Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon): which AI models can it run?
Estimated from the specifications below. Choose the memory size you have or plan to buy, then read the table for that size.
Specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Chip
- Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
- Processor
- Snapdragon X Elite (12 cores)
- Graphics
- Qualcomm Adreno
- Memory type
- LPDDR5x-8448 soldered
- Memory options
- 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 135 GB/s
Sources: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_T14s_Gen_6_Qualcomm/ThinkPad_T14s_Gen_6_Qualcomm_Spec.pdf, https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/Product-Brief-Snapdragon-X-Elite.pdf
Bandwidth is Qualcomm's figure for the Snapdragon X Elite family (X1E-78-100 is listed in its brief).
With 16 GB of memory
About 12 GB of it can hold a model.
| Model | Fit | Needs (GB) | Writing speed (tokens per second) | Speed | Quality | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 3B llama3.2:3b |
Fits | 5 | 24 to 44 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 4B qwen3:4b · thinks first |
Fits | 6 | 19 to 35 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 4B gemma3:4b |
Fits | 6.7 | 14 to 27 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Mistral 7B v0.3 mistral:7b |
Fits | 7.8 | 11 to 20 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 8B llama3.1:8b |
Fits | 8.3 | 9.6 to 18 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 8B qwen3:8b · thinks first |
Fits | 8.9 | 9.1 to 17 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 12B gemma3:12b |
Won't fit | 15.9 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B deepseek-r1:14b |
Won't fit | 13.7 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Phi-4 14B phi4:14b |
Won't fit | 13.9 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 14B qwen3:14b |
Won't fit | 13.4 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| gpt-oss 20B gpt-oss:20b |
Won't fit | 16.5 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 27B gemma3:27b |
Won't fit | 27.2 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 30B (A3B) qwen3:30b |
Won't fit | 22.6 | not known | n/a | 9.3/10 | Estimated |
| Qwen3 32B qwen3:32b |
Won't fit | 26.3 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 70B llama3.1:70b |
Won't fit | 51.5 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| gpt-oss 120B gpt-oss:120b |
Won't fit | 70.5 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
Models marked "thinks first" can write out their reasoning before they answer, so a job takes longer than the speed alone suggests.
With 32 GB of memory
About 28 GB of it can hold a model.
| Model | Fit | Needs (GB) | Writing speed (tokens per second) | Speed | Quality | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 3B llama3.2:3b |
Fits | 5 | 24 to 44 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 4B qwen3:4b · thinks first |
Fits | 6 | 19 to 35 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 4B gemma3:4b |
Fits | 6.7 | 14 to 27 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Mistral 7B v0.3 mistral:7b |
Fits | 7.8 | 11 to 20 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 8B llama3.1:8b |
Fits | 8.3 | 9.6 to 18 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 8B qwen3:8b · thinks first |
Fits | 8.9 | 9.1 to 17 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 12B gemma3:12b |
Fits | 15.9 | 5.8 to 11 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B deepseek-r1:14b · thinks first |
Fits | 13.7 | 5.2 to 9.8 | Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Phi-4 14B phi4:14b |
Fits | 13.9 | 5.2 to 9.6 | Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 14B qwen3:14b · thinks first |
Fits | 13.4 | 5.1 to 9.4 | Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| gpt-oss 20B gpt-oss:20b · thinks first |
Fits | 16.5 | 12 to 22 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 27B gemma3:27b |
Tight | 27.2 | 2.8 to 5.2 | Unclear could be Slow or Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 30B (A3B) qwen3:30b · thinks first |
Fits | 22.6 | 14 to 26 | Fast | 9.3/10 | Estimated |
| Qwen3 32B qwen3:32b · thinks first |
Tight | 26.3 | 2.4 to 4.4 | Slow | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 70B llama3.1:70b |
Won't fit | 51.5 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
| gpt-oss 120B gpt-oss:120b |
Won't fit | 70.5 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
Models marked "thinks first" can write out their reasoning before they answer, so a job takes longer than the speed alone suggests.
With 64 GB of memory
About 60 GB of it can hold a model.
| Model | Fit | Needs (GB) | Writing speed (tokens per second) | Speed | Quality | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 3B llama3.2:3b |
Fits | 5 | 24 to 44 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 4B qwen3:4b · thinks first |
Fits | 6 | 19 to 35 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 4B gemma3:4b |
Fits | 6.7 | 14 to 27 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Mistral 7B v0.3 mistral:7b |
Fits | 7.8 | 11 to 20 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 8B llama3.1:8b |
Fits | 8.3 | 9.6 to 18 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 8B qwen3:8b · thinks first |
Fits | 8.9 | 9.1 to 17 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 12B gemma3:12b |
Fits | 15.9 | 5.8 to 11 | Unclear could be Moderate or Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B deepseek-r1:14b · thinks first |
Fits | 13.7 | 5.2 to 9.8 | Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Phi-4 14B phi4:14b |
Fits | 13.9 | 5.2 to 9.6 | Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 14B qwen3:14b · thinks first |
Fits | 13.4 | 5.1 to 9.4 | Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| gpt-oss 20B gpt-oss:20b · thinks first |
Fits | 16.5 | 12 to 22 | Fast | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Gemma 3 27B gemma3:27b |
Fits | 27.2 | 2.8 to 5.2 | Unclear could be Slow or Moderate | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Qwen3 30B (A3B) qwen3:30b · thinks first |
Fits | 22.6 | 14 to 26 | Fast | 9.3/10 | Estimated |
| Qwen3 32B qwen3:32b · thinks first |
Fits | 26.3 | 2.4 to 4.4 | Slow | not measured yet | Estimated |
| Llama 3.1 70B llama3.1:70b |
Fits | 51.5 | 1.1 to 2 | Slow | not measured yet | Estimated |
| gpt-oss 120B gpt-oss:120b |
Won't fit | 70.5 | not known | n/a | not measured yet | Estimated |
Models marked "thinks first" can write out their reasoning before they answer, so a job takes longer than the speed alone suggests.
Speed is the speed of writing an answer, shown as a range. Reading speed is not estimated. How the estimates work · How close they are · Back to the finder