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Razer Blade 17 laptop review: Now with 130 W TGP GeForce RTX graphics

Two years in and still going strong. Razer's latest 17.3-inch gaming laptop gets a swift name change alongside several internal updates. If you're still holding onto a GTX gaming laptop, then it's now looking like a good time to upgrade.

Razer has always been quick to jump onto new CPUs and GPUs whenever they become available. Results are often excellent with appreciable gen-to-gen gains while they can other times fall flat. The Ice Lake Blade Stealth, for example, proved to worse than the cheaper Whiskey Lake-U version it was supposed to replace. Thankfully, this latest 17.3-inch Blade model has no such problems.

The 2021 Blade 17 succeeds the Blade Pro 17 by dropping the "Pro" and adding in new Intel 11th gen Tiger Lake-H processors into the mix. The GPU and display also get upgrades from 100 W TGP and 300 Hz to 130 W TGP and 360 Hz, respectively. The chassis design and physical features are otherwise identical to the original 2019 model that launched with 9th gen Coffee Lake-H CPUs and Turing GPUs.

Alternatives to the Blade 17 include other high-end ultrathin gaming laptops like the MSI GS76, Asus Zephyrus S17, Acer Predator Triton, or the Gigabyte Aero or Aorus series. Our exact configuration is currently shipping for $2799 USD.

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Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070 (Blade Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-11800H 8 x 2.3 - 4.6 GHz, 160 W PL2 / Short Burst, 65 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1410 MHz, Memory: 1500 MHz, 130 W TDP, GDDR6, 471.96, Manual and Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4-3200, Samsung, 22-22-22-52, Dual-Channel
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, AU Optronics B173HAN05.4, IPS, 360 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM570
Storage
Soundcard
Intel Tiger Lake PCH-H - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
5 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 4 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: SD reader
Networking
Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 19.9 x 395 x 260 ( = 0.78 x 15.55 x 10.24 in)
Battery
70 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 1080p
Primary Camera: 2.1 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Quad speakers, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Razer Central, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
2.75 kg ( = 97 oz / 6.06 pounds), Power Supply: 801 g ( = 28.25 oz / 1.77 pounds)
Price
2800 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

potential competitors in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
89.4 %
09/2021
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.8 kg19.9 mm17.30"1920x1080
90.1 %
07/2021
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
2.8 kg19.9 mm17.30"2560x1440
86.2 %
09/2021
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
2.4 kg20 mm17.30"3840x2160
82 %
08/2021
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
2.7 kg24.9 mm17.30"1920x1080
88 %
05/2021
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
i9-11980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
2.8 kg22 mm17.30"3840x2160
87.8 %
09/2021
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
2.3 kg19.81 mm17.30"2560x1440

Case — Inside Changes

The year-over-year upgrades are all internal since there are no changes to the external skeleton. Major updates include:

  • 11th gen Intel Tiger Lake-H CPUs (up to Core i9) to replace last year's 10th gen Comet Lake-H
  • 130 W TGP GeForce RTX GPUs to replace last year's 100 W options
  • 1080p (2.1 MP) webcam versus 720p (1 MP) on last year's model
  • Thunderbolt 4 compatibility instead of only Thunderbolt 3
  • Support for two PCIe4 NVMe SSDs instead of only PCIe3
  • New dispplay options including 360 Hz refresh rate instead of 300 Hz
  • Intel AX210 for Wi-Fi 6E support to replace last year's AX200/201
402.5 mm / 15.8 inch 280 mm / 11 inch 24.9 mm / 0.98 inch 2.7 kg5.95 lbs396 mm / 15.6 inch 270 mm / 10.6 inch 22 mm / 0.866 inch 2.8 kg6.1 lbs396 mm / 15.6 inch 259 mm / 10.2 inch 20 mm / 0.787 inch 2.4 kg5.26 lbs395 mm / 15.6 inch 260 mm / 10.2 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.8 kg6.06 lbs394 mm / 15.5 inch 264 mm / 10.4 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.8 kg6.1 lbs393.95 mm / 15.5 inch 260.8 mm / 10.3 inch 19.81 mm / 0.78 inch 2.3 kg4.97 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity — Now with Thunderbolt 4

Front: No connectivity
Front: No connectivity
Right: SD reader UHS-III, USB Type-C + Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.2 Gen. 2, HDMI 2.0b, Kensington Lock
Right: SD reader UHS-III, USB Type-C + Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.2 Gen. 2, HDMI 2.0b, Kensington Lock
Rear: No connectivity
Rear: No connectivity
Left: AC adapter, 2.5 Gbit RJ-45, 2x USB 3.2 Gen. 2, USB-C 3.2 Gen. 2, 3.5 mm combo audio
Left: AC adapter, 2.5 Gbit RJ-45, 2x USB 3.2 Gen. 2, USB-C 3.2 Gen. 2, 3.5 mm combo audio

SD Card Reader

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
  (AV Pro V60)
208.9 MB/s
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
196 MB/s -6%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
184 MB/s -12%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
 
183 (181.31min - 182.94max) MB/s -12%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
  (AV Pro V60)
74.8 MB/s -64%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
 
257 MB/s +35%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
199 MB/s +5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
  (AV Pro V60)
190.1 MB/s
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
188 MB/s -1%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
  (AV Pro V60)
88.3 MB/s -54%

Communication — Wi-Fi 6E now Standard

For most users, Wi-Fi 6E will perform the same as existing Wi-Fi 6 laptops as users will need a Wi-Fi 6E router to exploit all of its benefits. Transfer rates are remain stable and mostly unchanged from last year's Wi-Fi 6 model when paired to our Netgear RAX200 test router.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1588 (1508min - 1656max) MBit/s +28%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675x (210NGW)
1499 (1390min - 1622max) MBit/s +21%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1239 (1143min - 1322max) MBit/s
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1138 (921min - 1230max) MBit/s -8%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
MediaTek MT7921
636 (325min - 728max) MBit/s -49%
iperf3 receive AX12
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1491 (1415min - 1540max) MBit/s
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1416 (1350min - 1459max) MBit/s -5%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675x (210NGW)
1328 (642min - 1384max) MBit/s -11%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1152 (915min - 1267max) MBit/s -23%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
MediaTek MT7921
698 (529min - 748max) MBit/s -53%
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Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1491 (1415-1540)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1239 (1143-1322)

Webcam — 1080p Instead of 720p

The camera is indeed sharper this time around as shown by our comparison images below. Color accuracy, however, does not appear to be any better or worse. A webcam shutter continues to be missing.

