Razer Blade 14 (2023) vs Acer Nitro 14 AMD (AN14-41)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 14 (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 69-94% higher FPS
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Performs significantly better (up to 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 18% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 27% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- 33% sharper screen – 216 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (109 vs 128.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 14 AMD (AN14-41)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 76 against 68.1 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) | 2.02 kg (4.45 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 319.7 x 220 x 16.8 mm 12.59 x 8.66 x 0.66 inches |
324.12 x 255.9 x 20.43-22.84 mm 12.76 x 10.07 x 0.8-0.9 inches |
| Area | 703 cm2 (109 inches2) | 829 cm2 (128.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.8% | ~68.5% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 11.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 155° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 55.5 dB | 57 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 216 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1271:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.8% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.3% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 791 grams | 789 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.0 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Radeon 760M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 80 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2295 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 16 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 16 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3260 | 1175 |
| Solar Bay | 42174 | 22952 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~82.7 dB | ~79.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 8.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Blade 14 (2023):
- There is also a non-upgradable 16GB DDR5 soldered memory variant.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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