The American company Razer could not miss this year’s CES in Las Vegas. The manufacturer is currently considered a company that prepares one of the best laptops for gaming and creative work. During the technology fair, two new notebook computers were shown: Razer Blade 16 and Razer Blade 18. Thus, the manufacturer will be another company introducing 18-inch notebooks for sale this year. Laptops are based on Intel Raptor Lake-HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4000 graphics.
During the CES in Las Vegas, Razer also presented new notebooks for gaming and creative work. We are talking about the Razer Blade 16 and Razer Blade 18 models with Intel Raptor Lake-HX and GeForce RTX 4000.
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Razer introduces two new models of laptops for gaming and creative work. The Razer Blade 16 uses an unusual 16″ screen with a variable resolution – 1920 x 1200 pixels with a refresh rate of 240 Hz / 3 ms or 3840 x 2400 pixels with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The matrix uses Mini LED backlight with a maximum quality of 1000 nits in HDR or 600 nits in SDR. The screen also offers 100% DCI-P3 color coverage and NVIDIA G-SYNC support. In the case of the Razer Blade 18, we can count on an 18-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels with a refresh rate of 240 Hz, G-SYNC and 100% DCI-P3 color coverage.
Razer Blade 16 | Razer Blade 18 | |
Processor | Intel Core i9-13950HX (24C/32T), Raptor Lake-HX | Intel Core i9-13950HX (24C/32T), Raptor Lake-HX Intel Core i9-13980HX (24C/32T), Raptor Lake-HX |
Integrated layout | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
Dedicated layout | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6, TGP 140W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6, TGP 140W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6, TGP 175W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6, TGP 175W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6, TGP 140W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6, TGP 140W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6, TGP 175W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6, TGP 175W |
RAM | Up to 64GB DDR5 5600MHz (2x SO-DIMM) | Up to 64GB DDR5 5600MHz (2x SO-DIMM) |
Data warehouse | 2x PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSDs (2x 2TB) | 2x PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSDs (up to 8TB) |
Screen | 16″ 3840 x 2400, Mini LED 16:10 IPS, 100% DCI-P3, 120Hz, 600 nits (SDR), 1000 nits (HDR) NVIDIA G-SYNC – screen can also be reset to 1920 x 1200 @ 240Hz 3ms 16″ 2560 x 1600 | 18″ 2560 x 1600 16:10 IPS, 100% DCI-P3, 240Hz, 3ms, 500 nits NVIDIA G-SYNC |
Connectors | 1x Thunderbolt 4 (DP 1.4, PD up to 100W) 1x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen.2 (DP 1.4, PD up to 100W) 3x USB 3.2 Type A Gen.2 1 x HDMI 2.1 1x SD UHS-II card reader 1x 3.5mm audio jack | 1x Thunderbolt 4 (DP 1.4, PD up to 100W) 1x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen.2 (DP 1.4, PD up to 100W) 3x USB 3.2 Type A Gen.2 1 x HDMI 2.1 1x Ethernet RJ-45 2.5 Gbit 1x SD UHS-II card reader 1x 3.5mm audio jack |
Communication | WiFi 6E (AX211) + Bluetooth 5.3 | Ethernet RJ-45 + WiFi 6E (AX211) + Bluetooth 5.3 |
webcam | Full HD + IR sensor | |
Battery | 95.2Wh | 91 Wh |
Libra | 2.45 kg | 3.19 kg |
Dimensions | 355 x 244 x 21.99mm | 399 x 275 x 21.8mm |
Charger | 280W (RTX 4060, RTX 4070) 330W (RTX 4080, RTX 4090) | 280W (RTX 4060, RTX 4070) 330W (RTX 4080, RTX 4090) |
System | Windows 11 | |
Price | From $2699.99 | From $2899.99 |
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Both laptops are based on Intel Raptor Lake-HX processors, as well as the latest generation of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4000 mobile graphics systems from the Ada Lovelace family. Both devices for cooling use an extensive steam chamber and two fans in the case of the Razer Blade 16 or three fans in the Razer Blade 18. The Raptor Lake-HX processors themselves can be configured with a TDP of up to 120 W. The Razer Blade 18 also boasts an extremely extensive audio system with THX certification, where a total of 6 speakers were used: 2 tweeters and 4 woofers. Laptops will go on sale in the first quarter of the year at a price of USD 2,699.99 for the Razer Blade 16 or USD 2,899.99 for the Razer Blade 18. These will undoubtedly be one of the most expensive designs, but on the other hand, we can count on e.g. for excellent workmanship.
Source: Razer