ColorChecker
6.8 ∆E
9.8 ∆E
11.1 ∆E
16.1 ∆E
12.7 ∆E
11.2 ∆E
12.3 ∆E
8.3 ∆E
13.5 ∆E
6.9 ∆E
12.9 ∆E
10.9 ∆E
3.3 ∆E
10.5 ∆E
13.2 ∆E
11.7 ∆E
12.3 ∆E
10.3 ∆E
3.5 ∆E
5.8 ∆E
8.9 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
9.1 ∆E
8.2 ∆E
ColorChecker Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070: 9.95 ∆E min: 3.33 - max: 16.07 ∆E

Maintenance

There are some slight changes to the positioning of the screws on the Blade 17 when compared to the Blade Pro. Otherwise, most everything else appears to be identical.

Input Devices

All keyboard keys and symbols are lit on our US unit. We suspect that some symbols may not be lit yet again for models overseas since Razer has made no external changes to the chassis.

Display — Ultra-Smooth 360 Hz

Razer is using the same 1080p 360 Hz AU Optronics B173HAN05.4 IPS panel for its Blade 17 as Asus is using for its Strix Scar 17 G733QS. Thus, the viewing experience between these two laptops are very similar. This particular panel offers full sRGB coverage with very fast response times and a respectable contrast ratio of nearly 1000:1 to be good for both editing and gaming alike. Its attributes are nearly the same as the 300 Hz Sharp panel on last year's Blade Pro meaning users are really only paying for that slightly faster refresh rate.

Other display options include 165 Hz 1440p (QHD) with full sRGB coverage and a glossy 4K touchscreen with full AdobeRGB coverage. The latter is also expected to be brighter than our 360 Hz option (~400 nits vs. ~300 nits).

Display options now include FHD, QHD, and 4K UHD
Display options now include FHD, QHD, and 4K UHD
Narrow bezels on three of the four sides
Narrow bezels on three of the four sides
Subpixels are not as sharp as on a glossy overlay
Subpixels are not as sharp as on a glossy overlay
Minimal uneven backlight bleeding
Minimal uneven backlight bleeding
322.2
cd/m²
330.8
cd/m²
323.4
cd/m²
301.8
cd/m²
323.3
cd/m²
305.7
cd/m²
309.3
cd/m²
313.4
cd/m²
305.8
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B173HAN05.4 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 330.8 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 315.1 cd/m² Minimum: 15.13 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 323.3 cd/m²
Contrast: 980:1 (Black: 0.33 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.59 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.4
ΔE Greyscale 7.9 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
73.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
71.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.28
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
AU Optronics B173HAN05.4, IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
BOE099D (BOE CQ NE173QHM-NY3), IPS, 17.30, 2560x1440
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
AUO B173ZAN06.1 (AUODE95), IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
BOE NV173FHM-NX4, IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
AU Optronics AUO329B, IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
BOE NE173QHM-NY2, IPS, 17.30, 2560x1440
Display
15%
-9%
-47%
19%
-1%
Display P3 Coverage
71.7
94.2
31%
63
-12%
36.7
-49%
86.9
21%
70.7
-1%
sRGB Coverage
98.8
98.7
0%
94.8
-4%
55.3
-44%
100
1%
99.4
1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
73.6
84.4
15%
65
-12%
37.9
-49%
99.6
35%
71.7
-3%
Response Times
-3%
-42%
-194%
-667%
-154%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
4.2 ?(1.6, 2.6)
4.8
-14%
8.8 ?(2.8, 6)
-110%
18 ?(8, 10)
-329%
52 ?(25.2, 26.8)
-1138%
15.6 ?(8.4, 7.2)
-271%
Response Time Black / White *
8.8 ?(4.4, 4.4)
8
9%
6.4 ?(2, 4.4)
27%
14 ?(7, 7)
-59%
26 ?(10, 16)
-195%
12 ?(6.8, 5.2)
-36%
PWM Frequency
Screen
11%
30%
-0%
46%
16%
Brightness middle
323.3
322
0%
474
47%
307
-5%
488
51%
389.7
21%
Brightness
315
288
-9%
454
44%
264
-16%
467
48%
363
15%
Brightness Distribution
91
72
-21%
88
-3%
76
-16%
86
-5%
84
-8%
Black Level *
0.33
0.3
9%
0.46
-39%
0.24
27%
0.33
-0%
0.47
-42%
Contrast
980
1073
9%
1030
5%
1279
31%
1479
51%
829
-15%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
4.59
3.05
34%
1.5
67%
5.61
-22%
1.23
73%
1.93
58%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
10.82
5.23
52%
5.59
48%
18.29
-69%
2.94
73%
6.84
37%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
1.4
1.92
-37%
0.86
39%
0.77
45%
1.31
6%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
7.9
3.11
61%
2.8
65%
2.63
67%
1.5
81%
2.4
70%
Gamma
2.28 96%
2.13 103%
2.158 102%
2.37 93%
2.169 101%
2.12 104%
CCT
5941 109%
6553 99%
6597 99%
6852 95%
6614 98%
6658 98%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
84
35
99
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
99
55
99
Total Average (Program / Settings)
8% / 10%
-7% / 12%
-80% / -41%
-201% / -61%
-46% / -12%

* ... smaller is better

Color space covers 100 percent of sRGB just as advertised by the manufacturer. For full AdobeRGB coverage, however, users will have to consider the 4K option instead.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3

The display is in need of calibration out of the box. Color temperature is far too warm for average grayscale and color deltaE values of 7.9 and 4.59, respectively. Though nothing terrible, we definitely expected more from a high-end gaming laptop retailing for almost $3000 USD. Grayscale and colors would improve significantly to average deltaE values of less than 2 each once we calibrated the panel ourselves as shown by our Calman results below.

