Blade 16 is a MONSTER this year

thank you for not ignoring the ridiculous ever increasing pricing. it's absolutely insane how far into the stratosphere this is getting

$4300 is eye watering, let’s just hope the 50/60/70 tier GPUs are priced properly and deliver decent gains

It's great that Dave always keeps the price in focus and makes videos that takes normal people and their budget into consideration

Everyone - OnePlus 11 Dave - Razer blade 16

Loved your energy on this one. Always a straight, no bs, to the point review with good info. Thanks Dave

Underrated but the way you do your graphs are fantastic! Always done pretty good with them but for some reason this video stood out to me and looks great and is easy to quickly understand and support the point you're trying to make. Thank you for paying attention to that.

That video where you looked forward to the performance is still fresh in the memory. You were spot on

New to this channel - the videos are great! High quality, informational, and not too long. Keep it up sir!

An €800 difference between the 4080 and 4090 version. That's insane.

Your graph style is really excellent!

You can limit wattage usage in msi after burner under the section "power" on main screen. Decrease it by 50% to test the scores

@Dave2D, a foolish question, I just checked iBuyPower, System76, etc., where a similar desktop build to the Blade 16 costs roughly the same. Still, the laptop has the added advantage of having a pretty good screen and portability(battery and a good keyboard). Can you please explain why the price is too high for the uninitiated? It is high but similar to a pre-built custom high-end desktop with remarkably identical specs.

I don’t care at all. A few years later 50 series will be announced, by then 40 series will get some discount, and 30 series will receive a huge price cut, which means 20 series will be dirt cheap. And that would be the best time to buy the 10 series. Once my friend buys the 10 series GPU, I can get my hands on his 9 series to replace my GTX 760M. So excited thinking about it

I've been waiting for these reviews! thank you Dave, always on top of it and makes quick concise videos! We appreciate you!

Dave Always watch your Videos to see what is happening and New .Thanks so much for sharing this. I appreciate all your hard work. I am very interested to see what else you have as well.✌️Deb

Very impressive results. Wish I could afford one

Would love to see a performance comparison against a desktop 3090, specifically for content creation (DaVinci, Redshift, Octane, Blender).

Wow i really love that intro, I've rewatched it about 20 times lawl .

I am really glad I took the plunge a year ago, with the 2022 Razer Blade Advanced. I spent a bit maxing it out and I like everything about it but the heat it generates. I like the older design and the screen...it is the still the most beauriful display I have seen. The screen is probably the best part of the setup. I think its better looking than the LED version they have now.

Man, I wish I could play on one of these. After finishing my degree and being set out in the job hunt world, finances are looking dire. Looks Awesome!

Nvidia used to have a "M" for Mobile moniker in their GPUs dedicated to laptops. A GTX 980M had less SM cores and was cut down compared to a GTX 980 desktop. Then for the 1xxx and 2xxx series, they dropped the M moniker as for once, the laptops and desktop chips were the same (just the frequency and memory were different). For the 3xxx series, the chips began to be different again with the laptop parts being cut down but they didn't reintroduced the M. And for the 4xxx series, they blatantly shifted their offering to be deceptive. A 4090 in laptop is actually using an ADA103 which is same chip as... the 4080 desktop. And again still no M moniker. You can expect a lot of 4090 in the Steam surveys this year that will be basically laptop versions and should in reality be 4080. Nvidia is really deceptive and I hate that part of the way they are doing their business.

Good ol Dave analysis there at the end. ❤️

Thanks for being the only blogger who explained about delayed frame to get that dlss 3

Its only a crazy price if you pay it. But then here i was thinking i paid a crazy amount (2.2k) for my x17 with 3070 .. seems cheap now and totally happy with it

I'm actually ok with the laptop being chonky for more dest dispersion. That's what I look for only gaming laptops. Which is why I went with Alienware. Looking forward to your review of the Alienware M18.

I love your presentation style!

I like that this video really had nothing to do with the blade, yet I still watched the whole thing because it was very informative and interesting. Looking forward to seeing those reviews. Thank you for your take and calling them out for the pricing.

