera
5.0 MP + IR discrete, 5.0 MP + IR discrete with vHDR and Computer Vision on ISP (preloaded OS only), or 5.0 MP, all with privacy shutter, fixed focus, temporal noise reduction; optional no camera (special bid)
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified), Kensington Nano Security Slot (2.5 × 6 mm), optional smart card reader (ISO 7816, EMV), fingerprint reader in power button (match-on-chip)
Durability
MIL-STD-810H military test passed

Management

System management
DASH or non-DASH (depends on configuration)
BIOS security
Certificate-based BIOS authentication, FIDO authentication, NVMe, power-on, supervisor and system management passwords, self-healing BIOS
Other security
Optional Computer Vision-based Human Presence Detection on ISP, camera privacy shutter, optional IR camera for Windows Hello, Privacy Guard with Privacy Alert
Certifications
ENERGY STAR 9.0, EPEAT 2.0 Gold Registered, ErP Lot 6/26, RoHS compliant, TCO Certified generation 10

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Fedora Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, no preload operating system

Processors

  • AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215
  • AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 250
  • AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440
  • AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450