Grayscale before calibration
Grayscale before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
8.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 4.4 ms rise
↘ 4.4 ms fall
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 19 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
4.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1.6 ms rise
↘ 2.6 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 10 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18080 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility hasn't changed from last year's model since contrast and maximum brightness continue to be almost the same. The 4K touchscreen option may be brighter, but users will have to take into account the increase in glare from its glossy overlay as well.

Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Wide IPS viewing angles. Contrast and colors degrade only if viewing from extreme angles
Wide IPS viewing angles. Contrast and colors degrade only if viewing from extreme angles

Performance — 130 W TGP GeForce RTX Graphics

Users can now choose between the 11th gen Tiger Lake-H Core i7-11800H or Core i9-11900H to replace last year's 10th gen Comet Lake-H options. Aside from the obvious performance increase, the new CPUs also natively support PCIe4 and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity. Resizable Bar, Dynamic Boost 2.0, and WhisperMode 2.0 are all supported.

Advanced Optimus (or Optimus 2.0) is not supported meaning users will still have to manually switch and reboot between the dGPU and iGPU via the Razer software. Expect a small hit to performance if running on Optimus mode. We recommend users become familiar with Razer Central as important customizations and performance options are found here.

We set our system to maximum performance mode with the discrete GPU active prior to running any benchmarks below for the highest possible scores
We set our system to maximum performance mode with the discrete GPU active prior to running any benchmarks below for the highest possible scores

Processor — No AMD... Yet

Our Core i7-11800H is an excellent step up from the Core i7-10875H as found on last year's Blade Pro. Multi-thread performance in particular is 25 to 40 percent faster to finally be on par with competing Zen 2 or Zen 3 CPUs like the Ryzen 7 5800H. Upgrading to the Core i9-10900H is expected to only bring a 5 to 10 percent increase in raw performance based on our experience with other Core i9-11900H laptops like the MSI GS76 Stealth.

It's worth noting that the Ryzen 9 5900HX in the Blade 14 is neck-to-neck with our i7-11800H in multi-thread performance while being behind in single-thread performance by about 15 to 20 percent.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

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Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070 Intel Core i7-11800H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1865 (1855.12-1943.35)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD Intel Core i9-11900H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø2117 (2043.84-2183.76)
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH Intel Core i9-11900H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1923 (1832.59-2147.65)
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1936 (1909.95-1985.9)
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17 Intel Core i7-11800H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1755 (1711.82-1871.52)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
5256 Points +11%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
4990 Points +6%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
4878 Points +3%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
4876 Points +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
4724 Points
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4497 Points -5%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (2498 - 5408, n=50)
4459 Points -6%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
4456 Points -6%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
4020 Points -15%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
3712 Points -21%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
3367 Points -29%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H
2328 Points -51%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
610 Points +5%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
585 Points +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
580 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (520 - 586, n=47)
576 Points -1%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
554 Points -4%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
506 Points -13%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
485 Points -16%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
483 Points -17%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
474 Points -18%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
471 Points -19%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
441 Points -24%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H
431 Points -26%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
13012 Points +6%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
13002 (12859.5min - 13002.3max) Points +6%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
12652 (12516min - 12651.7max) Points +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
12316 (11587.2min - 12316.3max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (6508 - 14088, n=48)
11650 Points -5%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
11641 Points -5%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
10450 (9829.16min - 10450.5max) Points -15%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
1575 Points +5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
1504 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (1386 - 1522, n=45)
1497 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1423 Points -5%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1305 Points -13%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1218 Points -19%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
1217 Points -19%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
2148 (1832.59min - 2147.65max) Points +11%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
2067 (1924.65min - 2067.29max) Points +6%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
2061 (2009.65min - 2060.79max) Points +6%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
2059 (2019.39min - 2059.31max) Points +6%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1983 (1876.79min - 1982.55max) Points +2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
1943 (1855.12min - 1943.35max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (1342 - 2173, n=50)
1894 Points -3%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1853 (1809.95min - 1853.31max) Points -5%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
1721 Points -11%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
1715 (1653.3min - 1715.27max) Points -12%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
1549 (1352.68min - 1494.38max) Points -20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H
1094 Points -44%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
238 Points +5%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
230 Points +1%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
229 Points +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
227 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (201 - 231, n=46)
225 Points -1%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
209 Points -8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
200 Points -12%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
197 Points -13%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
196 Points -14%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
190 Points -16%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
189 Points -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H
175 Points -23%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
324 Seconds * -27%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
293 Seconds * -14%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (217 - 454, n=46)
277 Seconds * -8%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
272 Seconds * -6%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
256 Seconds *
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
254 Seconds * +1%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
251 Seconds * +2%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
249 Seconds * +3%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
247 Seconds * +4%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
237 Seconds * +7%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
233 Seconds * +9%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
5668 MIPS +4%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
5640 MIPS +3%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
5520 MIPS +1%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (5138 - 5732, n=46)
5492 MIPS 0%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
5472 MIPS
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
5463 MIPS 0%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
5245 MIPS -4%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
5208 MIPS -5%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
4924 MIPS -10%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
4791 MIPS -12%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4686 MIPS -14%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
56759 MIPS +7%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
54172 MIPS +2%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
53205 MIPS +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
52870 MIPS
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
52370 MIPS -1%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
52364 MIPS -1%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
49275 MIPS -7%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (33718 - 56758, n=46)
48384 MIPS -8%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
46591 MIPS -12%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
46135 MIPS -13%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
33674 MIPS -36%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
1632 Points
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
1613 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (1429 - 1625, n=40)
1561 Points
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1351 Points
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
1278 Points
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
1266 Points
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1201 Points
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
9884 Points
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
9856 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (4655 - 9851, n=40)
8551 Points
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8135 Points
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8047 Points
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
7756 Points
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
7531 Points
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
15.8 fps +5%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
15.3 fps +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
15.1 fps
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
15 fps -1%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
14.8 fps -2%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
14.3 fps -5%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (7.38 - 17.4, n=46)
13.8 fps -9%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
13.5 fps -11%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
13.3 fps -12%
MSI GE75 9SG
Intel Core i9-9880H
11.86 fps -21%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
59.2 s * -34%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
58.9 s * -34%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H
57.8 s * -31%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
53.5 s * -21%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
51.5 s * -17%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
49.3 s * -12%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
48.8 s * -11%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (38.6 - 59.9, n=45)
46.5 s * -5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
44.1 s *
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
41.1 s * +7%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
0.599 sec * -8%
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
Intel Core i7-10870H
0.589 sec * -6%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
0.574 sec * -3%
Alienware m17 R4
Intel Core i9-10980HK
0.574 sec * -3%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (0.548 - 0.615, n=46)
0.566 sec * -2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.555 sec *
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK
0.552 sec * +1%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
0.533 sec * +4%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
0.518 sec * +7%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1943 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
245 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
227 Points
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System Performance

