Razer Blade 16 (2025) vs Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615

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Evaluation of Razer Blade 16 (2025) and Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615 important characteristics
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System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
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21.1
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Value Index
22.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16 (2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 630 grams less (around 1.39 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 13-17% higher FPS
  • Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs slightly better (up to 14%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 2.73 kg (6.02 lbs)
Dimensions 359.8 x 250.5 x 14.9-17.4 mm
14.17 x 9.86 x 0.59-0.69 inches
354 x 268 x 22.8-30.8 mm
13.94 x 10.55 x 0.9-1.21 inches
Area 901 cm2 (139.7 inches2) 949 cm2 (147.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.4% ~78.2%
Side bezels 7.6 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 3
Max. fan speed (RPM) 5300 RPM -
Noise level (max. load) 53.4 dB 54.2 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 189 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 97.8% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:55 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 280 W 280 / 380 W
Weight of AC adapter 795 grams 1006 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 20 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 860M Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Fabrication process 4 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3577 3279
Solar Bay 53242 46989
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8000 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~82.1 dB ~82.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
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 5
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 Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.7 cm 15.0 x 9.8 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615:
    - The laptop is equipped with DDR5 RAM at 5600 MHz but supports an upgrade to DDR5 6400 MHz.
    - Model with index "G815LP-IS96": 1× Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2; others: 2× Thunderbolt 5.0, USB 4.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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