Razer has refreshed its Blade 15 gaming laptop today, launching the new model with 40-series GPUs and improved hardware. The Blade 15 is Razer’s middle of the road gaming laptop in terms of performance and screen size, and this latest iteration is likely to be the best it’s ever been.
Following in the footsteps of the Blade 16 and Blade 18 launched earlier this year, the Blade 15 finally comes with the NVIDIA 40-series GPUs for next-gen power and performance. It also now comes with Intel’s latest CPUs and a few other upgrades like an extra M.2 slot for more storage, and better, faster RAM.
Basically, the Blade 15 is what you want to go with if you want something more powerful and nearly as portable as the Blade 14, but find the Blade 16 and Blade 18 a little unwieldly.
The Razer Blade 15 now comes with 40-series GPUs, up to an RTX 4070
While we haven’t tested it ourselves, the Blade 15 with the latest NVIDIA GPUs is sure to pump out performance for your favorite games. It comes with up to an RTX 4070. Which by no means is going to be lackluster when it comes to allowing for tuned up graphics and higher frame rates. But since it only goes up to an RTX 4070, you’ll need to scale up to the larger Blade 16 or Blade 18 if you want the RTX 4080 or RTX 4090. Both of which, by the way, also now come in RTX 4060 and RTX 4070 versions.
For the CPU, the Blade 15 comes with the Intel Core i7-13800H. The rest of the key specs include 16GB of DDR5 5200MHz RAM and 1TB of storage. Which are upgradable to allow for up to 64GB and 4TB respectively. Both the 4060 and 4070 versions also come with a QHD 240Hz refresh rate display, which is sure to be a little more power hungry.
Razer says the laptop can deliver up to six hours of battery life. And that’s probably fairly accurate, so long as you aren’t gaming or cranking up the brightness on the display or RGB backlit keyboard. Then again, gaming laptops aren’t really meant for extended battery life. They’re meant to deliver a powerful, portable gaming experience. And that’s what you should be getting with the new Blade 15.
You can buy the new Blade 15 today directly from Razer, at $2,499.99 for the RTX 4060 model or $2,799.99 for the RTX 4070 model. It’ll also be available from select retailers.
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