Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2021) vs Blade 15 Base Edition (2021)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2021)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 670 grams less (around 1.48 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (99.2 vs 129.3 square inches)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- 18% sharper screen – 166 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Razer Blade 15 Base Edition (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 213-291% higher FPS
- Around 71% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 65 against 53.1 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs) | 2.09 kg (4.61 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304.6 x 210 x 15.3 mm 11.99 x 8.27 x 0.6 inches |
355 x 235 x 19.9 mm 13.98 x 9.25 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 640 cm2 (99.2 inches2) | 834 cm2 (129.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.2% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.1 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 166 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1210:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | - |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 100 W | 230 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 574 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1035 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1200 MHz | 1567 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.458 TFLOPS | 12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 84.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.0 | 3x USB 3.1 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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