MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) vs Blade 14 (Mid 2021)

MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) $1,999
Blade 14 (Mid 2021) $2,200
Base Price
$1,999
Base Price
$2,200
CPU
M1 Pro 8C14G
CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HX
GPU
14-Core M1 Pro
GPU
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 85W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
1TB
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
M1 Pro 8C14G
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.23GHz Clock
Ryzen 9 5900HX
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,400
64%
GB6M 10,500
44%
GB6S 1,850
49%
GB6M 7,615
32%
14-Core M1 Pro
1792 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 85W
5120 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1365MHz
1080p 37 FPS
31%
FP32 4.58 TFLOPS
9%
1080p 104 FPS
87%
FP32 13.98 TFLOPS
28%
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5.2GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.2"
LCD IPS
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14"
LCD IPS
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
350 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
165Hz
Variable
3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
210 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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3x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
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2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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1x HDMI 2.0
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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
MagSafe 3
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
67W
20.00V
3.27A
230W
19.50V
11.80A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.27A 20V (65.4W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
69.6Wh
6068mAh
11.47V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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61.6Wh
4000mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 13.5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 90 min
macOS 12 Monterey
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Height
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
319.7 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
220 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.18 L
Weight
1.6 kg (3.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.81 kg (4 lb)
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Weight
1.78 kg (3.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.58 kg (5.7 lb)
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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
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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