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Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8

Released Sep 12, 2025Laptop

Lenovo's ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 is a 16-inch multimedia laptop on the ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 chassis, with Core Ultra 7 255H, 265H or 9 285H and GeForce RTX 5060 or 5070 graphics. Specs here are for the Core Ultra 9 285H, RTX 5070, 64GB, 2TB tandem OLED model.

Pros

  • 16-inch 3200x2000 tandem OLED with 120Hz refresh and 1,500 nits peak HDR brightness
  • Core Ultra 9 285H with 16 cores and an RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR7
  • LPCAMM2 memory up to 64GB and two M.2 2280 SSD slots
  • Two Thunderbolt 5 ports, one Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, USB-A and an SD Express card reader
  • 90Wh battery with 140W USB-C charging in an aluminium chassis

Cons

  • High price: about 4,500 euros for the 64GB, 2TB OLED configuration in review testing
  • Weighs about 1.9kg in the tested configuration, plus a 415g charger
  • The standard IPS panels are 60Hz
  • No US launch price confirmed from Lenovo at time of writing
71.4Inno Score

Very good

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

Performance67
Display71
Battery86.7
Portability61.8

Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8

Display

Screen size
16 ″
Panel type
Tandem OLED
Resolution
3200x2000
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Peak brightness
1,500 nits

Performance

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)
RAM
64 GB
RAM type
LPDDR5X-7467 (LPCAMM2)
Storage
2,048 GB
Storage type
NVMe SSD (M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0 slot)

Battery

Capacity
90 Wh
Charging
140 W

Design

Weight
1.91 kg
Thickness
15.8 mm
Material
Aluminum

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 5 (USB PD 3.1, DisplayPort 2.1), 1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB-A (10Gbps, always-on), HDMI 2.1 (up to 8K/60Hz), SD Express 7.0 card reader, 3.5mm combo audio jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
5.4
Webcam
5.0MP + IR camera with privacy shutter
Biometrics
IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition, fingerprint reader in power button

Software

Operating system
Windows 11 Pro

Quick answers

Is the Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 good in 2026?

The Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 earns an Inno Score of 71.4/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 is a 16-inch multimedia laptop on the ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 chassis, with Core Ultra 7 255H, 265H or 9 285H and GeForce RTX 5060 or 5070 graphics. Specs here are for the Core Ultra 9 285H, RTX 5070, 64GB, 2TB tandem OLED model.

What are the key specs of the Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8?

Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H · RAM: 64 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.91 kg

What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Pro), Lenovo Yoga 9n 2-in-1 Gen 11, ASUS ProArt PZ14 (HT7407) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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