![]() ![]() ![]() When you're not gallivanting around some fantasy world and liberating its citizens, the Razer Blade is a multitasking, multimedia monster. We will update this review once we've run our tests, but keep in mind that the notebook will feature a relatively weaker Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M GPU. The Aorus was a close second, at 6,391.Įditors' Note: The Alienware 13 isn't included in our comparisons because we have yet to review the recently refreshed system. On the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark, the Blade registered 6,550, pummeling the 1,637 average. At the highest setting, the Blade's frame rate dropped to an unplayable 12 fps. But the Blade's showing was still enough to coast past the thin-and-light category average of 41 fps. At 1080p on low, the Blade achieved 95 fps, surpassing the 80-fps average but falling short of the Aorus' showing of 99 fps.Īt native resolution (3,200 x 1,800) on low settings, the Blade hit 56 fps, a couple of frames behind the Aorus' 58 fps. Laptops with 970M cards don't have the power to play taxing games such as Metro: Last Light with all the eye candy turned on, but can still push great frame rates on lower settings. ![]() When we flipped the settings switch to high, the Blade produced 71 fps, just behind the Aorus (72 fps). On low at 1080p, the Blade hit 128 fps, beating the 102 fps thin-and-light average, but not the Aorus X3 (154 fps). On the BioShock Infinite benchmark, the Blade held its own against notebooks equipped with the same GPU. There wasn't a jagged texture to be found as I mowed down slow-moving pedestrians while drifting around a particularly sharp corner. With all the settings cranked to high, the game sailed along at a smooth 40 fps. Outfitted with Nvidia's second-most-powerful mobile graphics card, the GeForce GTX 970M (with 3GB of VRAM), the Blade delivers impressive frame rates.ĭuring my runthrough of GTA V, I engaged in a few street races, went on a hike and got a haircut, all in beautiful 3,200 x 1,800. The Razer Blade is like a concealed weapon - small and unassuming, but with the capacity to cause lots of damage. Trading gunfire with random cops and gang members was punchy, but the music still lacked the oomph I would have expected. As I played GTA V, the dialogue was on point. Once again, the Blade put its best foot forward during gaming. The highs weren't that much better, leaving Beyonce's powerhouse soprano sounding flat and uninviting during "Love on Top." The Mellotron keyboard on "Summer Madness" was grating at high volume, while the guitars on Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" sounded a bit strained. Despite the Dolby Digital Plus software, the Blade struggled to replicate the bass on Jay Z's "No Church in the Wild" and Kool and the Gang's "Summer Madness," which resulted in compressed-sounding lows. However, the machine's top-mounted speakers didn't produce the most precise audio I've heard. The Blade easily filled our medium-size lab with sound. The 10-finger capacitive display was agile and responsive to my touches, pinch-zooming and highlighting items accurately. ![]() When measured for brightness, the Blade's display scored a dazzling 337 nits, destroying the 231-nit thin-and-light average. On the Delta-E test (color accuracy), the Blade registered 1.2 (scores between 1 and 0 are ideal). The Aorus X3 Plus notched a slightly higher 106.3 percent. The Blade can reproduce 101.8 percent of the sRGB color gamut, which is slightly higher than the 100 percent we look for. ![]()
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