Razer Blade 15 (Early 2020) vs Razer Blade 15 (Late 2018)

Razer Blade 15 (Early 2020) $1,600

Razer Blade 15 (Late 2018) $1,600

Base Price (MSRP) $1,600	Base Price (MSRP) $1,600
CPU Core i7-10750H	CPU Core i7-8750H
GPU GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop	GPU GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Memory 16GB	Memory 16GB
Storage 512GB	Storage 128GB
Display 15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -	Display 15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i7-10750H 6 Cores 12 Threads 2.6GHz Clock	Core i7-8750H 6 Cores 12 Threads 2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,480 36% GB6M 5,340 20%	GB6S 1,305 32% GB6M 4,640 17%

GPU


GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop 1536 Shaders 1590MHz 6GB GDDR6 288GB/s Bandwidth	GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 1280 Shaders 1480MHz 6GB GDDR5 192GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 60 FPS 50% FP32 4.88 TFLOPS 10%	N/A 0% FP32 3.79 TFLOPS 8%

Memory


16GB DDR4-2933	16GB DDR4-2666
56 Tabs 11%	56 Tabs 11%

Storage


512GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.5GB/s Read	128GB M.2-2280-B-S2 SATA 3 Up to 560MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video 24%	186 min 4K Video 5%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


15.6" LCD IPS -	15.6" LCD IPS -
300 Nits -	250 Nits -
144Hz -	60Hz -
1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 141 PPI	1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 141 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

Scissor Switch

RGB Backlight

Scissor Switch

RGB Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

HM470

HM370

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) - -
Network - - 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - -	Network - - 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - -
Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x HDMI 2.0 - - - - -	Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x HDMI 2.0 - - - - -
Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
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Power 3-hole Oval Shape	Power DC 5.5x2.5mm
Security Kensington Lock TPM 2.0	Security Kensington Lock TPM 2.0

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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


230W 19.50V 11.80A	180W 19.50V 9.23A
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3-hole Oval Shape - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable	DC 5.5x2.5mm - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable

Battery

65Wh 4221mAh 15.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	65Wh 4221mAh 15.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 5.5 Hours	Up to 5.5 Hours
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Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 2x Fans - -	Cooler 2x Fans - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 4.9mm	- - Display Side Boarder Size 4.9mm
Height 19.9 mm (0.8 in) Width 355 mm (14 in) Depth 235 mm (9.3 in) Volume 1.66 L	Height 19.9 mm (0.8 in) Width 355 mm (14 in) Depth 235 mm (9.3 in) Volume 1.66 L
Weight 2.1 kg (4.6 lb) Weight + Charger 2.9 kg (6.4 lb) - -	Weight 2.03 kg (4.5 lb) Weight + Charger 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
Storage Slots - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Storage Slots - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Memory Slots - 2x SO-DIMM	Memory Slots - 2x SO-DIMM
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