
Cinebench r23 scores update#
We've reached out to Razer for a potential solution and will update this section when appropriate. Oddly enough, DLSS 3 would run perfectly fine on the internal Blade 18 display. Frame rates would tank to the <30 FPS range on all tested titles for seemingly no reason whereas the Blade would have no such problems. Unfortunately, our Blade test unit would exhibit issues when running supported games with DLSS 3 enabled on an external HDMI or USB-C 4K monitor. When compared to desktop GPUs, the mobile RTX 4070 is about 5 to 10 percent slower than the desktop RTX 3070 that launched three years ago.Ī big selling point for GeForce 40 GPUs is their support for frame generation or DLSS 3. This means that the performance gap between the mobile RTX 4070 and mobile RTX 4080 is more significant at 40 to 60 percent. It's only about 10 to 20 percent faster than the outgoing mobile RTX 3070, however, which is a bit disappointing when considering that the mobile RTX 4080 is about 40 to 50 percent faster than the mobile RTX 3080. The 140 W mobile GeForce RTX 4070 sits comfortably in between the mobile RTX 3080 and mobile RTX 3080 Ti in terms of raw performance. This section will be updated once we have an official word from Razer. