Razer Blade 15 is the latest version of Razer’s no-compromise gaming laptop. The company didn’t make many tweaks to the 2021 lineup, but the ones it did are significant. Intel’s 10th-gen Comet Lake processors are still the standard across the lineup, but now they’re paired with Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series GPUs on everything but the entry-level Base model, which comes with a GTX 1660 Ti.
What about the gaming performance ?
As for this question, I just wanna say, it is marvelous!
In a game that supports DLSS, an RTX GPU will render it a lower internal resolution than your display and then upscale the image. Initially, everything will look blurry, but once DLSS kicks in, it’s hard to tell the difference.
About DLSS, I think it’s a feature that will give laptops with RTX GPUs like the Blade 15 a longer lifespan than they would have without it. As more games support DLSS, it’ll be something you’ll be able to turn on to get a more consistent frame rate. In my mind, that makes the Blade 15 a better purchase than your average gaming PC.
And, the keyboard and trackpad were among the best I’ve used on a Windows laptop. Add to that the Blade 15’s fast processor and ample amount of RAM, and you have a computer that can easily handle apps like Photoshop and Resolve. All of that to say, if you’re considering the Blade 15, don’t treat it as just a gaming laptop. It’s capable of being far more than that.
Thus, you might complain Razer hasn’t updated the design of the Blade 15 to make it thinner and lighter. I think it’s still perfectly functional, though I do wish the company had done something about the exterior and its tendency to smudge.