PCMark 10 scores are noticeably higher than any Blade Pro laptop we've tested in the past. The leap can be partly attributed to the PCIe4 NVMe SSD that Tiger Lake-H chipsets natively support and the boost in multi-thread CPU performance.

PCMark 10 / Score
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7311 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (6126 - 7311, n=11)
6912 Points -5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
6531 Points -11%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Lite-On CA5-8D512
6290 Points -14%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
6202 Points -15%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
5734 Points -22%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
5641 Points -23%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10832 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (9248 - 10832, n=11)
10104 Points -7%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
9927 Points -8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
9919 Points -8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Lite-On CA5-8D512
9831 Points -9%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
9473 Points -13%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
9364 Points -14%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9149 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (8571 - 9669, n=11)
9051 Points -1%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
8448 Points -8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Lite-On CA5-8D512
8028 Points -12%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
7585 Points -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
7482 Points -18%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
7357 Points -20%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10701 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (7627 - 10851, n=11)
9833 Points -8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
9021 Points -16%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
8862 Points -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Lite-On CA5-8D512
8560 Points -20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
7219 Points -33%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
6860 Points -36%
PCMark 10 Score
7311 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon shows minor DPC latency issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage or when running Prime95 stress. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and with only one dropped frame during our test session.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11980HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
2676 μs * -577%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1445 μs * -266%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
762 μs * -93%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, SK Hynix BC711 1TB HFM001TD3JX016N
562 μs * -42%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
526 μs * -33%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
395.1 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices — PCIe4 Support

Razer is sticking with Samsung once again for its PCIe4 NVMe SSD needs. The 1 TB PM9A1 drive is significantly faster than the PM981a on last year's model in pretty much every aspect. Users can install up to two drives just like before.

CDM 8
CDM 8
AS SSD
AS SSD
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
SK Hynix BC711 1TB HFM001TD3JX016N
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
AS SSD
-35%
14%
5%
-21%
4%
Seq Read
5302
2068
-61%
5085
-4%
5408
2%
2974
-44%
5438
3%
Seq Write
3977
2047
-49%
4434
11%
3863
-3%
2733
-31%
3904
-2%
4K Read
55
47.85
-13%
80.3
46%
52.7
-4%
55.7
1%
56.2
2%
4K Write
148.7
87.4
-41%
214.7
44%
153.1
3%
134
-10%
165.8
11%
4K-64 Read
2715
1932
-29%
2573
-5%
2692
-1%
1854
-32%
2489
-8%
4K-64 Write
3416
2017
-41%
2972
-13%
3414
0%
2165
-37%
3480
2%
Access Time Read *
0.044
0.055
-25%
0.018
59%
0.046
-5%
0.054
-23%
Access Time Write *
0.085
0.128
-51%
0.02
76%
0.027
68%
0.028
67%
0.026
69%
Score Read
3300
2187
-34%
3161
-4%
3285
0%
2207
-33%
3089
-6%
Score Write
3963
2309
-42%
3631
-8%
3953
0%
2573
-35%
4036
2%
Score Total
8874
5612
-37%
8380
-6%
8830
0%
5899
-34%
8620
-3%
Copy ISO MB/s
2710
2400
-11%
3239
20%
2260
-17%
Copy Program MB/s
1114
684
-39%
899
-19%
677
-39%
Copy Game MB/s
2095
1629
-22%
2171
4%
1493
-29%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-43%
3%
1%
-36%
3%
Write 4K
233.5
123.5
-47%
244.2
5%
230.7
-1%
133.4
-43%
230.4
-1%
Read 4K
90.1
45.96
-49%
89.8
0%
87.9
-2%
64.7
-28%
91.6
2%
Write Seq
4263
1861
-56%
4300
1%
2934
-31%
4216
-1%
Read Seq
4468
1584
-65%
4392
-2%
2364
-47%
4543
2%
Write 4K Q32T1
538
466.4
-13%
607
13%
582
8%
438.4
-19%
667
24%
Read 4K Q32T1
703
566
-19%
658
-6%
730
4%
516
-27%
728
4%
Write Seq Q32T1
5097
2981
-42%
5270
3%
5152
1%
3083
-40%
5043
-1%
Read Seq Q32T1
7065
3260
-54%
7091
0%
7094
0%
3584
-49%
6821
-3%
Write 4K Q8T8
2270
Read 4K Q8T8
2490
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-39% / -38%
9% / 11%
3% / 4%
-29% / -27%
4% / 4%

* ... smaller is better

Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 7065 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5097 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 703 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 538 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 4468 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 4263 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 90.1 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 233.5 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance — Slightly Faster than a 100 W GeForce RTX 3080

Graphics performance is excellent with 3DMark results that are 10 to 15 percent faster than the average laptop in our database equipped with the same RTX 3070 GPU. In fact, raw performance is essentially on par with last year's Blade Pro RTX 3080 SKU. It's still significantly slower than a "proper" desktop RTX 3080, however, which is more of an Nvidia thing than a Razer thing.

