Lenovo Thinkpad P53

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Based on 5 expert reviews

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7.4

User Score

Based on 18 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Very good GPU performance
Lethargic fan control
Highly customizable configurations

Cons:

CPU performance reduced during combined stress, lower-powered 80-watt version of the Quadro RTX 5000
Poor webcam

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Last revision on June 20, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Very good GPU performance
Lethargic fan control
Highly customizable configurations

Reviewers Didn't Like

CPU performance reduced during combined stress, lower-powered 80-watt version of the Quadro RTX 5000
Poor webcam

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Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag IN on February 14, 2020 80

You're here because you want the fastest laptop computer your money can buy? That's a challenging goal: It depends on how you define "fast," and to some extent on how you define "laptop," too. Still, we'll try to help you hit that moving target. The...

By SlashGear on December 10, 2019 80

The ThinkPad P53 joins a long line of Lenovo workstation laptops, offering professionals the performance they need in a surprisingly portable, though still quite beefy, form factor. This model features the classic ThinkPad design paired with a full...

By PCPer on November 20, 2019 95

The Lenovo ThinkPad P53 is overall an impressive mobile workstation. It doesn’t have the sleek looks of today’s ultraportable laptops, but it still touts that classic ThinkPad aesthetic and offers incredible power and flexibility. You get all of the latest technology — Thunderbolt 3, RTX graphics, Wi-Fi 6, etc. — in a form factor that still allows you to upgrade your memory and storage.

By NotebookCheck on November 11, 2019 90

The ThinkPad P53 is still a traditional mobile workstation that does not pay a lot of attention to current trends of thinner and thinner cases and bezels. As a result however, the case is very robust, there are a lot of ports, upgrading is easily...

By ultrabookreview.com on November 04, 2019 75

The ThinkPad P53 represents the best that Lenovo has to offer in a 15.6" workstation. The machine is bulky, but it packs a ton of power into a reasonably portable case. While I can appreciate the insane performance housed within the chassis, the high...

By Neowin on November 10, 2019

If power is what you need, then look no further. The Lenovo ThinkPad P53 is a beast. With a Core i7-9850H CPU, an Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 GPU with 16GB GDDR6, 64GB RAM, a 2TB SSD, and an option for an OLED multitouch screen, there's not much that you...

By StorageReview on October 10, 2019

The Lenovo ThinkPad P53 is a feat of engineering and design excellence wrapped up in a familiar sleek black Lenovo shell. The ThinkPad P53 isn't the first laptop we've reviewed that features the power of the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 with Intel 9th Gen...

By develop3d.com on June 28, 2019

With the ThinkPad P53, Lenovo has broken the mould for the 15-inch mobile workstation. Over the years we've seen them become thinner, lighter, more stylish and shiny. But, generation-on-generation, we've never witnessed such a big leap in 3D performance...

Lenovo Thinkpad P53

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