Razer Blade 14 (2022) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 14 (2022)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 75-103% higher FPS
- Around 25% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 70 against 61.6 watt-hours
- 62% sharper screen – 254 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319.7 x 220 x 16.8 mm 12.59 x 8.66 x 0.66 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 703 cm2 (109 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.8% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 4.9 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6241 RPM |
| Noise level | 42.1 dB | 49.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | - | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | - | 48900:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.3% |
| Response time | - | 49 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 230 W | 67 / 96 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 654 gramm | 274 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 680M | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 100 W | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1267 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1605 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12.3 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 128 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 4x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 78.8 dB | 84.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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