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Review
Evaluation of Razer Blade 18 and Blade 15 [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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Key Differences
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Advantages of the Razer Blade 18
- Around 91% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Can run popular games at about 20-28% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 19% sharper screen – 168 versus 141 pixels per inch [PPI]
Advantages of the Razer Blade 15 [2023]
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 240 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 740 grams less [around 1.63 lbs]
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case [129.3 vs 159.2 square inches]
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Case
Weight 2.75 kg [6.06 lbs] 2.01 kg [4.43 lbs] Dimensions 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm 15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches 355 x 235 x 16.99 mm 13.98 x 9.25 x 0.67 inches Area 1027 cm2 [159.2 inches2] 834 cm2 [129.3 inches2] Screen-to-body ratio ~91.5% ~80.4% Side bezels 3.7 mm 4.8 mm Colors Black Black Material Aluminum Aluminum Transformer No No Opening angle 180° - Cooling solution Cooling system Active Active Vapor chamber Yes Yes Liquid metal No No Number of fans 3 2 Noise level [max. load] 53.5 dB 48.6 dB
Display
1920 x 1080
2560 x 1440
3840 x 2160
Size 18 inches 15.6 inches Type IPS LCD IPS LCD Refresh rate 240 Hz 360 Hz PPI 168 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 [configurable] Touchscreen No No Coating Matte Matte Ambient light sensor No No
Blade 18
18″ [16:10 ratio] = 145.6 in2
Blade 15 [2023]
15.6″ [16:9 ratio] = 104 in2
Display tests Contrast 1037:1 1000:1 sRGB color space 99.8% 100.1% Adobe RGB profile 85.3% 69% DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 70.9% Response time 6 ms 3 ms
Battery
Full charging time 1:30 hr 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, Right Left Charge power 230 / 280 / 330 W 230 W Weight of AC adapter 804 / 823 grams 790 grams
CPU
CPU name
Intel Core i9 13900HX
Intel Core i9 13950HX
Intel Core i9 13980HX
Intel Core i7 12800H
Intel Core i9 12900H
Intel Core i7 13800H
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz 4.8 GHz Cores 24 [8P + 16E] 14 [6P + 8E] Threads 32 20 L3 Cache 36 MB 24 MB Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics [32EU] Intel Iris Xe Graphics [96EU] Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 [Single-Core]
Cinebench R23 [Single-Core]
Cinebench R23 [Multi-Core]
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Graphics Card
GPU name
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile 12GB
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile 16GB
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 16GB
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB
TGP 140 W 100 W Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX Type Dedicated Dedicated Fabrication process 4 nm 8 nm GPU base clock - 1267 MHz GPU boost clock - 1605 MHz FLOPS 16.8 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS Memory size 8 GB 6 GB Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6 Memory bus 128 bit 192 bit Memory speed ~16 Gbps 14 Gbps Shading units [cores] 3072 3840 Texture mapping units [TMUs] 96 120 Raster operations pipelines [ROPs] 32 48
RAM
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB Clock 5600 MHz 5200 MHz Type DDR5 DDR5 Upgradable Yes Yes Total slots 2 2 Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage
Storage size
1024GB
2048GB
4096GB
8192GB
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 [4x] PCI-E Gen 4.0 [4x] Storage type SSD [M2] SSD [M2] Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB Upgradable Yes Yes Total slots 2 2 NVMe Yes Yes
Sound
Speakers 2.4 [2 tweeters and 4 woofers] 2.0 Dolby Atmos Yes Yes Loudness ~85.7 dB ~90.9 dB Microphones 2 2
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E 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 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080 Ports 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] Yes No SD card reader Yes Yes Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
Input
Keyboard Keyboard type Island Island Numpad No No Backlight Yes Yes Key travel 1 mm - Touchpad Size 17.0 x 9.7 cm 13.0 x 8.0 cm Surface Glass Glass Windows Precision Yes Yes
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.