Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 vs X1 Carbon Gen 12
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
- 21% sharper screen – 196 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (94.5 vs 104.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 58-79% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 57 against 49.5 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 11% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 450 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.96 kg (2.12 lbs) | 1.09 kg (2.4 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 293.3 x 208.1 x 14.8 mm 11.55 x 8.19 x 0.58 inches |
312.8 x 214.75 x 14.96 mm 12.31 x 8.45 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 610 cm2 (94.6 inches2) | 672 cm2 (104 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.7 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Carbon fiber |
Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.9 dB | 37.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 13 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 196 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2160 x 1350 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
~15% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 69.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 68.5% | - |
| Response time | 33 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 198 / 276 grams | 252 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1450 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x1W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~85.2 dB | ~86 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.35 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.0 x 5.6 cm | 12.0 x 5.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3:
- The bottom part of the laptop is made of magnesium alloy.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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