Upgrading to the Blade 17 RTX 3080 SKU will likely bring very minor performance benefits over our RTX 3070 SKU of just a few percentage points based on our experience with at least a dozen other RTX 3080 laptops thus far. User should also keep in mind that frame rates don't necessarily need to reach 360 FPS in order to exploit the benefits of a 360 Hz display.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Port Royal
Port Royal
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
Time Spy
Time Spy
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, R9 5900X
37604 Points +39%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
27114 Points
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H
26486 Points -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (7178 - 29128, n=52)
24302 Points -10%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
23032 Points -15%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
22260 Points -18%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H
21191 Points -22%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
18879 Points -30%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
16647 Points -39%
Razer Blade Pro RZ09-0220
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
11049 Points -59%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, R9 5900X
17604 Points +66%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H
10898 Points +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
10595 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (2644 - 11019, n=53)
9300 Points -12%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
8844 Points -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
8299 Points -22%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H
8065 Points -24%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
6586 Points -38%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
6380 Points -40%
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, R9 5900X
11433 Points +79%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H
6686 Points +5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
6391 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (1640 - 6542, n=39)
5689 Points -11%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
5295 Points -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
5148 Points -19%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H
4742 Points -26%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
3597 Points -44%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, R9 5900X
50087 Points +38%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H
37171 Points +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
36224 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (12535 - 38275, n=54)
32331 Points -11%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
30910 Points -15%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
29436 Points -19%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H
27694 Points -24%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
24868 Points -31%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
22299 Points -38%
Razer Blade Pro RZ09-0220
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
13668 Points -62%
1280x720 Performance Combined
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, R9 5900X
18891 Points +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H
18271 Points
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-10875H
17622 Points -4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H
15564 Points -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (3715 - 22517, n=53)
15516 Points -15%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
12323 Points -33%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H
12176 Points -33%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, i7-9750H
12170 Points -33%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK
10129 Points -45%
Razer Blade Pro RZ09-0220
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
8830 Points -52%
3DMark 11 Performance
29177 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
56986 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
23055 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
10649 points
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Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
195 fps
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
193 fps -1%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
184 fps -6%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
176 fps -10%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
165 fps -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (137 - 207, n=30)
163.5 fps -16%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
144 fps +6%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
144 fps +6%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
140 fps +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
136 fps
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
127 fps -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (67 - 144, n=32)
117.9 fps -13%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
113 fps -17%
1920x1080 High Quality
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
109 fps +6%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
108 fps +5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
103 fps
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
99 fps -4%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
88 (56min) fps -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (27.9 - 107, n=49)
86.4 fps -16%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
85.4 fps -17%
GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
186 (1.967min, 143P1 - 493max) fps +1%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
185 (2.02min, 143P1 - 283max) fps 0%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
185 (2.27min, 143P1 - 495max) fps
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
184 (2.63min, 143P1 - 457max) fps -1%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
181 (3.66min, 143P1 - 365max) fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (124.5 - 186.9, n=37)
178.4 fps -4%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
178 (5.16min, 111P1 - 224max) fps -4%
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
186 (1.924min, 125P1 - 561max) fps +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
185 (3.01min, 143P1 - 534max) fps
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
184 (2.89min, 125P1 - 476max) fps -1%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
182 (3.86min, 143P1 - 271max) fps -2%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
181 (3.1min, 143P1 - 315max) fps -2%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
175 (4.8min, 111P1 - 310max) fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (98 - 186, n=36)
175 fps -5%
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
181 (2.06min, 143P1 - 512max) fps +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
180 (1.864min, 125P1 - 419max) fps
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
179 (4.18min, 125P1 - 463max) fps -1%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
178 (3.42min, 125P1 - 405max) fps -1%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
174 (3.14min, 125P1 - 376max) fps -3%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
172 (83.4min, 125P1 - 269max) fps -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (102.8 - 183.4, n=34)
171.9 fps -4%
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
181 (2.27min, 143P1 - 430max) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
180 (2.82min, 125P1 - 441max) fps -1%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
180 (4.92min, 143P1 - 423max) fps -1%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
174 (3.9min, 125P1 - 270max) fps -4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
173 (3.66min, 125P1 - 328max) fps -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (94.3 - 186.2, n=38)
169.2 fps -7%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
167 (6.48min, 100P1 - 291max) fps -8%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
176 (3.22min, 125P1 - 361max) fps +2%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
173 (3.89min, 111P1 - 352max) fps 0%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
173 (4.33min, 111P1 - 308max) fps
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
166 (4.07min, 111P1 - 274max) fps -4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
164 (6.29min, 111P1 - 267max) fps -5%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
164 (5.22min, 100P1 - 283max) fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (58.2 - 181.4, n=38)
153.2 fps -11%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
148 (39.2min, 90.9P1 - 259max) fps -14%
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
112 (6.15min, 76.9P1 - 208max) fps +4%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
109 (5.47min, 76.9P1 - 203max) fps +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
108 (5.52min, 71.4P1 - 211max) fps
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
103 (5.99min, 71.4P1 - 221max) fps -5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
99.5 (5.74min, 71.4P1 - 185max) fps -8%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
98.5 (17.3min, 62.5P1 - 209max) fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (21.7 - 125.8, n=50)
91 fps -16%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
89.9 (22.3min, 66.7P1 - 160max) fps -17%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
176 (8.8min) fps +3%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
175 (138.4min) fps +2%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
172.8 (148.4min) fps +1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
171 (148.1min) fps
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
164 (141.5min) fps -4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
158 (136.3min) fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (35.2 - 211, n=58)
151.5 fps -11%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
144 (125.1min) fps -16%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
143 (124.1min) fps -16%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
