Razer Blade 14 with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

Rating: 8.5.

We were introduced to AMD Phoenix and the Ryzen 7040HS family of processors at CES 2023 along with a great many other AMD products, and our response was confusion, tinged with a small amount of frustration. Happily our time working on this review of the Razer Blade 14 (2023) has given us clarity about the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and now, after five months of waiting, we are ready to lay out the facts and figures.

00:00 Start
01:07 Overview of the laptop
04:12 Laptop Ports / weight
05:15 Graphics / power / size
05:43 7940HS Processor details
08:16 Power Settings and Razer Synapse
10:37 Performance overview
11:57 AMD Ryzen AI / Microsoft Direct ML
14:30 Leo’s live testing AI blur
15:52 Performance / power testing
18:12 Game Test Results
20:05 Battery test
20:19 Leo’s closing thoughts

Features

• Up to 10 hours of battery
  Play All Day
  Designed with enough power to last from dawn to dusk, the Razer Blade 14 allows you to work, play, and create wherever the day takes you. Upgraded with a new suite of battery health features, get more out of Blade 14 than ever before.
• Our most powerful 14-inch laptop ever
  With up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and 140W Full TGP
  Featuring the latest generation of Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series laptop graphics, the new Razer Blade 14 delivers 33% more graphics power than the previous generation. Enjoy playing at higher frames and greater visual fidelity than ever before, while staying on the go.
• AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Processor
  The Ultimate Ultrathin Processor
  Featuring the world’s first dedicated AI hardware on an x86 processor, experience faster and more efficient performance in AI centric workloads. Capable of achieving clock speeds of up to 5.2 GHz, power through dense workloads, maximize frames in the most demanding titles, or cruise through daily tasks with new levels of ease
• 14” QHD+ 240 Hz 16:10 DISPLAY
  Edge-to-Edge Quality and Clarity
  Equipped with an all-new display featuring a higher pixel density, faster refresh rate, and lower response time, gaming on the go has never looked this smooth or felt this immersive.
• Expandable DDR5 memory
  Ultra-fast and Fully Upgradeable
  Operating at 5600MHz and easily upgradable to 64GB for even better multitasking performance to overcome your most demanding tasks.

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