Razer Blade 16 is the Razer gaming laptop series launched in 2023 in response to the 13th generation Intel Core laptop processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series laptop GPU. It not only uses a size similar to a 15-inch model to achieve display power excellent Density (Graphics Power Density, GPD), is the world’s first gaming laptop with a dual mini-mode LED display. Let’s take a look at how powerful the top spec Razer Blade 16 model can deliver in such a thin body.
Specifications and Design
The highest specification of Razer Blade 16 can include an Intel Core i9-13950HX CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU Laptop, and has a dual-mode mini LED display, priced at NT$155,990.
The appearance of the fuselage is as simple and elegant as ever. The metal surface is finely sandblasted and black anodized, making the touch smooth. Together with the Razer Logo decorations with the breathing light effect, it achieves a perfect balance between bright and low key.
Intel Core i9-13950HX belongs to the 13th generation Intel Core HX series, which is the second highest end product (after Core i9-13980HX), adopts independent SBGA package design, includes 8 P-cores and 16 E -cores, the maximum P-core clock frequency can reach 5.5 GHz, the basic power consumption is 55W, and the maximum Turbo power consumption can reach 157W. The maximum power consumption set in the Razer Blade 16 body is 110W.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop uses the latest Ada Lovelace architecture, the same AD103 chip as the desktop RTX 4080, with 76 sets of SM (Streaming Multiprocessor), including 9728 CUDA Cores, 76 third-generation RT Cores and With 304 4th generation Tensor Cores and 16GB GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit interface, the basic TGP is 150W, which can reach 175W with Dynamic Boost enabled. The Razer Blade 16 body can provide the maximum power output.
The Razer Blade 16 is also equipped with a Dynamic Display Switch chip, which is Optimus Advanced technology that supports NVIDIA Max-Q. It can dynamically switch to the highest performance mode of GPU direct connection or the power-saving mode of using only the internal display according to the needs without restarting the machine, which is more convenient than the general models that using MUX Switch chips.
To prevent the heat of such a powerful top-level processor and GPU, the Razer Blade 16 uses a vapor chamber as the main body of the cooling element, with 2 thin fans, and an all-metal body made of one piece. of T6 aluminum alloy using precision CNC cutting, in order to maintain its strong heat dissipation capacity, and control the thickness of the fuselage at 21.99 mm.
The most unique feature is this dual mini-mode LED display, which can provide two types of video specifications such as native 120 Hz UHD + (3840×2400) and 240 Hz FHD + (1920×1200), which can be changed to the high resolution equivalent or high. renewal rate as per the needs of application Scenarios. Its color rendering ability covers 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and its peak brightness is as high as 1000 nits. Together with the mini-LED backlight system, it provides quite excellent HDR picture effects.
In terms of expansion, Razer Blade 16 provides 2 sets of DDR5 SO-DIMM slots and 2 sets of PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots. The top-end model is equipped with 2 sets of 16GB DDR5-5600 modules (which form dual channels), and 2 sets of 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs.
In terms of user interface, independent RGB lighting effects, a large touchpad, and a camera with physical switches are all available. The speaker area on both sides of the keyboard is quite large, and there are two more monomers at the bottom The sound effect is much fuller than previous models, and it even supports THX Spatial Audio.
The only fly in the ointment is that the switch button is placed in the keyboard area, and the button form is still the same, there is a risk of accidental touch.
What is worth mentioning is that the converter equipped with the Razer Blade 16 uses the latest GaN gallium nitride semiconductor, which can deliver up to 330W of high power in a body size 180mm long, 75mm wide , and 24.5mm thick. At first glance, there is nothing bright and impressive, but compared to other ordinary transformers with the same power of 330W, its advantages can be pointed out.
| model | Transformer power | Transformer pressure |
| Razer Blade 16 2023 | 330W (GaN) | 827 BC |
| MSI Titan GT77 HX 13V | 330W | 1355 BC |
| Razer Blade 17 2022 | 280W (GaN) | 715 c |
Measuring effectiveness
The control group I found on hand is the Razer Blade 17, which will be launched in 2022, using the Core i9-12800H CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU (maximum power consumption 165W).
CPU rendering
Since the maximum CPU power consumption of the Razer Blade 16 i9-13950HX is set at 110W, the multi-core rendering performance is closer to the desktop Core i9-12900K processor, but the overall performance is still slightly better than the Core i9-12900K processor .1.6 ~ 1.8 times of 12800H.
Overall CPU performance
The overall performance may be because some processing is more inclined towards single-core computing, so the Core i9-13950HX’s lead over the Core i9-12800H is not so much, but there is still a small gap.
GPU rendering
Supported by the third generation RT core of Ada Lovelace architecture, the rendering performance of GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop is about 2 times or more than GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop.
3DMark
In terms of GPU performance, the 175W GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop achieved a GPU score of 65% / 71% in the Time Spy / Time Spy Extreme simulation of a DirectX 12 game compared to the 165W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop, and the Road Test Speed of the DirectX 12 Ultimate game emulation It also grew by 73%.
CPU Profile is similar to multi-core rendering, and Core i9-13950HX is slightly better than Core i9-12900K.
game
Judging from the 4K 2160p resolution with maximum strain on the GPU, the performance of the Razer Blade 16 2023 with Laptop GeForce RTX 4090 + Core i9-13950HX in non-light-chasing games is at least 1.5 times greater than the previous flagship Razer Blade 17 2022. The average is about 1.58 times.
If you enable ray tracing and even apply the unique DLSS 3 of GeForcr RTX 40 series, the highest performance score can reach at least 2 times more than Razer Blade 17 2022, and the highest performance can even that 3.5 times the average in “Cyberpunk 2077 ” fps.
If the 4K 216 resolution scores of the 17 games (including ray tracing) tested in this test are combined, the average screen smoothness is close to 90 fps, which can be played smoothly. When the resolution is reduced to WQHD 1440p, the average fps value reaches 140 fps, and of course it will be visually smoother.
Summarize
Judging from the measured results, the Intel Core i9-13950HX CPU used by the Razer Blade 16 2023 can run slightly better than the flagship processor of the previous generation desktop Core i9-12900K, which is very powerful.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU can run 1.6 times the fps of the flagship GPU of the previous generation of laptops even without any unique features. If coupled with effects such as ray tracing and DLSS 3-frame generation, the supported games can run more than 2 times, or even 3.5 times the fps.
Although the Razer Blade 16 2023 is 5mm thicker and 9mm wider than the Razer Blade 15 2022, the powerful performance mentioned above still runs in a 16-inch body with a thickness of 22mm and a weight of 2.5kg Wait for the idlers to do it.
Of course, the dual mode screen 120 Hz UHD + / 240 Hz FHD + with mini LED backlight is quite impressive in terms of color rendering ability and HDR brightness contrast performance, which greatly improves the visual experience of Razer Blade 16 2023.
It is commendable that the weight of the 330W GaN 330W converter with the Razer Blade 16 2023 is only about 60% of other converters with the same wattage, and the size is even less than half. see that Razer is not only improving performance, but also taking into account the convenience of portability.
Overall, if you want a laptop with powerful performance, excellent screen images, and a thin and compact body, the Razer Blade 16 2023 is undoubtedly the strongest dream model this year!
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