156.1 (134.4min) fps +1%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
155 (134.6min) fps 0%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
155 (134.9min) fps
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
147 (127.4min) fps -5%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
145 (116.1min) fps -6%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
139 (120.5min) fps -10%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
138 (119.3min) fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (31.5 - 183.8, n=58)
137.3 fps -11%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
82.7 (8.8min) fps -47%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
149 (130.5min) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
148 (8.7min) fps -1%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
146 (120.5min) fps -2%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
145.7 (126.2min) fps -2%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
142 (118.2min) fps -5%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
139 (120.3min) fps -7%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
135 (117.7min) fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (30.9 - 178, n=59)
128.8 fps -14%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
123 (109.3min) fps -17%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
140 (121.3min) fps
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
138.4 (119.3min) fps -1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
138 (121.1min) fps -1%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
134 (115.1min) fps -4%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
131 (113.6min) fps -6%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
127 (110.1min) fps -9%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
126 (108.2min) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (26.9 - 163.9, n=58)
120.7 fps -14%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
116 (102.1min) fps -17%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
460.9 (404min - 489max) fps
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
439.6 (420min - 496max) fps -5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
398.5 fps -14%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
368 (320min - 419max) fps -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (209 - 672, n=31)
360 fps -22%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
355.6 (342min - 374max) fps -23%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
325 fps -29%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
293 (13.6min, 60.7P0.1, 191P1 - 423max) fps -36%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
287.9 fps -38%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
279.4 fps -39%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
321.2 (271min - 370max) fps +3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
312.7 (285min - 348max) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
293.2 fps -6%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
288.6 (275min - 301max) fps -8%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
262 (55.3min, 95.2P0.1, 183P1 - 397max) fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (169.6 - 339, n=31)
261 fps -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
258.7 fps -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
254.3 (226min - 273max) fps -19%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
237.3 fps -24%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
196.4 fps -37%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
212.9 (199min - 235max) fps +4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
208.1 (190min - 220max) fps +2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
204.8 (183min - 228max) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
197.1 fps -4%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
179.9 fps -12%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
174 (141min) fps -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (122.1 - 207, n=34)
168 fps -18%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
152.2 fps -26%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
151.4 (144min - 166max) fps -26%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
151 (52.5min, 75.7P0.1, 105P1 - 307max) fps -26%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Intel Core i7-7820HK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
128 fps -37%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
118.5 fps -42%
Razer Blade Pro RZ09-0220
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
66.4 fps -68%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
112 fps +11%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
108.6 (103min - 113max) fps +8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
108.3 (98min - 117max) fps +8%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
100.6 (94min - 107max) fps
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
93.8 (75min) fps -7%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
93.4 (80min) fps -7%
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
92.7 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (34.9 - 109, n=52)
91.8 fps -9%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
87.7 (43.8min, 46.7P0.1, 61.1P1 - 171max) fps -13%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
87.4 fps -13%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
80.9 (75min - 90max) fps -20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
65 fps -35%
Razer Blade Pro 2017
Intel Core i7-7820HK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
64.9 fps -35%
Razer Blade Pro RZ09-0220
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
38.3 fps -62%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
142 fps 0%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
142 fps
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
133 fps -6%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
129 fps -9%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
126 fps -11%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
126 fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (15.3 - 152.8, n=61)
112.8 fps -21%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
112 fps -21%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
98.1 fps -31%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
132 fps +6%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
125 fps
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
114 fps -9%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
113 fps -10%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
110 fps -12%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
109 fps -13%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
101 fps -19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (13.7 - 144.7, n=61)
99.9 fps -20%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
85.8 fps -31%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
102 fps +4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
98.4 fps
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
92.3 fps -6%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
89.3 fps -9%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
89.2 fps -9%
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
85.7 fps -13%
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
85.3 fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (12.4 - 118.8, n=61)
81.1 fps -18%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
72 fps -27%
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
522 (30.5min, 393P1 - 828max) fps
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
521 (156min, 382P1 - 772max) fps 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
471 (87.6min, 332P1 - 803max) fps -10%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
442 (37.7min, 324P1 - 735max) fps -15%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
437 (91.5min, 338P1 - 700max) fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (106.8 - 522, n=34)
378 fps -28%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
313 (58.7min, 254P1 - 472max) fps -40%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
289 (32.7min, 244P1 - 434max) fps +11%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
278 (83.8min, 235P1 - 402max) fps +7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
261 (31min, 227P1 - 488max) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
253 (67.5min, 201P1 - 380max) fps -3%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
236 (128min, 197P1 - 367max) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (44.1 - 279, n=35)
217 fps -17%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
186 (112min, 134P1 - 337max) fps -29%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
233 (67min, 173P1 - 458max) fps +10%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
223 (77.9min, 166P1 - 356max) fps +5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
212 (26.4min, 158P1 - 413max) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
210 (112min, 146P1 - 348max) fps -1%
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
193 (86.6min, 142P1 - 359max) fps -9%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
185 (31.9min, 133P1 - 319max) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (39.6 - 225, n=35)
182 fps -14%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
165 (103min, 120P1 - 325max) fps -22%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
204 (68.4min, 155P1 - 417max) fps +10%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
197 (81.6min, 149P1 - 298max) fps +6%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
186 (93.1min, 142P1 - 286max) fps 0%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
186 (27.9min, 140P1 - 307max) fps
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
Intel Core i9-11980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
172 (86min, 125P1 - 285max) fps -8%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
165 (97.3min, 123P1 - 287max) fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
  (36.2 - 194, n=46)
159 fps -15%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
151 (44.1min, 113P1 - 284max) fps -19%

