Verdict - Same performance for a much higher price
Gaming laptops like the Razer Blade 18 face quite a challenge in 2026, because there are no new graphics cards and Intel only released a minor update of its HX-series laptop CPUs, so the overall performance is pretty much the same. However, due to the current memory and storage prices, you simply have to pay much more money to get less equipment, in our case $500 more for 32 GB less RAM and 2 TB less storage.
The Blade 18 is a very powerful system, and the Performance power mode offers excellent gaming power at a relatively quiet fan noise, so the Blade 18 is once again one of the fastest and at the same time quietest high-end gaming laptops you can buy. The IPS screen is good for gaming, but lacks contrast and peak brightness for HDR gaming compared to OLED or Mini-LED screens, so some of the rivals have an advantage in this respect. Since there are no important changes compared to the previous 2025 generation, we recommend you try to get a 2025 model and save some money as long as you can.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
You can get the Razer Blade 18 2026 with 32 GB RAM and a 2 TB SSD for $5399 from Amazon.
Specifications
Changes compared to the Razer Blade 18 2025
The 2026 model of the Razer Blade 18 is only a minor update with a new Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus instead of the old Core Ultra 9 275HX. Otherwise, you still get the GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, the 4K IPS screen with 240 Hz (or 440 Hz in Full-HD mode), but the prices have gone up. While the 2025 model with the GeForce RTX 5090, 64 GB RAM and a 4 TB SSD was still $4899, you now pay $5399 for 32 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD. You can still get 64 GB RAM, but it will set you back $600 and 128 GB RAM is another $1,000.
With our new Wi-Fi router, we were able to check the Wi-Fi 7 performance and the Intel B202 module is limited to 160 MHz, so transfer rates are capped at around 2 Gbps. Otherwise, there are no changes compared to the 2025 model, so please check our previous review for more information about the chassis, connectivity, input devices and the display.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Average of class Gaming (20.9 - 210, n=54, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Average of class Gaming (25.5 - 261, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Networking | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| iperf3 transmit Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| iperf3 receive Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Performance
Testing Conditions
Razer once again offers different power modes and we listed them in the table below. We performed our benchmarks and measurements in Turbo mode to get the maximum performance (CPU and GPU), but the gaming performance is actually pretty much identical in Performance mode. Even the Silent mode can still handle modern games if you reduce the resolution or details.
| Power profile | CPU TDP | CB24 Multi | GPU TGP | Time Spy Graphics | CP 2077 QHD Ultra | max. fan noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent | 45/35 watts | 1,140 points | 110 watts | 19,879 points | 88.8 FPS | 41.6 dB(A) |
| Balanced | 100/90 watts | 1,837 points | 155 watts | 24,071 points | 106 FPS | 48 dB(A) |
| Performance | 130/120 watts | 1,971 points | 175 watts | 25,176 points | 113.5 FPS | 48.8 dB(A) |
| Turbo | 160/150 watts | 2,198 points | 175 watts | 25,448 points | 114.1 FPS | 55.9 dB(A) |
| Battery (balanced) | 50/35 watts | 1,199 points | 65 watts | 13,207 points | 62.4 FPS | 31.3 dB(A) |
Processor Performance
The Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is the fastest mobile processor from Intel and still offers 24 cores (8x Performance, 16x Efficiency) just like the old Core Ultra 9 275HX. The performance across our benchmarks is slightly better than before, but the difference is small. The multi-core performance is stable under sustained workloads, but drops by almost 50 % on battery power (45/35 Watts).
