MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) vs Razer Blade 14 (Early 2016)

MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) $2,399
Razer Blade 14 (Early 2016) $2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
GPU
Radeon Pro 450
GPU
GeForce GTX 970M
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
Display
14" LCD IGZO 3200×1800 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • Same Performance vs Blade 14 (Early 2016)
  • Same Performance vs MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016)
MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) - GB6S 1,100
x1
Blade 14 (Early 2016) - GB6S 1,100
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • Same Performance vs Blade 14 (Early 2016)
  • Same Performance vs MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016)
MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) - GB6M 3,440
x1
Blade 14 (Early 2016) - GB6M 3,440
x1

FP32

  • 60% slower vs Blade 14 (Early 2016)
  • 2.49x faster vs MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016)
MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) - 1.02 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Blade 14 (Early 2016) - 2.54 TFLOPS FP32
x2.49
CPU Image
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i7-6700HQ vs Core i7-6700HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 450
640 Shaders
800MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 970M
1280 Shaders
993MHz
3GB GDDR5
120GB/s Bandwidth
1.02 TFLOPS FP32
2%
2.54 TFLOPS FP32
5%
Radeon Pro 450 vs GeForce GTX 970M Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
16GB
DDR4-2133
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
14"
LCD IGZO
-
15.4"
14"
Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
83.8 in² (540.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
300 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
Resolution
3200×1800
5.8 Million Pixels
262 PPI
2880×1800
3200×1800
LED Backlight
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
350:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
-
-
-
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
-
Coverage
98% sRGB
-
75% Adobe RGB
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
-
-
Fully Laminated
-
-
Touch
Capacitive
2880×1800
3200×1800
720p
720p
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.1
QMS180
HM170
Data
-
4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Data
3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
-
-
Video
1x HDMI 2.0
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
-
-
-
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
External
External
87W
20.20V
4.30A
165W
19.80V
8.33A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
4.30A 20V (86W)
-
-
-
-
-
USB-C
Removable Cable
-
DC 5.5x2.5mm
-
-
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 10 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Cooler
2x Fans
Cooler
2x Fans
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 L
Height
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
345 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.45 L
Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.47 kg (5.4 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
-
-
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
A1707
EMC 3072
MacBookPro13,3
RZ09-01652
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