I have really high hopes for the new Zephyrus M16. Both RAM modules are user replaceable, and they seem to have perfected the hardware. I really hope they don’t go this crazy with the pricing

You’ve undersold DLSS 1/2 as they had both a positive impact on frames as well as reducing input latency. DLSS 3 has a negligible effect on input latency so whilst it may look smoother it may not feel much smoother

Awesome video as always.

Please include a frequency analysis of the speakers of the Blade 16 in your in-depth-review! It would be nice to see it compared to the MacBook speakers.

I can't even imagine what amount of coding goes into the technology of DLSS 3 to be able to generate artificial frames by taking data from the original game code. How the integration even works I am really amazed.

Concerning DLSS, FSR and similar technologies; using a 4090 or some high end GPU might make the tech look a bit useless or unimpressive, but a laptop with a 3050 for example that might only be capable of running some games at 1080p medium might be able to push the settings a bit higher or gain some extra frames for a overall better experience. DLSS is exclusive for the RTX series sadly but FSR and XESS (Intel's version) is more open, and it made the new COD playable on my GTX1650 laptop, otherwise unless I heavily drop the settings and resolution its a powerpoint slideshow, A friend of mine is able to enjoy Overwatch 2 with a 4th gen intel CPU and a GTX750 thanks to FSR as well! I can see how upscalling 4K to 8K might be stupid, but 720p to 1080p for example on lower end systems is quite the boost.

Been waiting for this

Just noticed that he starts all his videos by saying "Alright"; Love it

It’s going to be interesting to see if the entry and mid level GPUs also have a 30-40% performance & efficiency bump over last year’s 3000 series and what the price increases for those will be. Despite widespread shortages of both chips and laptops at the start of 2022, there were still plenty of bargains to be had at the end of the year. I’m wondering if that will be even more the case this year. Peeps might be wise to delay purchasing a bit if they can.

My interpretation is this, it gets more graphics performance than a desktop 3090ti, that has a tdp of 450w, the mobile 4090 has a tdp of 175w, thats about 2.57x energy efficiency at least, so what I think Nvidia did was basically round these numbers then not down but up, getting you to the 3x thats the presented in the slide.

Love your honesty man

I sear I thought zadig was disappearing, love to see it! also cool video lol

Was planning to buy the 4080 but the price is staggering difference between other laptops. Pls do review on the alienware as well, have heard that the launch pricing are at decent range.

Another thing to comment on is that the 4090 laptop is NOT the same chip as the desktop version. It is actually a 4080. Same goes for the other Gpus, the 4080 is not the same as the desktop 4080, it shares more similarities with the 4070, because even the 4070ti beats it. The downgrade from 16gb (3080ti) to 12gb (4080) already tells us that they just named all of it wrong, just to charge more.

I am happy you are reviewing one the laptops that I am looking at, because I am already a razer customer, but I have no idea what is the difference between QHD and Mini-Led displays they have. I would appreciate your review and view on it.

hey dave, i would love to see a room tour. especially that fishtank :)

The pricing is nasty for sure. I mean its nasty. But even a year ago no one ever thought we would see a gaming laptop out perorm a 3080ti desktop. It was unthinkable and i honestly didnt expect it to happen for awhile. But To have a device that you can take anywhere with you that out performs a beast like the 30 series desktops is just amazing and im so glad for it. I mean thats just so awesome dude.

I think you really undersold DLSS 2.0 for laptops. DLSS quality, even at 1080p, looks awesome, considering how bad some TAA solutions are in some games, it can be pretty darn equivalent to native. DLSS, even at quality, has a profound uplift on framerate, since you’re rendering half the pixels at that point.

