Razer Blade 16 (2026) vs HP HyperX Omen 16 (2026)

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Display 2560 x 1600
Battery 90 Wh
CPU
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Razer Blade 16 (2026) and HP HyperX Omen 16 (2026) 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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31.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
39.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16 (2026)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 340 grams less (around 0.75 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 90 against 70 watt-hours
  • Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (137.8 vs 149.1 square inches)
Advantages of the HP HyperX Omen 16 (2026)
  • Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • 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) 2.48 kg (5.47 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 250.5 x 14.9-17.4 mm
13.98 x 9.86 x 0.59-0.69 inches
357.5 x 269 x 30 mm
14.07 x 10.59 x 1.18 inches
Area 889 cm2 (137.8 inches2) 962 cm2 (149 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.5% ~77.2%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 6.4 mm
Colors Black White, Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 53.7 dB 54.7 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 240 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
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, HDR10
Sync technology G-Sync Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor - No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 93.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Bottom
Charge power 200 / 280 W 200 / 230 / 280 W
Weight of AC adapter 861 grams 866 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 5.3 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 16
Threads 16 32
L3 Cache 18 MB 64 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Radeon 610M
Fabrication process 2 nm 5 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 Yes, Advanced Optimus
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 3415 3954
Solar Bay 56021 61454
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 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 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 No
Loudness ~81.9 dB ~78.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v6.0
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 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 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 Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Monolith
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Surface Glass Plastic
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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