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Razer Blade 18 (2024)
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Size
18"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Gigabyte AORUS MASTER 16 (2025)
The Razer Blade 18 (2024) is a better device overall when you consider the build quality and the overall user experience. Performance will depend on which configuration you get; the main thing to know is that the Razer uses NVIDIA 40-series GPUs, while the Gigabyte uses newer 50-series GPUs. Other than a minor performance boost over the 40-series, the only new feature exclusive to the 50-series GPUs is Multi-Frame Generation, so the decision comes down to whether or not you care about this new feature.
Variants
- Blade 18 (RZ09-0509SEK3-R3U1) (Black - QHD+/300Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-0509TEK3-R3U1) (Black - QHD+/300Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-05092EK4-R3U1) (Black - QHD+/300Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4090/32GB/2TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-05092EP9-R3U1) (Black - UHD+/200Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4090/64GB/4TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-05092EM4-R3U1) (Mercury - UHD+/200Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4090/32GB/2TB)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BXH-C4USE64SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5070 Ti/32GB/1TB)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BYH-C5USE64SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/1TB)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BYH-C5USE65SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/2TB)
- AORUS MASTER 16 (BZH-C6USE65SH) (Dark Tide - OLED/240Hz/Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5090/32GB/2TB)
Main Differences for
General Productivity
General Productivity
Threshold
General Productivity
6.4
6.1
Portability
4.1
5.3
Build Quality
9.5
7.0
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.2 hrs
4.4 hrs
Webcam & Microphone
9.2
6.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
7.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.0
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
130°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
4.1
5.3
Dimensions Photo
Size
18"
16"
Thickness
1.1" (2.7 cm)
1.5" (3.7 cm)
Width
15.8" (40.1 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)
Depth
10.9" (27.8 cm)
10.0" (25.4 cm)
Volume
183.7 in³ (3,009.9 cm³)
203.6 in³ (3,336.6 cm³)
Weight
6.9 lbs (3.1 kg)
5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Charger Size
22.2 in³ (364.3 cm³)
19.9 in³ (326.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)
Serviceability
8.4
7.4
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
5.5
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3840 x 2400
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
251 PPI
189 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
89%
87%
Refresh Rate
9.4
9.6
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
200 Hz
240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
6.9
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,065 : 1
99,380 : 1
Brightness
8.4
7.8
Maximum Brightness
464 cd/m²
372 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
24 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
7.5
6.7
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.99%
5.19%
Indirect Reflections
3.87%
0.82%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.12%
4.37%
Black Uniformity
7.5
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.000%
0.122%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.6
8.6
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.43
2.09
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.23
Avg. Color dE
4.02
2.42
Avg. Color Temperature
6,287 K
6,237 K
Color Gamut
9.5
8.9
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
138.87%
115.85%
sRGB uv
131.41%
118.25%
Adobe RGB xy
88.57%
81.86%
Adobe RGB uv
94.57%
91.92%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
99.74%
84.64%
DCI-P3 uv
99.91%
91.25%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.44%
61.27%
Rec. 2020 uv
76.25%
68.62%
Flicker
9.0
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
No
Flicker Frequency
> 1000Hz
960 Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
9.1
8.3
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
9.0
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Per-Key RGB
RGB Zones
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
66 gf
Actuation Force
38 gf
42 gf
Pre-Travel
1.05 mm
1.10 mm
Total Travel
1.24 mm
1.51 mm
Touchpad
8.6
8.9
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
9.0
Size
25.6 in² (164.9 cm²)
18.4 in² (118.5 cm²)
Material
Glass
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.8
9.0
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
85 dB SPL
80 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.5 dB
3.8 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.9
-0.3
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
236 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
15 kHz
8 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.8 dB
1.8 dB
Webcam & Microphone
9.2
6.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.0
6.0
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 5
Thunderbolt 5
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
Razer Power Port
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i9-14900HX
Core Ultra 9 275HX
Core Count
24
24
Thread Count
32
24
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
Geforce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
16 GB
16 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175W
175W
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
2,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
1,879 GB
854 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00
Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
CPU/RAM Performance
8.3
8.4
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
126 points
136 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
1,635 points
1,979 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,872
2,228
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
17,777
23,308
Blender - CPU (Avg)
136 samples/min
159 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
51,012
61,778
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
3,546
3,448
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
310 ms
281 ms
Low Tier Graphics
8.5
8.8
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
182,283
179,722
Basemark Web 3.0
1,465
3,463
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
926
1,573
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
31,824
34,600
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
2,029.0
1,889.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
173,499
164,625
High Tier Graphics
8.8
8.8
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
5,151
5,007
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
5,294
5,305
Basemark GPU (DX12)
218,406
250,201
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
210,488
215,352
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
16,923 Frames
15,859 Frames
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
7.3
7.2
Blender - GPU (Avg)
2,467 samples/min
2,221 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
22,435 points
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.6
8.6
Civilization VII - AI
14.2 s/turn
14.1 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
302.4 fps
319.7 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
146.5 fps
134.9 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
121.8 fps
131.9 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
91.9 fps
73.8 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
51.1 fps
46.3 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.9
9.4
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.4
8.9
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.1
8.2
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
99.6 fps
113.7 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
83.7 fps
99.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
63 fps
62 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
52 fps
52 fps
GTA V (Avg)
170.2 fps
177.6 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
65.5 fps
67.1 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
52 fps
51 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
46 fps
46 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
150.5 fps
131.5 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
97.5 fps
106.2 fps
Previous Methodology Score
9.0
9.3
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.6
7.9
Ray Tracing Performance
6.5
6.7
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
78.2 fps
75.4 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
66.3 fps
67.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
52 fps
58 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
42 fps
49 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
27 fps
27 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
23 fps
23 fps
Storage Drive Performance
9.6
9.6
Sequential Write Speed
2,011.5 MB/s
1,947.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,588.4 MB/s
3,836.8 MB/s
Random Write Speed
108.4 MB/s
138.7 MB/s
Random Read Speed
69.0 MB/s
66.1 MB/s
Battery
4.7
4.9
Capacity
92 Wh
99 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.2 hrs
4.4 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
4.1 hrs
5.7 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.2 hrs
1.1 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
1.9 hrs
Thermals And Noise
6.8
6.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
33 °C (92 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
39 °C (103 °F)
45 °C (112 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
57.0 dBA
60.2 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
7.8
8.6
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
80 °C
86 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
3% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
63 °C
69 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
14% loss
5% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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