Combines Ryzen 9 7940HS with GeForce RTX 4070
Razer today launched the 2023 Razer Blade 14. This segment-disruptive 14-inch notebook packs gaming performance comparable to much thicker enthusiast-class notebooks; in a thin-and-light form-factor comparable to business/commercial notebooks. Across the market landscape, the Razer Blade 14 is designed to compete with the Apple MacBook Pro of a comparable screen size. Razer is timing launch of this notebook with that of the AMD Ryzen 7040HS “Phoenix” processor, because it’s based on one. The notebook measures 31 cm x 22.8 cm x 1.79 cm (WxDxH with lid closed), and is 11.5% thinner than the 2022 Razer Blade 14. It’s also 9% lighter, at 1.83 kg. Despite its size, the notebook packs a 68.1 Wh battery, which when paired with the rather high-end hardware, offers up to 10 hours of productivity.
Under the hood, the Razer Blade 14 (2023) rocks an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HS “Phoenix” processor, with an 8-core/16-thread “Zen 4” CPU, Ryzen AI accelerator, and Radeon 780M (12 CU) integrated graphics. The main graphics muscle, though, is the GeForce RTX 4070 Ada with 140 W TGP. The notebook provides the ability to switch between the discrete- and integrated graphics. The notebook also comes with two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots for up to 64 GB of socketed DDR5 memory; and an M.2-2280 Gen 4 NVMe slot for the main storage, a Gen 4 SSD. The WLAN module is also socketed, and offers Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. The display is a 14-inch, 16:10 aspect-ratio QHD+ (2560 x 1600 pixels) unit, with 240 Hz refresh rate, and 3 ms response time. The display has 500 nits maximum brightness.
Besides the Wi-Fi 6E WLAN, other I/O features include one USB4 type-C (40 Gbps), one USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C (10 Gbps), and a second 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C. You also get two type-A 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. Both type-C ports have DisplayPort 1.4 passthrough. There’s also a standard-size HDMI 2.1 port. The main webcam features 1080p resolution, and a physical privacy shutter. The keyboard features per-key Razer Chroma RGB, anti-ghosting and NKRO, and is compatible with Razer Hypershift macros. The glass touchpad has automatic palm rejection.
Open to pre-order from June 14, the Razer Blade 14 (2023) will be available from June 20, and in two color trims—carbon black and mercury white. The base model is priced at USD $2,399, and comes with RTX 4060 (140 W TGP) graphics, and 16 GB DDR5-5600 memory; while the premium variant comes with 32 GB of DDR5-5600 memory, and RTX 4070 graphics, and is priced at $2,699. The white trim is only available with the premium configuration, and is priced at $2,799. All three variants get Ryzen 9 7945HS processor, 1 TB of Gen 4 NVMe storage, and that 14-inch/QHD+/240 Hz display as standard.
