Razer Blade 17 (2022) vs MSI Titan GT77
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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 17 (2022)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 550 grams less (around 1.21 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 27% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (159.2 vs 203 square inches)
Advantages of the MSI Titan GT77
- Can run popular games at about 19-26% higher FPS
- Around 26% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs better (up to 33%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a bigger (~21%) battery – 99 against 82 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.75 kg (6.06 lbs) | 3.3 kg (7.28 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm 15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches |
397 x 330 x 23 mm 15.63 x 12.99 x 0.91 inches |
| Area | 1027 cm2 (159.2 inches2) | 1310 cm2 (203 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~63% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 4 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 49.1 dB | 61 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 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 |
| Contrast | - | 1321:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.5% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 70.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 73.2% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 4 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 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 | Left |
| Charge power | 280 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 794 grams | 1335 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 16 (8P + 8E) |
| Threads | 20 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 25 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115-130 W | 150 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1387 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1703 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 18.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 5632 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 176 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 13.8 TFLOPS | 18.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2486 | 3229 |
| Solar Bay | 37240 | 53760 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 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 | 4 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | - | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | - | 4x2W |
| Loudness | ~70 dB | ~87 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Mechanical |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.8 mm |
| Size | - | 13.0 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Blade 17 (2022):
- Razer has made an improvement to the audio system on the 2022 Blade 17 model by upgrading the number of speakers from 4 to 8.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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