Razer Blade 16 vs MSI Titan GT77 HX (2023)

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CPU Intel Core i9 13950HX
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Razer Blade 16 and MSI Titan GT77 HX (2023) 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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25.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
25.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 850 grams less (around 1.87 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 36% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Much smaller footprint: 34% more compact case (134.2 vs 203 square inches)
Advantages of the MSI Titan GT77 HX (2023)
  • Can run popular games at about 74-101% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 95%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a a little bigger (~5%) battery – 99.9 against 95.2 watt-hours
  • 35% sharper screen – 255 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 3.3 kg (7.28 lbs)
Dimensions 355 x 244 x 21.99 mm
13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches
397 x 330 x 23 mm
15.63 x 12.99 x 0.91 inches
Area 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) 1310 cm2 (203 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.7% ~63%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 7 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 4
Noise level (max. load) 51.3 dB 61 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Refresh rate 240 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 255 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 3840 x 2160 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Titan GT77 HX (2023)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Blade 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1305:1 6060000:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile 89.7% 92.4%
DCI-P3 color gamut 98.5% 94.9%
Response time 9 ms -
Max. brightness
500 nits
600 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:45 hr 2:40 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 240 / 280 / 330 W 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 804 / 959 grams 1330 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 5.5 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 32 32
L3 Cache 36 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16817
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W 175 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 2295 MHz 1860 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz 2280 MHz
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS 37.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~18 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 7424
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 232
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 80
GPU performance 16 TFLOPS 37.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
11133
Blender GPU 3547 6257
Solar Bay 45994 91546
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x16 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 4
Max. ram size 64 GB 128 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 3
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~88.2 dB ~90.1 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No 1x v1.4
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
Keyboard type Island Mechanical
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm -
Touchpad
Size 17.0 x 9.7 cm -
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.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
25 (78.1%)
7 (21.9%)
Total votes: 32

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