CES 2023 | Razer Blade 16 debuts with Intel Raptor Lake-HX Core i9-13950HX, 175 W RTX 4090, and world's first dual-native mode switching mini-LED display

While Razer has traditionally offered the Blade 15 and Blade 17 enthusiast gaming laptopsn, the company is introducing a new family of Blades at CES 2023 — the Razer Blade 16 and Razer Blade 18.

The new Blade 16 measures 21.99 mm x 244 mm x 355 mm (H x W x D) and weighs 2.45 kg. Razer is offering the Blade 16 in a total of five configurations. All of them offer the 24C/32T Intel Raptor Lake-HX Core i9-13950HX processor as standard but come with a range of Nvidia RTX 40 series Laptop GPU options including the 140 W RTX 4060, 140 W RTX 4070, 175 W RTX 4080, and the 175 W RTX 4090.

Most 2023 Blade 16 SKUs offer a 16:10 QHD+ (2560 x 1600) 500 nits 240 Hz IPS-grade panel with 100% DCI-P3 coverage. However, one of the RTX 4070 SKUs and the lone RTX 4090 SKU exclusively offer what Razer calls a dual-mode mini-LED panel. These dual-mode panels can seamlessly transition between FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 240 Hz Gamer and UHD+ (3840 x 2400) Creator modes depending on the need. 

Memory can be upgraded up to 64 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM while two M.2 slots are available that can accommodate up to 4 TB PCIe Gen 4 storage. Port selection includes 1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C that supports 100 W power delivery, 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports, HDMI 2.1-out, a UHS-II SD card reader, and a combo audio jack. 

All Razer Blade 16 models additionally come with a FHD IR webcam with a privacy shutter, Razer Chroma anti-ghosting keyboard, a four-speaker array with THX Spatial Audio certification, and a 6,182 mAh battery. The RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 variants come with a 330 W GaN power adapter while the rest offer a 280 W GaN adapter.

The Razer Blade 16 will be available from Q1 2023 at Razer.com and select retailers starting from US$2,699.99.

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