Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 Storm Gray 2000
The 16-core Intel i7-13700HX and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada GPU with 8GB VRAM power through 3D models with 20-30 million polygons without slowing down. Its 16-inch 2560x1600 IPS display delivers 500 nits of brightness and 100% sRGB color, while the dual vapor chamber cooling keeps performance stable under sustained loads. This workstation is best for CGI artists and engineers who need desktop-class rendering power in a durable, ISV-certified chassis.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average compact (8th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13700HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | BT5.3 |
| Ethernet | No Onboard Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 3.0 kg / 6.5 lbs |
| Battery | 94 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro, English |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 13700HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro, English | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 94 | 72 | - | - | 15 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 | 85.8 | 74 | 87.7 | 99.5 | 89.1 | 7.8 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 72.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.9 | 18.5 | 99.5 | 79.5 | 99 | 67.3 | 98.6 | 96.2 | 81.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 90 | 58.2 | 95.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 64.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 77.7 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.9 | 64 | 90.3 | 72.9 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.3 | 31.9 | 78.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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