Lenovo releases new 16-inch laptop with 96 GB LPCAMM2 and AMD processors sooner than expected
Earlier this week, Lenovo began selling the ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 with Intel Panther Lake processors. Available internationally, these Intel-based models debuted in March alongside AMD-powered counterparts. While Lenovo anticipated releasing the former in May, it expected to hold the latter back until June.
Although that remains the case for the most part, Lenovo has quietly started selling AMD-based models in some capacity, replacing the Gen 4 model we reviewed in December 2025 (curr. $2,699 on Amazon). Currently, the company is offering these variants in Australia, and at quite a discount compared to their Intel-backed siblings.
At the time of writing, AMD-based ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 SKUs start at AUD 2,979 (~$2,129) compared to AUD 3,529 (~$2,522) for Intel models after messing around with Lenovo's configurator. By default, Lenovo markets pre-configured Intel models at AUD 4,249 (~$3,307), though.
By default, the ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 comes with a Ryzen AI 5 Pro 440, a 1 TB SSD, no discrete GPU and 16 GB of LPCAMM2 RAM, a first for an AMD-powered laptop. Alternatively, the 16-inch laptop can be configured with the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 450 and Ryzen AI 9 HX Pro 470, which opens the option of adding Nvidia's RTX Pro 500 Blackwell, RTX Pro 1000 Blackwell and RTX Pro 2000 Blackwell laptop GPUs.
Moreover, Lenovo is selling the ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 with 32 GB, 64 GB and 96 GB of LPCAMM2 RAM running at 8,533 MT/s. PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0 SSDs are also available, as are 60 Wh or 90 Wh batteries. On top of that, the laptop can be purchased with three display options culminating in an 1800p (2.8K) OLED panel featuring 500 nits peak brightness and a 30-120 Hz variable refresh rate. Lenovo has not confirmed pricing for other markets yet.
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