After testing over two dozen gaming laptops with the GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, the 2020 Razer Blade Pro 17 comes out to be the fastest of them all

Earlier this year, we compared a whole bunch of GeForce MX150 laptops and found that the 13.3-inch Razer Blade Stealth would run the GPU faster than the rest. This advantage seems to run in the family as we've since discovered something similar with the latest Razer Blade Pro 17. After comparing the 17.3-inch system to every other laptop in our database with the same GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU, the Razer Blade would come out on top once again.

As shown by our 3DMark comparison charts below between at least 23 different GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q laptops, GPU scores for the Razer Blade Pro 17 are about 21 percent faster than the average RTX 2070 Max-Q laptop. This includes even the 15.6-inch Razer Blade 15 which runs about 14 to 17 percent slower than its bigger brother. Overall results are therefore within striking distance of the pricier GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q.

So, what's responsible for the faster-than-average graphics performance? Optimizations between 9th gen Coffee Lake-H and 10th gen Comet Lake-H likely played a part in improving the overall gaming experience between laptops with the same GPU. The bigger factor, however, is more likely down to the higher GPU clock rates on the Blade Pro 17. Running Witcher 3 induces a steady GPU clock rate of 1635 MHz on the Blade Pro 17 compared to 1425 MHz on the Blade 15 or 1320 MHz on the Gigabyte Aero 17. The cooling solution in the Blade Pro 17 is able to squeeze out more juice from the RTX 2070 Max-Q without necessarily needing to run at higher core temperatures.

There are some caveats, however, mainly regarding the raw processor performance of the 8-core Core i7-10875H. More can be found on our review of the system here. Even so, you'll definitely want to add the 2020 Razer Blade Pro 17 to your list if you're in the market for the fastest GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q laptop money can buy.