Razer Blade 14 (2024) vs Blade 14 (2023)

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CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
GPU
RAM
Storage 1024GB

Review

Evaluation of Razer Blade 14 (2024) and Blade 14 (2023) important characteristics
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)

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24.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
22.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

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 ~80.8% ~80.8%
Side bezels 9.1 mm 9.1 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 51.9 dB 55.5 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
PPI 216 ppi 216 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology FreeSync FreeSync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1274:1 1271:1
sRGB color space 99.8% 99.8%
Adobe RGB profile 85% 85.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits
500 nits

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, Right Left, Right
Charge power 230 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 790 grams 791 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.8 GHz 4.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M Radeon 780M
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 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 2295 MHz 2295 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz 2370 MHz
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 48
GPU performance 16 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3144 3260
Solar Bay 44092 42174
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 96 GB 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 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~79.2 dB ~82.7 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 8.5 cm 15.0 x 8.5 cm
Surface Glass Glass
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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Tolani Imam July 1, 2024 at 04:09 PM
but the razer blade 14 (2024) model uses the amd ryzen 9 8945hs processor
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Elden May 26, 2025 at 07:56 AM
Basically these 2 cpu s are exactly the same, even at some point the 2023 7940HS is better.
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