Razer Blade 16 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2023)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16
- Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 95.2 against 90 watt-hours
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (134.2 vs 146.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2023)
- Around 22% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Provides 120% higher max. screen brightness: 1100 vs 500 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) | 2.67 kg (5.89 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 244 x 21.99 mm 13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches |
355 x 266 x 20.5-29.7 mm 13.98 x 10.47 x 0.81-1.17 inches |
| Area | 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) | 944 cm2 (146.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.7% | ~78.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.3 dB | 56 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| 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 | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | FreeSync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1305:1 | 10171:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.7% | 90.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.5% | 99.4% |
| Response time | 9 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 1:48 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 240 / 280 / 330 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 804 / 959 grams | 1149 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 16 |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 64 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Radeon 610M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 16.8 TFLOPS | 16.8 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) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 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) | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~88.2 dB | ~82.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| 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 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 17.0 x 9.7 cm | 9.6 x 5.8 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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