Razer Blade 18 vs MSI Titan GT77 HX (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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 18
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 550 grams less (around 1.21 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 45% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (159.2 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 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 99.9 against 82 watt-hours
- Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 52% sharper screen – 255 versus 168 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
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 | ~91.5% | ~63% |
| Side bezels | 3.7 mm | 7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 3 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53.5 dB | 61 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 168 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
Blade 18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Titan GT77 HX (2023)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
~13% more screen space
| Contrast | 1037:1 | 6060000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.8% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.3% | 92.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 94.9% |
| Response time | 6 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | 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 | 230 / 280 / 330 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 804 / 823 grams | 1330 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 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)
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
| Blender GPU | 3627 | 6257 |
| Solar Bay | 47293 | 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 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | - | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~85.7 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 | 2560 x 1440 | 1280 x 720 |
| 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) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Mechanical |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 17.0 x 9.7 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Blade 18:
- All configurations come with 32GB DDR5 memory, except for the GeForce RTX 4060 version, which has 16GB. Memory can be upgraded up to 64GB.
- GeForce RTX 4090 models have 2TB solid-state storage, while other models have 1 TB. Storage can be upgraded up to 8TB, with SATA SSD or mechanical hard drive options available.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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