Razer Blade 16 (2024) vs Blade 16

65 out of 100
Razer Blade 16 (2024)
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64 out of 100
Razer Blade 16
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Review

Evaluation of Razer Blade 16 (2024) and Blade 16 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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23.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
25.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16
  • Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 244 x 21.99 mm
13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches
355 x 244 x 21.99 mm
13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches
Area 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.7% ~85.7%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 5.2 mm
Colors White, Black White, Black
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 140°
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) 50.3 dB 51.3 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 20900:1 1305:1
sRGB color space 99.9% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 95.6% 89.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 98.5%
Response time 1 ms 9 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits
Blade 16 +25%
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:45 hr 1:45 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 280 / 330 W 240 / 280 / 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 967 grams 804 / 959 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.8 GHz 5.5 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 32 32
L3 Cache 36 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3103
3014
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
19017
16817
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Blade 16 +11%
2009

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
Blade 16 +2%
11133
Blender GPU 3494 3547
Solar Bay 48884 45994
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 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~81.1 dB ~88.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 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 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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 Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 17.0 x 9.7 cm 17.0 x 9.7 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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tido February 15, 2025 at 06:50 AM
i need you check again razer blade 16 2023 why dislay have HDR + or razer blade 16 2024 have dislay 4k mini led have FreeSync but use gpu rtx 4090 ??
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Serhii February 17, 2025 at 07:46 AM
Appreciate your help, Tido.
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