Razer Blade 16 (2026) vs Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16" 2026)
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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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16 (2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
- Performs better (up to 31%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 90 against 84 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16" 2026)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 250.5 x 14.9-17.4 mm 13.98 x 9.86 x 0.59-0.69 inches |
356 x 250 x 15.64-16.53 mm 14.02 x 9.84 x 0.62-0.65 inches |
| Area | 889 cm2 (137.8 inches2) | 890 cm2 (138 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.5% | ~83.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | - |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53.7 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 93.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
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 |
| Charge power | 200 / 280 W | 100 / 170 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 861 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 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 | 105 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS | 14 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 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3397 | 2597 |
| Solar Bay | 56688 | 42425 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9600 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 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 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 13.5 x 8.0 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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