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.7: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H -2! | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (1954 - 2215, n=4) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (486 - 2298, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (135.9 - 139.9, n=4) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average of class Gaming (95 - 139.9, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (37038 - 40560, n=4) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (10488 - 40970, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (2319 - 2387, n=4) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1166 - 2387, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (14397 - 15732, n=4) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (4029 - 16108, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (864 - 904, n=4) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (442 - 904, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (5617 - 6162, n=4) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (1578 - 6271, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (324 - 344, n=4) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Average of class Gaming (188.8 - 344, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Gaming (80 - 330, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (84 - 94, n=4) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (103986 - 123096, n=4) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (33491 - 148086, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (6562 - 7113, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7436, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (19855 - 21581, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (6625 - 22104, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (3147 - 3226, n=5) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average of class Gaming (1490 - 3259, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (23839 - 25476, n=4) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (6460 - 27010, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (2282 - 2357, n=4) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (986 - 2474, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (38.2 - 42.3, n=4) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (11.5 - 44.3, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (33.2 - 88.8, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (38.9 - 41.6, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.3439 - 0.759, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (0.3788 - 0.3951, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx | CPU CheckMate
| Performance rating | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG -1! | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 -1! | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 -1! | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX -1! | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 -1! | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus -1! | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop -1! | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW -1! | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H -1! | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (34761 - 40761, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (10227 - 85542, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (174665 - 208083, n=4) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (51376 - 238426, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (8352 - 9784, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (2180 - 9817, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (49785 - 173351, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Gaming (4424 - 33636, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (13612 - 14461, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (91215 - 108275, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (25115 - 128721, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (127585 - 136781, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (39258 - 247074, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (1967 - 2206, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (574 - 2531, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (18611 - 21949, n=4) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (5509 - 45446, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (v6.92.6600) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX (v6.92.6600) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (51134 - 55731, n=4) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Gaming (12271 - 89891, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (7624 - 8322, n=4) | |
| Average of class Gaming (2930 - 11788, n=13, last 2 years) | |
System and Storage Devices
Overall system performance is excellent and the 2 TB SSD from Samsung offers good as well as stable transfer rates, even though it is not a PCIe 5.0 drive. The Blade 18 offers one M.2-2280 slot attached via PCIe 5.0 and one PCIe-4.0 slot.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 -3! | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (11015 - 11730, n=2) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (5828 - 11730, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (11316 - 11484, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Average of class Gaming (8810 - 11935, n=96, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (16305 - 19111, n=2) | |
| Average of class Gaming (6845 - 21327, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (19657 - 19954, n=2) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average of class Gaming (7602 - 19954, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (2177 - 2401, n=2) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (1366 - 2409, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (1994 - 2213, n=2) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (1386 - 2254, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (2548 - 2661, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (1343 - 2729, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (1766 - 2249, n=2) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Average of class Gaming (1226 - 2334, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (354 - 361, n=2) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average of class Gaming (220 - 532, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (310 - 336, n=2) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average of class Gaming (165 - 354, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Gaming (391 - 590, n=99, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (393 - 399, n=2) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 11730 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (76912 - 86055, n=4) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Average of class Gaming (21750 - 129946, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (84638 - 96309, n=4) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average of class Gaming (22956 - 118858, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (76094 - 85001, n=4) | |
| Average of class Gaming (22297 - 135096, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average of class Gaming (75.3 - 259, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (100.7 - 108.4, n=4) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
* ... smaller is better
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU and Gaming Performance
The Blade 18 2026 still uses the GeForce RTX 5090 with a maximum TGP of 175 Watts and Advanced Optimus GPU switching. As expected, the GPU as well as gaming performance is excellent, but the new model is not really faster than the old 2025 unit. You can still play all games at the highest settings in 4K, even though Raytracing will require DLSS and frame generation in very demanding scenarios.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 53402 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 39736 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 23963 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 6423 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 27227 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX | |