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU: Ø93.6 (89-99)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 185 180 173 108
The Witcher 3 (2015) 460.9 312.7 204.8 100.6
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 171 155 149 140
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 195 136 103
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 142 125 98.4
Far Cry 5 (2018) 149 138 131 122
Strange Brigade (2018) 522 261 212 186

Emissions — Still Loud when Gaming

System Noise

Fan noise is quieter than expected from a gaming laptop with four individual fans since the fans tend to idle as much as possible when web browsing or web surfing. When gaming on manual Turbo mode, however, fan noise can reach as high as 56 dB(A) to be louder than most other gaming laptops. The smaller fans underneath the clickpad are also higher-pitched than most other fans which makes them difficult to ignore.

Gaming on the default Balanced mode instead of manual Turbo mode will see fan noise top out at only 43.5 dB(A) when gaming. Of course, users will be sacrificing performance for that much lower fan noise.

There is some very slight electronic noise or coil whine on our unit that only becomes noticeable when placing an ear near the keyboard keys.

Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3 (Maximum fan mode), Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3 (Maximum fan mode), Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, SK Hynix BC711 1TB HFM001TD3JX016N
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11980HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Noise
6%
-8%
-4%
-19%
1%
off / environment *
24.2
23
5%
24
1%
26
-7%
25
-3%
23.8
2%
Idle Minimum *
24.7
23
7%
24
3%
26
-5%
30
-21%
23.9
3%
Idle Average *
24.7
23
7%
25
-1%
28
-13%
32
-30%
23.9
3%
Idle Maximum *
24.7
23
7%
42
-70%
41
-66%
23.9
3%
Load Average *
44.3
41
7%
46
-4%
41.6
6%
43
3%
38
14%
Witcher 3 ultra *
56.3
45
20%
48
15%
51
9%
55.9
1%
Load Maximum *
47.7
52
-9%
48
-1%
48.6
-2%
59
-24%
55.9
-17%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
24.7 / 24.7 / 24.7 dB(A)
Load
44.3 / 47.7 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 24.2 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2035.736.63537.235.12528.128.62830.329.63128.82725.225.230.84031.424.224.325.627.35032.427.223.323.327.56330.623.823.623.526.48027.926.824.924.526.510027.12522.122.725.1125282420.72125.616029.12520.119.425.220031.830.719.519.1292503325.316.816.628.531534.72618.118.229.140035.527.815.815.933.750036.12815.614.831.963037.328.612.212.431.780039.931.911.411.435100042.534.610.910.936.912504435.211.110.438.1160044.63511.410.638.1200044.836.411.411.238.9250047.133.51110.938.4315049.932.411.411.236.6400042.829.911.611.334.2500042.127.81211.532.7630040.62513.411.529.1800037.620.812.511.626.51000035.618.113.211.823.31250030.215.213.511.618.31600024.613.411.510.715.4SPL56.244.324.724.247.7N104.30.60.65.7median 37.3median 27.8median 12.5median 11.6median 31.7Delta5.84.92.62.84.9hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseRazer Blade 17 RTX 3070

Temperature

Surface temperatures are reasonable on the Blade 17 due in part to its four individual fans compared to just two on most other laptops. Hot spots can reach over 41 C and 49 C on the top and bottom, respectively, compared to 59 C or 53 C on the Asus Zephyrus S17. The palm rests don't get nearly as warm either even when compared to the Blade 15.

Surface temperatures when idling are still on the warm side since the fans tend to idle when workloads are low. The bottom hot spot can be as warm 39 C compared to 35 C on the aforementioned Asus.

Dual rear exhaust
Dual rear exhaust
AC adapter after an hour of gaming
AC adapter after an hour of gaming
Max. Load
 37.4 °C
99 F
41 °C
106 F
35.6 °C
96 F
 
 33.2 °C
92 F
36.2 °C
97 F
29.8 °C
86 F
 
 33 °C
91 F
28.2 °C
83 F
30.8 °C
87 F
 
Maximum: 41 °C = 106 F
Average: 33.9 °C = 93 F
38.4 °C
101 F
47.2 °C
117 F
39.8 °C
104 F
34 °C
93 F
41.6 °C
107 F
37.2 °C
99 F
31.8 °C
89 F
37 °C
99 F
33.8 °C
93 F
Maximum: 47.2 °C = 117 F
Average: 37.9 °C = 100 F
Power Supply (max.)  61 °C = 142 F | Room Temperature 20.4 °C = 69 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 33.9 °C / 93 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 41 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47.2 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.9 °C / 86 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.2 °C / 92 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (33 °C / 91.4 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-4.1 °C / -7.4 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)

Stress Test

When stressed under Prime95 on Turbo mode, the CPU would boost to 3.9 GHz for about 20 seconds before falling to 3.5 GHz and then eventually 2.9 GHz in order to maintain a core temperature of 78 C. Though not terrible, it's too bad that the processor can't sustain faster clock rates for very long periods when at 100 percent utilization.

Running Witcher 3 on Turbo mode shows a steady GPU clock rate of 1725 MHz and board power draw of 116 W versus only 1515 MHz and 95 W if not on Turbo mode. Memory clock and GPU temperature would remain about the same, however, while a full 130 W draw appears to be unattainable without further tinkering. Users should therefore enable manual Turbo mode via the Razer Central software in order to squeeze more graphics performance out of the laptop. 

Interestingly, CPU and GPU temperatures are warmer on the Blade 17 when compared to the older Blade Pro RTX 3080. Running Witcher 3 would result in stable CPU and GPU temperatures of 79 C and 72 C, respectively, while the older Blade Pro would be cooler at 65 C and 64 C. We suspect this could be due to the higher CPU PL2 (160 W vs. 120 W) and TGP (130 W vs. 100 W) targets for the newer Blade 17.

Running on battery power will limit performance because Turbo mode becomes unavailable. A 3DMark 11 test on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores of 6377 and 11738 points, respectively, compared to 18529 and 36224 points when on mains.

System idle
System idle
Prime95 stress (Turbo on)
Prime95 stress (Turbo on)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo off)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo off)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo on)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo on)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Turbo off)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Turbo off)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Turbo on)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Turbo on)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 46 42
Prime95 Stress (Turbo on) 2.8 -- 78 48
Prime95 + FurMark Stress (Turbo off) 2.0 1305 78 70
Prime95 + FurMark Stress (Turbo on) 2.8 - 3.4 1380 92 69
Witcher 3 Stress (Turbo off) ~1.8 - 4.2 1515 77 70
Witcher 3 Stress (Turbo on) 4.2 1725 79 72

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume. The integrated stereo speakers remain unchanged
Pink noise at maximum volume. The integrated stereo speakers remain unchanged
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2035.63535.62529.82829.83129.925.229.94025.924.325.95022.223.322.26321.923.621.98025.924.925.910025.422.125.412536.920.736.916050.420.150.420055.319.555.325061.516.861.531566.818.166.840069.515.869.550071.915.671.963073.912.273.980074.911.474.9100074.710.974.7125075.211.175.2160076.411.476.4200076.611.476.6250077.41177.4315074.311.474.3400070.211.670.2500069.91269.9630075.613.475.6800072.712.572.71000077.413.277.41250068.313.568.31600064.811.564.8SPL86.824.786.8N72.90.672.9median 72.7median 12.5median 72.7Delta6.72.66.735.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseRazer Blade 17 RTX 3070Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 23.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 18% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