Having the Razer 4K OLED still from two years ago. I’ve used DLSS when I can. Truly can’t imagine playing games on 1080p. I tried playing red dead on a 1080p monitor and had to stop and am waiting for my 2k monitor to play it on a bigger screen until then I’ll play on my 15.6 inch screen

I have been in the market for a gaming laptop for a while, as I have to travel immensely for work. I prioritise portability as I also need to bring my work laptop (sometimes 2), so I decided to buy the blade 14 last year. Decided to return it shortly after as I wasn't comfortable about the price I paid for it. Instead, you can buy a much cheaper laptop or tablet, much more portable, convenient with good battery, and simply use a stream-based Windows or gaming service. Get a Samsung tablet and connect to your desktop remotely instead if you don't want to pay a subscription. Laptops at those prices aren't justifiable.

4090 is chonky boi... Yes, I'm talking about the price... 😆

They want 5 grand for artificial frames?! Yea the pricing for some of the tech this year is absolutely crazy. I normally try to upgrade my gaming laptop once every three years but it looks like I will be doing it every ten years if prices continue to trend in this direction.

Thanks for the video

Hey Dave, any chance you planning to do a full review on this blade 16 4090 model? Would your input on the product in general as opposed to just performance results. Thanks a lot and Cheers!

i think for low end laptops, DLSS is very helpful. I used to play cyberpunk with my 3050 and it has been very helpful

Got an Asus Zephyrus G14 with an AMD 6900 CPU and 6800 GPU from Best Buy for $1050 a couple weeks ago. That $4,300 price tag is INSANE. I'll stick with upper tier previous gen hardware, and just ignore the Ray Tracing sliders like I've done my entire life. That 6800S GPU gives great performance on a 1440p screen. Holy cow these new generation laptops are gonna be bonkers

The dream of owning one computer to do everything is just about here. DLSS on a laptop with a high end GPU make it a legitimately useful device to drive a desktop 1440P display. The blade 16 in particular makes a very solid case for itself in this regard because it is thin and light enough to be genuinely useful as a laptop when you are away from the desk and the wall but it is as fast as last gen gaming desktops when you connect it to power. Yes, the price is horrendously high but a two computer setup from last gen to give you the same balance of performance and portability would have cost even more. The simplicity of only requiring one computer is also worth it to a lot of buyers.

Was hoping for some kind of statement on the cooling performance. Is this thing going to be able to cook my pizza rolls on the keyboard? Deciding between the 16 and 18 for me would boil down to how hot the 16 runs.

wow I can't believe a 4090 with 16 thousand cores and 24 gigs of GDDR6X memory is finally in laptops! Thanks for the video Dave, very informative!

That's WHY I watch your videos. You're BRUTALLY HONEST about the products you review. I totally agree with your assessment that the 40 Series GPU laptops are WAY OVERPRICED!!!! It's Ridiculous!!! $4300 for a spec'd-out Razer Blade 16"???? HEY, that's Apple Territory!!!! The Razer Blade 18 must be hitting DAM NEAR $4600 - $5000, WTF????

Last summer I got my Zephyrus G14 with the RX 6800S for around ~1250 euros on sale. It sits roughly between the Nvidia's lower TDP models of the 3070m and the higher tdp ones. To get the same bracket of performance this gen it will set me off 2500 euros easily. They can f off.

Full review on the Blade 16 please ! :)

I alloted $4000 for a gaming laptop, after watching some videos, ended up buying 14" MBP M1 Pro base, and built my own gaming PC.

I really want to see the 4090 at 120W in the G14. The most exiting GPU however might be the 4050 for me. Early leaks of the 35W variant put it above a high power 3050ti and very close to a 65W RTX 3060. What's so cool about this? 35W 4050 should be capable of rocking every AAA game you toss at it at high/max settings 1080p/60FPS no problems. Add DLSS3.0 and FG to it and you basically can make any ultra thin laptop a capable gaming power house. Now THAT is a GPU worth celebrating and it's only the entry level.

It’s insane how far PC hardware has come the past 5 years, every year blows the previous year out of the water

Dave is that actually your study in the background, or a CG backdrop?

That is mind-blowing. Those time-spy scores are better than nearly every top-tier, last-gen DESKTOP GPU. In a laptop. At this point it's getting a bit silly, because this means that if you're sitting on anything other than literally the top-tier GPUs of last gen you're going to get a massive upgrade, in spite of this being a laptop.

