Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 Intel Core i9-13980HX
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Bottom line: The Lenovo Core i9-13980HX / RTX 4000 prebuilt has GeForce RTX 4000 graphics, 128GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓ Pairs a Core i9-13980HX processor with GeForce RTX 4000 graphics
- ✓ 128GB of RAM leaves headroom for gaming alongside streaming or creative apps
Cons
- ✗ Price, stock, shipping and returns are set by the retailer and may have changed since this page was last updated
SpecPicks Verdict
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Key Features
- Processor: Intel Core i9-13980HX, 24C (8P + 16E) / 32T, P-core 2.2 / 5.6GHz, E-core 1.6 / 4.0GHz, 36MB
- Memory:128 GB DDR5-(SODIMM) - ; Storage: 2 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance
- Display: 16" WQUXGA (3840 x 2400), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%DCI-P3, 800 nits, 60Hz, Low Blue Light, LED Backlight; Graphic Card: RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 364 x 266 x 30.23 mm (14.3 x 10.5 x 1.2 inches); Weight: Starting at 2.95 kg (6.5 lbs)
- [Upgrade] will open the box to upgrade the RAM and the hard drive to PCIe-NVMe Solid State Drive. The hard drive upgrade won't affect Lenovo manufacture warranty.
Full Specifications
| Brand | Lenovo |
|---|---|
| Color | Silver |
| Memory | 128 GB DDR5-(SODIMM) - ; Storage: 2 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance |
| Weight | 2.95 kg |
| RAM Type | DDR5 SDRAM |
| CPU Model | Intel Core i9 |
| Processor | Intel Core i9-13980HX, 24C (8P + 16E) / 32T, P-core 2.2 / 5.6GHz, E-core 1.6 / 4.0GHz, 36MB |
| Dimensions | 364 x 266 x 30.23 mm |
| Model Name | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 |
| Model Year | 2023 |
| Resolution | 3840x2400 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Form Factor | Notebook |
| Screen Size | 16 inches |
| Display Type | LED |
| Model Number | 21FA0028US |
| Built-In Media | Webcam |
| Hard Disk Size | 2 TB |
| Hard-Drive Size | 2 TB |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Full listing title | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 Intel Core i9-13980HX, 24C, 16" WQUXGA (3840 x 2400) IPS, 800 nits, 128GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada, Backlit KYB, Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro |
Performance Data
View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the RTX 4000 Ada Generation — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.
Which local LLMs fit in 20 GB?
20 GB holds a 20–27B model at Q4 with a modest context window; 30B-class weights need 24 GB.
- ✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
- ✅ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — fits at Q4
- ✅ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — fits at Q4
- ❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
- ❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+
Across 9 community runs from 6 sources, the RTX 4000 Ada Generation generates a median 58.6 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub)).
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