Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) vs Razer Blade Stealth 12 (Late 2016)

Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) $2,900
Razer Blade Stealth 12 (Late 2016) $1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
CPU
Core i9-14900HX
CPU
Core i7-7500U
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
GPU
HD 620 1050MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
128GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560x1440 Touch
Core i9-14900HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-7500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 2,950
73%
GB6M 18,600
70%
GB6S 1,200
30%
GB6M 2,400
9%
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
4608 Shaders
2175MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
HD 620 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 20.05 TFLOPS
40%
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
DDR5-5600
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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18"
LCD IPS
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12.5"
LCD IGZO
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
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240Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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HM770
200 Series U+
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
Security
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TPM 2.0
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External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
45W
20.00V
2.25A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 12V (36W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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53.6Wh
4702mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 6.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
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Height
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
399.9 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
275.4 mm (10.8 in)
Volume
2.41 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.58 kg (3.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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RZ09-0509
RZ09-01962
Change Comparison