Dave loves to review laptops than phones and tablets...I can feel the urge in him to bring the best review out of every laptop that comes on board.

@Dave2D what about the 18inch? Isn't it coming again?

Dave always speaks for us ❤

OnePlus 11? Naa I want the Razer Blade 16 🔥 not joking seriously been waiting for new gen laptop review ❤️‍🔥

This year , I wish we see more of competitively priced value for money laptops like m1 MacBook or asus vivobook s15 oled and even the new infinix laptop with i9 processor . Laptops are getting way too expensive along with lesser no. of useful ports all in the name of asthetics and slimness

I think dlss is awesome for laptops because it allows you to run at ultra high settings with very little compromise on graphics and frame rate.

That intro sound effect was INSANE

Yes, monster pricing. 😳

Prices this year are insane, I picked up a 3070ti TUF laptop for 999£ recently, no regrets…. Perhaps AMD will bring frame generation to the masses later this year too…

I think people that play shooters usually have the graphics dialed down significantly for better performance so it really doesn’t matter if they add another 50 fps on top of already 200fps. But for us casuals, this is awesome because better looks and smoother pictures.

how much would a similarly specced desktop cost? was always wondering that

That shits expensive as hell💀

For checking power efficiency, disable grame Gen, lock fps and use Hwinfo.

Great and honest review.

Hey are you gong to do any videos on the new Galaxy Books? I would love to see a review of the 3 ultra

2:43 "ITS GOTTA BE AWESOME" in that mousy voice got me off guard. Funniest shit. 🤣

Thank you for this.

Thanks for your honest, Dave. I agree with what you've stated.

I just commented on another video that I'd like to see the MSI compared the 16-inch Razer. Thank you!

Bro Dave, you sound sick, everything good my man?

When you mentioned that there is no point to upscaling something when you have a 1080p screen, I would argue there is, because footage scaled from 4k down to 1080p looks better than 1080p footage. You get to average 4 pixels and have more color and light information and less noise.

do you look into laptops outside of the gaming sphere that are more effective at video editing, etc.? i don't really know anything about those--it makes sense these would be becoming more of a thing for more consumers

Dave's videos are one of those videos that I like before watching... 😅

You are definitely one of the best technical reviewers on here. Well done!

What would be your recommendation for a 2-in-1 with integrated GPU, replaceable memory, and spare m.2?

Excited for blade One8 too

Hey Dave, what's the news on the updated thickness of the new laptop in terms of its cooling capabilities? My 2019 Razer runs horribly hot.

I hope you do some ram intensive workloads in your reviews. The MSI Titan DDR5 is running up to 2000 MHz slower than other brands due to 4 slots. It would be nice to know how this hurts performance. On to of that, the Titan doesn't even come with G-Sync.

I have been using Razer Blade 15 Advanced model late-2019 version since the covid-19 lockdown started until now. I can vouch its a good laptop. Not a very good or perfect laptop, but good enough. The only con I had after 1.5 years of using it, was the random blue screed of death (BSOD) crash. Later I figured out it was due to the bloating battery. Swap it with third party battery I got from Aliexpress and look up on youtube for how-to guide and voila no more BSOD. One thing you should keep in mind when buying Razer is that no matter how premium and clean looking aesthetic their products are, it is still just another windows operating laptop. The $4300 price tag will be sitting on the par with another gaming laptops a few years down

Would love to see a comparison with a 200watt 2080 super.... i have a Alienware area51M R2 and still use it.

how long i waited for this video...

How the blade 16's performance for HDR content creating? especially compared to M1/2 macbook pro.

4:25 btw witcher 3 got an updated graphics update recently so it's heavier now than 5 years ago

1:29 how did the blade have better performance than the much larger msi lapto? edit: Just realized the graph was comparing. msi titan 3080 ti to razer blade 4090

So sad this laptop is not available in India. I was hoping to do some model training for my research work😔.