Razer Blade 16 vs Blade 15 Advanced Edition (2021)
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Review
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
- Around 4.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 60%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 28-38% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~46%) battery – 95.2 against 65 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Better webcam recording quality
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Edition (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 240 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) | 2.01 kg (4.43 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 244 x 21.99 mm 13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches |
355 x 235 x 16.9 mm 13.98 x 9.25 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) | 834 cm2 (129.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.7% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.3 dB | 51.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Blade 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Blade 15 Advanced Edition (2021)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1305:1 | 1400:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 97.1% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.7% | 66.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.5% | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | 2 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 240 / 280 / 330 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 804 / 959 grams | 617 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 70 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2295 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 1402 MHz |
| FLOPS | 16 TFLOPS | 10.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 16 TFLOPS | 10.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3661 | 2019 |
| Solar Bay | 45994 | 32717 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~88.2 dB | ~84.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| 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 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 17.0 x 9.7 cm | 13.0 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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