Razer Blade 16 (2026) vs Asus ROG Strix G16 (2026) G615

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Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Razer Blade 16 (2026) and Asus ROG Strix G16 (2026) G615 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16 (2026)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 510 grams less (around 1.12 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2026) G615
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 240 Hz
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs slightly better (up to 17%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) 2.65 kg (5.84 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 250.5 x 14.9-17.4 mm
13.98 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 889 cm2 (137.8 inches2) 949 cm2 (147.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.5% ~78.2%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Black Gray, Green
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
Noise level (max. load) 53.7 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 93.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
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 200 / 280 W 280 / 380 W
Weight of AC adapter 861 grams 1004 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 5.5 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 16 24
L3 Cache 18 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 2 nm 3 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 Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 18.4 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 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 48
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3397 3881
Solar Bay 56688 64534
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 9600 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 ~81.9 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 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 5 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 9.8 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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