Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 (AMD) review

Ninety-two mobility with recommended flags at $780

The ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 AMD (2022) at $780 updates the formula: a Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U with 32GB of RAM, mobility at 92 — 53.3 percent above the class median, top-quartile — and reliability at 70 alongside it. The near-identical sheet to the T14 Gen 3 AMD, in the lighter T14s frame, for $106 less.

Where it holds up

The flags convert the platform properly: Grand Theft Auto V clears recommended, Far Cry 5 clears its minimum with a measured 30 fps, Overwatch sits at recommended, and Photoshop and Visual Studio Code pass. Office at 82.35 (high), photo design at 82 (high) and portability at 76.7 (high) round out a sheet whose only structural critique is a single low band. Value at 59.1 is a fair mid for the $780 ask.

Where it falls short

Gaming at 34 is that lone low band — the newer Radeon integrated graphics score lower in this pool than the 2021 Vega trio's 44, the same platform-generation quirk the T14 Gen 3 AMD shows. The 32GB memory ceiling is the flagged weakness at 20 percent below the class median. Everything else reads mid or better; the critique is narrow and specific.

Price and depreciation

No launch anchor is recorded; the class-derived rate computes to 10 percent per year — moderate. At $780 the equation is clean: a modern, efficient platform with gentle slope and a fair value reading, one axis short of the 2021 trio's completeness.

Alternatives to consider

The T14 Gen 3 AMD (listing 1889) at $886 is the same sheet in the standard frame — portability 72.5 against 76.7 — for $106 more. The T14s Gen 2 AMD (listing 1919) at $686 is the value anchor: $94 less, no low band, gaming 44 instead of 34. The Intel twin (listing 1922) at the same $780 trades the flags for a quieter creative story.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. A 92-mobility, 70-reliability traveler with recommended-level GTA and Overwatch flags and a measured 30 fps Far Cry 5 minimum — with gaming at 34 as the one low band and a 32GB ceiling. The efficient modern pick, honest about its single compromise.