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The Razer Blade 16 has always been one of the best gaming laptops you can buy thanks to its sleek design and sheer power under the hood. Now though, with this year’s model, Razer has made some major improvements to its tried and true formula.
For starters, this year’s Razer Blade 16 is 32% thinner than its predecessor. After going hands-on with it at CES 2025, the device now feels more like a gaming laptop you’ll want to take with you as opposed to a hefty desktop replacement that will stay plugged in at your desk.
Despite being thinner, Razer has also increased its key travel by 50% from 1mm to 1.5mm. The Razer Blade 16’s new keyboard felt great during my brief time with it and that extra travel made typing a much more comfortable experience.
As for the biggest change to the Blade 16, Razer has decided to outfit this new model with AMD Ryzen AI processors instead of the Intel ones used in previous models. In fact, the device can be outfitted with up to an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, a high-end model of AMD's latest AI-ready laptop chips.
Instead of changing what worked on last year’s model, Razer is using the same port selection on the new Blade 16. This year's model will also feature the same gorgeous QHD+ 240Hz OLED display that I liked on the 2024 edition.
In addition to a thinner design overall and AMD Ryzen AI processors, this new version of the Blade 16 will come equipped with the latest Nvidia RTX 50 series GPUs which were also unveiled at CES. The high-end model can even be outfitted with a Nvidia RTX 5090.
Our brief hands-on opportunity was illuminating, but we'll have to wait until we get one in for testing and review ourselves to see how well the 2025 Razer Blade 16 really performs. Stay tuned!
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