Razer Blade 14 (2021)

Razer Blade 14 (2021)

Following in the footsteps of Dell Gaming G and Alienware, Razer is now releasing its first products powered by AMD processors. One of the most notable is the Razer Blade 14 AMD (part of the Razer Blade 14 & Stealth line), built around the flagship Ryzen 9 5900HX APU - ideal for users who want the most powerful, most current hardware available right now.

Combined with the premium, durable look the famous "Triple-Headed Snake" brand is known for, the Razer Blade 14 is now powerful and polished enough to satisfy even the most demanding users.

The most distinctive, best-looking design in the gaming laptop world

At just 16.8mm thick and a mere 1.78kg, the Razer Blade 14 earned the title of "the world's thinnest 14-inch gaming laptop" from the company. With a high-quality finish thanks to its unibody aluminum construction, it is a dream machine for users on the move: maximum portability, while still offering durability and strong resilience when needed.

The look of the Razer Blade 14 AMD is as refined as ever, with sturdy, gaming-flavored lines centered on the signature "Triple-Headed Snake" logo - the emblem that made Razer's name among its fans in particular and the gaming laptop community in general. The distinctive matte Black finish is also worth noting, delivering an eye-catching color and a smooth, soft feel in the hand.

Overall, the Razer Blade 14 keeps up its usual form: thin and light, yet premium in appearance and impressive in build quality. It is no coincidence that, long ago, Blade and Blade Stealth products earned the nickname "the MacBook of Windows laptops."

A display built for quality

Beyond the design, display quality is one of the points worth noting when it comes to Razer products, shown most clearly in its impressive color specs: 100% sRGB, 99% AdobeRGB, and a DeltaE color deviation under 2.0 for the highest accuracy. As a result, with the Razer Blade 14, users get a top-tier viewing experience for entertainment, while still being able to confidently handle work that demands color accuracy, such as photo editing, video editing, graphic design, and more.

For gaming, the Razer Blade 14 also serves users well with a variety of resolution and refresh rate choices. With the FullHD 144Hz and QHD 165Hz options, users can easily find the experience that fits them and their budget, while still being assured of image quality and speed - extremely useful for FPS games and games with FPS elements.

The bezels of the Razer Blade 14 are thin mainly on the left and right sides, while the top and bottom stay moderate. That is not a big issue, since it is needed to fit the HD webcam on the machine.

Keyboard & touchpad deliver a polished, solid experience

As for the keyboard, the "Triple-Headed Snake" ensures that every signature element comes together on the Razer Blade 14. From the sturdy key frame and bouncy keys with a smooth surface, to the signature Chroma LED lighting adjustable through the Razer Synapse software, and more. It is all there to deliver a great experience, whether in everyday matches or even higher-level competitive play.

The touchpad of the Razer Blade 14 is also carefully finished, with a glass-covered surface for smooth gliding and impressively accurate tracking. Although this is an area that is not always taken full advantage of on gaming laptops in general, the "Triple-Headed Snake" still takes care to make it one of the hard-to-mistake signatures of the machine.

Powerful performance that "stands out among 14-inch laptops."

The option of an AMD Ryzen APU will surely be the most notable change Razer brings this year. With the Razer Blade 14 AMD, we get the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX - one of the most powerful processors from the "Red Team" on laptops, with 8 cores, 16 threads, and clock speeds up to 4.6GHz.

With abundant cores and threads and a Zen 3 architecture heavily optimized for performance, the Ryzen 9 5900HX is a capable workhorse that lets heavy tasks run as efficiently as possible, without any interruption. Paired with the power of the NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB graphics card with a maximum thermal design power of 100W, even the base configuration of the Razer Blade 14 AMD can handle any game on the market right now at High graphics settings - living up to the title of "the world's most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop" it carries. In addition, the machine offers other, more powerful hardware options, topping out with a configuration featuring the NVIDIA RTX 3080 graphics card.

Keeping the Razer Blade 14's hardware running stably is a vapor chamber cooling system called "Hot Spot Contact Technology." Not only does it help the machine sustain performance, this type of cooler also keeps components on the surface of the machine, such as the WASD keys, from overheating.

For the remaining components such as RAM and storage, Razer has generously included up to 16GB DDR4-3200 and a 1TB NVMe SSD for users to enjoy. It is a little unfortunate that the RAM of the Razer Blade 14 AMD is soldered and cannot be upgraded later. So when buying, users will need to plan ahead a bit for their needs - but with 16GB, there are probably not many tasks that could trouble this product.
Browse more models in the Razer laptops category. If you are comparing options, also see the Razer Blade 14 (2022) and the Razer Blade 17 (2021).

Full wired and wireless connectivity in an ultra-thin body

The Razer Blade 14 is equipped with one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port (no Thunderbolt), one USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 port, and an HDMI 2.1 port that supports output to displays with resolutions up to 4K 120Hz. That is a fairly complete selection of ports for a gaming laptop in the "ultra-thin and light" class like the Razer Blade 14.

For wireless connectivity, the Razer Blade 14 also comes with the newest and most powerful standards, such as Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. Connecting wireless gear and keeping the connection stable will go smoothly, letting gamers "tryhard" comfortably without noticeable interruptions.