| Average of class Gaming (9 - 32, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (9 - 18, n=22) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA | |
| Average of class Gaming (15 - 228, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (15 - 37, n=21) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average of class Gaming (122 - 565, n=101, last 2 years) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (123 - 282, n=22) | |
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
* ... smaller is better
| F1 25 | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Max Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (30.2 - 37.7, n=9) | |
| Average of class Gaming (5 - 37.7, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| 3840x2160 Ultra Max Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Razer Blade 18 2026 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop (13.2 - 17.8, n=6) | |
| Average of class Gaming (3.07 - 17.8, n=7, last 2 years) | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD DLSS | QHD | 4K DLSS | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 162.8 | 160.8 | 182.7 | |||||
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 231 | 206 | 197.6 | 184.2 | 175.9 | |||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 234 | 233 | 215 | 180.3 | 107.4 | |||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 174.2 | 136 | 122.2 | 98.4 | ||||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 413 | 402 | 333 | 175.9 | ||||
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 291 | 254 | 223 | 219 | 158.2 | 89.2 | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 189.3 | 187.7 | 175.6 | 162.2 | 128.7 | 114.1 | 52.9 | |
| F1 24 (2024) | 335 | 321 | 155.8 | 153.7 | 108.2 | 92.7 | 54.7 | |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025) | 115 | 111 | 97 | 76 | 65 | 46 | ||
| F1 25 (2025) | 240 | 227 | 62.2 | 66.9 | 37.7 | 34 | 17.5 | |
| Forza Horizon 6 (2026) | 213 | 173 | 142 | 94 | 66 | 38 |
Emissions & Power Consumption
System Noise
We recommend you use the Balanced or Silent mode for everyday tasks, so the fans are very quiet or deactivated. If you really stress the system, we can measure up to 51 dB(A) while gaming and 55 dB(A) during the stress test in Turbo mode, which is obviously very loud. However, as mentioned before, you pretty much get the same gaming performance in Performance mode, which is noticeably quieter at ~49 dB(A). If the game is not quite as demanding, you should try Silent mode, where the fans only reach 41 dB(A). We did not hear any other electronic noises from our review unit.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.8 / 24.8 / 28.6 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 47.8 / 55.9 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.8 dB(A) | ||
| Razer Blade 18 2026 Ultra 9 290HX Plus, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Alienware 18 Area-51 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG Ultra 9 285HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | |
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| Noise | 0% | -5% | -3% | 9% | -6% | -7% | -4% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.8 | 24.6 1% | 24 3% | 23.4 6% | 23.4 6% | 25 -1% | 25.56 -3% | 23.3 6% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.8 | 24.8 -0% | 24 3% | 30.2 -22% | 23.4 6% | 26 -5% | 27.68 -12% | 29.8 -20% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.8 | 24.8 -0% | 30 -21% | 30.6 -23% | 23.4 6% | 29 -17% | 27.68 -12% | 29.8 -20% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 28.6 | 30.2 -6% | 32 -12% | 30.6 -7% | 23.4 18% | 34 -19% | 31.54 -10% | 29.8 -4% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 47.8 | 38 21% | 46 4% | 38 21% | 40.4 15% | 50 -5% | 44 8% | 42.9 10% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 51.4 | 52.7 -3% | 56 -9% | 48.9 5% | 48.2 6% | 52 -1% | 58.7 -14% | 53.7 -4% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 55.9 | 63 -13% | 56 -0% | 55.9 -0% | 53.5 4% | 53 5% | 58.9 -5% | 53.7 4% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The rear of the device is noticeably warm under heavy loads, but that is actually not a huge problem since there is usually no direct skin contact and the Blade 18 is simply too large and heavy to use it on your lap anyway. The keyboard area stays much cooler and typing is no issue at all. During the stress test, the GPU consumes the full 175 Watts (~75 °C), while the CPU settles at around 95 Watts (~84 °C).
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46.8 °C / 116 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 43.5 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.5 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(-) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 41.7 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the class Gaming.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 39.5 °C / 103.1 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-10.7 °C / -19.3 F).
| Razer Blade 18 2026 Ultra 9 290HX Plus, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Alienware 18 Area-51 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG Ultra 9 285HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | |
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| Heat | -16% | -9% | 7% | 5% | -15% | -24% | -1% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 46.8 | 50 -7% | 41 12% | 36.8 21% | 44.3 5% | 50 -7% | 48.2 -3% | 45.6 3% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 43.5 | 52.4 -20% | 39 10% | 35.8 18% | 42 3% | 46 -6% | 53.6 -23% | 46 -6% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 28.8 | 33.6 -17% | 38 -32% | 30.6 -6% | 27.2 6% | 36 -25% | 37.2 -29% | 28.9 -0% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 28.7 | 34.2 -19% | 36 -25% | 30.8 -7% | 27.5 4% | 35 -22% | 40.4 -41% | 29.2 -2% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Razer Blade 18 2026 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (90.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 7% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 6% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (90 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.8% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 43% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 47% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 29% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 64% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.6% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 8.7% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 8% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 7% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Alienware 18 Area-51 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 25% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 68% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 17% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 79% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 6.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 5% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 80% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 12% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 84% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 9% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.1% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 42% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 51% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 28% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 66% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 9.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 21% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 72% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 15% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption and Battery Life
Our consumption measurements do not reveal any surprises and the large 18-inch screen is not very efficient with around 30 Watts at full brightness while idling. During the stress test, we measure up to 381 Watts, which quickly drops to around 360 Watts, so the 400W power adapter is sufficient.
