Lenovo debuts new ThinkStation workstations & remote solutions

Lenovo has unveiled its latest workstations solutions and significant updates to its ThinkStation desktop portfolio.

Workstation solutions

The new Lenovo Workstations Solutions portfolio is designed to cater to the demanding performance and workflow requirements of professionals including engineers, designers, architects, data scientists, researchers, and creators. The solutions aim to enhance productivity and streamline workflows by offering integrated hardware, software, and services.

Lenovo's approach to workstation solutions centres around addressing real-world industry challenges. The company's engineering team, through extensive research and customer feedback, has developed a suite of reference architectures designed to accelerate workflows for three key user groups: those requiring high-performance access anywhere, artificial intelligence (AI) development, and spatial computing for virtual environments.

The solutions incorporate ThinkStation and ThinkPad P Series workstations, featuring the latest Intel and AMD processors, NVIDIA RTX PRO GPUs, and ISV-certified software. Lenovo states that the portfolio is designed to deliver complete workflow solutions, not only the hardware itself. This includes essential accessories and premium services optimised to interoperate.

Lenovo Access for remote users

One of the flagship introductions is Lenovo Access—a collection of solutions aimed at remote and hybrid teams. Lenovo Access is built around a stack of hardware, software, and services intended to deliver higher performance and a smoother experience compared to public cloud or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) resources. It allows remote users to benefit from the performance of a dedicated, local workstation regardless of their location.

The first Lenovo Access blueprint utilises seven rack-mounted Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Ultra Small Form Factor (SFF) workstations, running the Mechdyne TGX remote graphics protocol. Each workstation supports up to the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation GPU, offers up to 5.7GHz turbo clock speeds with Intel Core Ultra processors, and includes up to 128GB dual-channel memory and 16TB of storage. This reference architecture provides scalable performance, flexibility, and simplified management for power users.

Unlike virtualised server environments, Lenovo Access offers direct 1:1 access to full CPU turbo performance, alongside real-time screen and control sharing for collaborative tasks such as design reviews and training. The solution also features advanced remote management tools, with support for Lenovo ThinkStation BMC, Intel vPro AMT, and AMD Dash. Enhanced security is provided through the Intel vPro platform, integrated with ThinkShield, Lenovo's suite of business cybersecurity offerings.

Rob Herman, Vice President, Worldwide Workstation and Client AI Business at Lenovo, said: "Many workstation power users have very specific requirements to achieve well-defined and ambitious objectives. Lenovo Workstation Solutions are purpose-built to give these customers the tools to accelerate their workflows and get things done. As we add more solution blueprints in the future, Lenovo Workstation customers will have a dedicated and increasingly powerful toolkit to help them design, innovate, research, and build."

ThinkStation desktop updates

The new generation of ThinkStation P2 and P3 desktop workstations promises enhanced computing power and performance value. Lenovo has confirmed that later this year these workstations will support NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell Workstation Edition GPUs, which offer technological developments in AI, ray tracing, and neural rendering for sophisticated design and engineering workflows.

Designed for mission-critical applications, the new desktop models are ISV-certified and targeted at designers, engineers, and students seeking a balance between expandability, flexibility, and computing capacity. For example, the ThinkStation P3 Tower offers AI-optimised workflows and, with its new configuration, can be equipped with Intel Core Ultra 9 processors (Series 2) and up to NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q graphics, delivering up to 3,500 TOPS. The updated system supports higher-capacity DDR5 memory and expanded storage, along with enhanced RAID options.

The ThinkStation P3 Ultra SFF Gen 2 model incorporates Intel Core Ultra 9 processors, supports NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation graphics, and over 128GB of high-speed DDR5 memory at 6400 MT/s. It also supports PCIe Gen 5 for enhanced data transfer speeds and features additional M.2 slots for expanded storage capabilities. Despite its compact chassis (less than four litres in volume), it is designed for performance-intensive applications and hybrid work environments. The workstation comes with a pluggable ThinkStation BMC for advanced remote monitoring and management.

The ThinkStation P3 Tiny Gen 2, with a form factor 96% smaller than a traditional desktop, supports up to Intel Core Ultra 9 processors and NVIDIA RTX A1000 graphics. It can power up to six independent displays and is equipped with up to 128GB of DDR5 memory, WiFi 7 connectivity, Thunderbolt 4, and multiple mounting options for deployment across diverse sectors including architecture, engineering, finance, healthcare, and STEM education.

The ThinkStation P2 Tower Gen 2 features Intel Core Ultra 9 processors, NVIDIA Ada Generation graphics, and is tailored for data-intensive workloads with support for PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 memory at 5600 MT/s. With a chassis volume of 17 litres and tested to military standards, it is suited to entry-level computer-aided design, product design, and educational applications.

Availability

The Lenovo Access blueprint, based on seven rack-mounted ThinkStation P3 Ultra SFF workstations, is now available. The ThinkStation P3 Tower is available for purchase immediately, while the updated ThinkStation P2 Tower, P3 Tiny, and P3 Ultra SFF models will be available later this month.