Razer Blade 14 (2022) vs Blade 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 14 (2022)
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319.7 x 220 x 16.8 mm 12.59 x 8.66 x 0.66 inches |
319.7 x 220 x 16.8 mm 12.59 x 8.66 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 703 cm2 (109 inches2) | 703 cm2 (109 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.8% | ~76.8% |
| Side bezels | 4.9 mm | 4.9 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.1 dB | 52 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 654 grams | 801 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 680M | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 100 W | 100 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1267 MHz | 1267 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1605 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12.3 TFLOPS | 12.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 12.3 TFLOPS | 12.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2161 | 2195 |
| Solar Bay | 34620 | 32372 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78.8 dB | ~78.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.1 mm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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