The Blade 17 is generally more power-hungry than the older Blade Pro models including even the Blade Pro RTX 3080 with 4K display. Running Witcher 3, for example, consumes 189 W on our Blade 17 compared to 158 W on the Blade Pro RTX 3080 or Blade Pro RTX 2070. Perhaps not coincidentally,  this difference is almost equal to the difference in target TGP levels; the older Blade Pro models would target 100 W TGP while the newer Blade 17 would target 130 W. Unfortunately, the 20 percent increase in power consumption doesn't necessarily mean a 20 percent increase in graphics performance between the older early 2021 Blade Pro and newer Blade 17.

We're able to record a maximum draw of 235 W from the medium-sized (~17 x 7 x 2.5 cm) 230 W AC adapter. The charging rate will slow significantly when running stressful loads as a result.

3DMark 06 power consumption
3DMark 06 power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra power consumption
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark on external monitor. Consumption would spike to 135 W for about 30 seconds before falling to 118 W
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark on external monitor. Consumption would spike to 135 W for about 30 seconds before falling to 118 W
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would be steady at about 219 W
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would be steady at about 219 W
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.46 / 0.77 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 20.9 / 25.1 / 45 Watt
Load midlight 102 / 234.8 Watt
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Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2070 Max-Q 300 Hz
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, Lite-On CA5-8D512, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Razer Blade Pro 17 4K UHD 120 Hz
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2060
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Razer Blade Pro 17 RTX 2080 Max-Q
i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Power Consumption
12%
8%
-20%
16%
17%
Idle Minimum *
20.9
15.2
27%
19.6
6%
34.2
-64%
16
23%
16.2
22%
Idle Average *
25.1
20.3
19%
21.7
14%
37.2
-48%
21.7
14%
20.4
19%
Idle Maximum *
45
37.3
17%
36.1
20%
50
-11%
26.1
42%
26.1
42%
Load Average *
102
114.9
-13%
115.6
-13%
106.1
-4%
105.6
-4%
96.5
5%
Witcher 3 ultra *
189
158.4
16%
157
17%
178.7
5%
161.8
14%
182.9
3%
Load Maximum *
234.8
223.7
5%
219.9
6%
223.6
5%
225.3
4%
214.3
9%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø189.1 (187-200)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø213 (175-235)

Battery Life — Not Bad for a 17.3-inch Gaming Machine

Battery capacity remains the same as on the Blade Pro and so runtimes are also mostly unchanged despite the higher native refresh rate. We're able to squeeze just over 5 hours of WLAN use on the Balanced profile with Optimus active.

Charging from empty to full takes about 1.5 hours with the included AC adapter. Charging via USB-C like with the Razer USB-C GaN charger will take longer.

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
6h 44min
WiFi Websurfing
5h 14min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 28min
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 70 Wh
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 57.5 Wh
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
i9-11980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 91 Wh
Battery Runtime
64%
20%
9%
-7%
32%
Reader / Idle
404
592
47%
WiFi v1.3
314
449
43%
382
22%
341
9%
334
6%
416
32%
Load
88
162
84%
79
-10%
70
-20%
Witcher 3 ultra
62

Pros

+ accessible 2x SODIMM and 2x PCIe4 M.2 slots
+ 1080p webcam with Windows Hello
+ rigid and attractive chassis design
+ faster 130 W TGP graphics
+ 360 Hz native refresh rate

Cons

- some key symbols may not be lit on European models
- charge rate slows when running demanding loads
- no webcam shutter or fingerprint reader
- very warm AC adapter
- heavy

Verdict — Huge CPU Boost with Minor GPU Gains

In review: Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070. Test unit provided by Razer
In review: Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070. Test unit provided by Razer

While the update to 130 W graphics may sound like a huge boost over 100 W on paper, real-world performance levels are only marginally better since we're still working within the same Ampere family of Nvidia GPUs. In this case, our 130 W RTX 3070 is essentially on par with the 100 W RTX 3080 on the Comet Lake-H Blade Pro. We're able to squeeze out a constant ~115 W GPU board draw on manual Turbo mode versus only ~95 W when on the default balanced mode meaning users must remember to activate Turbo mode and endure maximum fan noise if they wish to exploit the system to its fullest.

The biggest gain lies in processor performance instead where the jump from 10th gen to 11th gen Intel is much more impressive especially since the Core i7-10875H in the 2020 Blade Pro was slightly underperforming. The CPU update naturally brings PCIe4 and Thunderbolt 4 support which further future-proofs the system.

After two years of continuous updates, the 17.3-inch Blade now feels more refined than ever to be an easier recommendation than its initial 2019 launch.

As sleek as the 2019 chassis may be, it could use some actual physical updates beyond simply performance. Dell just launched the Alienware x17 with Cherry mechanical keys that make the Blade 17 keys feel economic in comparison. The lack of a webcam shutter is becoming more difficult to ignore as well and the two high-pitched fans underneath the clickpad should be addressed without impacting airflow.

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Price and availability

Multiple Blade 17 SKUs are now available at Best Buy for $2499 USD and up. Other retailers like Amazon have yet to make them available at the time of writing. Keep in mind that the latest model is simply "Blade 17" and not "Blade Pro 17" which would be the name of the older model.

Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070 - 09/21/2021 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
94 / 98 → 95%
Keyboard
82%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
74 / 80 → 93%
Weight
58 / 10-66 → 86%
Battery
65 / 95 → 68%
Display
83%
Games Performance
99%
Application Performance
97%
Temperature
86 / 95 → 91%
Noise
84 / 90 → 94%
Audio
83%
Camera
41 / 85 → 48%
Average
80%
89%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2021-09-21 (Update: 2021-09-21)