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Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 8 2025

The 3200x2000 tandem OLED touchscreen with 600 nits brightness and 100% DCI-P3 coverage delivers exceptional color accuracy, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 GPU handle professional graphics workloads. At 1.84kg with a 90Wh battery, this workstation pairs ISV-certified reliability with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity and an SD Express 7.0 card reader in a portable chassis. This machine is best for on-set digital imaging technicians and photographers who need a color-critical touchscreen and rapid file offloading in the field.

CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 3200x2000
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 90 Wh
Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 8 2025 laptop
81 Overall Score
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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong ram (91th percentile) 91th
  • Strong port (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th

Cons

  • Below average compact (24th percentile)

What owners think

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 84.9
GPU 71.8
RAM 90.9
Ports 88.9
Screen 97.1
Portability 24
Storage 81.4
Reliability 78.6

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Cores 16
Frequency 2.0 GHz
L3 Cache 24 MB

Graphics

GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM
Type discrete
VRAM 8 GB

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation LPDDR5X
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 16"
Resolution 3200
Panel OLED
Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Brightness 600 nits
Color Gamut 100% DCI-P3

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 3
USB Ports 1
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 x 2, Thunderbolt 4 x 1
HDMI HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.4

Physical

Weight 1.8 kg / 4.1 lbs
Battery 90 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 8 Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Apple M4 Max AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
RAM (GB) 32 128 32 32 24 32
Storage (GB) 1024 4096 2000 1000 1024 1024
Screen 16" 3200x2000 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 1920x1200 14" 2880x1800
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Intel Arc AMD Radeon 860M Intel Arc
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.8 1.6 1.6 1 1.4 1.2
Battery (Wh) 90 72 - - - 15
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliability
Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 8 84.971.890.988.997.12481.478.6
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 91.918.599.579.59967.398.696.2
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 86.491.492.266.495.372.69058.2
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 63.66481.282.790.195.273.858.2
HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare 74.860.283.982.771.577.469.531.9
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 66.86481.266.494.885.481.478.6

Usage Scores

Overall (80.8)Ai Llm (57.3)Gaming (81.4)Compact (61.4)Creator (89.3)Student (73.6)Business (76.4)Developer (82.8)Entertainment (88)

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