The battery runtime did not really change, either. Our Wi-Fi test at 150 nits ran for almost 8 hours and 4.5 hours at maximum brightness.
| Off / Standby | 0.32 / 1.1 Watt |
| Idle | 14.6 / 28.5 / 30.7 Watt |
| Load |
157.6 / 381.1 Watt |
   
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| Razer Blade 18 2026 Ultra 9 290HX Plus, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL82T0HBL1, , 3840x2400, 18" | MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB, Mini-LED, 3840x2400, 18" | Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD, IPS, 3840x2400, 18" | Alienware 18 Area-51 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, , IPS, 2560x1600, 18" | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Lexar NM790 2TB, IPS, 3840x2400, 18" | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G, Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 18" | MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG Ultra 9 285HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, 1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0), Mini-LED, 3840x2160, 18" | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, WD PC SN8000S 2TB, Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 18" | Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Average of class Gaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -9% | -24% | -47% | 3% | -17% | -1% | -6% | 6% | 26% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 14.6 | 19.2 -32% | 30.9 -112% | 38.4 -163% | 18.1 -24% | 29 -99% | 19.01 -30% | 11.4 22% | 16.2 ? -11% | 13 ? 11% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 28.5 | 33.2 -16% | 32.6 -14% | 45.6 -60% | 27.9 2% | 33 -16% | 30.92 -8% | 39.2 -38% | 24.5 ? 14% | 18.7 ? 34% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 30.7 | 53 -73% | 42.1 -37% | 57.5 -87% | 28.7 7% | 48 -56% | 33.84 -10% | 40.2 -31% | 30.4 ? 1% | 24.3 ? 21% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 157.6 | 149.2 5% | 150 5% | 190.1 -21% | 108.3 31% | 141 11% | 105.4 33% | 161.2 -2% | 136.4 ? 13% | 110.2 ? 30% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 329 | 265 19% | 343 -4% | 333 -1% | 331 -1% | 283 14% | 330 -0% | 295 10% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 336 | 278 17% | 348 -4% | 340 -1% | 338 -1% | 283 16% | 343 -2% | 303 10% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 381.1 | 306.5 20% | 393 -3% | 373.2 2% | 366.7 4% | 340 11% | 354 7% | 430.9 -13% | 339 ? 11% | 258 ? 32% |
* ... smaller is better
Battery Life
Notebookcheck Rating
Razer Blade 18 2026
- 07/14/2026 v8
Andreas Osthoff
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 88.2%  | Razer Blade 18 2026 Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 5700€ | 3.2 kg | 27.9 mm | 18.00" 3840x2400 252 PPI |
2. 83.3%  | MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 4000 USD | 3 kg | 23.99 mm | 18.00" 3840x2400 252 PPI Mini-LED |
3. 87.1%  | Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 RTX 5090 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 5900 EUR | 3.5 kg | 28 mm | 18.00" 3840x2400 252 PPI IPS |
4. 86.2%  | Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory | Amazon: 1. $2,341.40 Alienware 18 Area-51 Gaming ... 2. $3,799.00 Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 Ga... 3. $4,199.00 Alienware 18 Area-51 Gaming ... List Price: 4400 USD | 4.2 kg | 24.32 mm | 18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI IPS |
5. 89.5%  | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 5299€ | 3.2 kg | 27.9 mm | 18.00" 3840x2400 252 PPI IPS |
6. 86.8%  | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 5000 EUR | 3.4 kg | 31 mm | 18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI Mini-LED |
7. 86.1%  | MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 6000 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 6600 USD | 3.6 kg | 32.05 mm | 18.00" 3840x2160 245 PPI Mini-LED |
8. 88%  | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 5799€ | 3.3 kg | 32 mm | 18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI Mini-LED |
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