The Razer Blade 16 is even thinner this year

Razer has announced a complete overhaul of the Razer Blade 16 inside and out. In addition to the new processor and GPU, the Blade 16 is now overall thinner than the previous 2024 model and has several audio and keyboard tweaks.

The new Blade 16 is powered by the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor and next-gen Nvidia processor. GPU.” The company has also increased the number of speakers from four to six, and the display now uses 240Hz OLED. introduced in the line last year. This is the first time Razer has installed an AMD processor in the Blade 16.

Razer says it’s packing it all into a chassis that’s more than 30 percent thinner than last year’s model, measuring just 0.59 inches (or 14.9 millimeters) thick. front and 0.69 in (17.4 mm) rear, not including feet. For reference, the 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 is 0.61 inches (15.5 mm) thick, including the legs. The new Razer Blade is also deeper than last year’s model, measuring 250.5mm front to back compared to 244mm for the 2024 Blade 16. Despite all this, Razer says it has increased the keyboard’s key travel from 1mm to 1.5mm. And, of course, there is now a co-pilot key.

That thinness comes at a cost: the new Blade 16 has a 90Wh battery that it says can charge up to 80 percent in about 45 minutes. Fast charging can come in handy; larger 95.2 Wh battery in Blade 16 we verified in 2023 I already felt that it was not up to the task. This review unit was also a popular laptop. Razer says it uses a new thermal gel that covers more internal surface area than the 2023 model.

However, the AMD chip it uses may help. When We tested the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. Compared to the same laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor, the AMD version lasted three hours longer in non-gaming tasks and produced slightly less heat, although Asus sets a much lower power cap on its gaming laptops than Razer. Naturally, we won’t know how all this will affect the new Blade 16 until it’s tested.

The 2025 Razer Blade 16 is expected to launch in the first quarter of this year. Razer hasn’t announced a price, but you can bet it won’t be cheap.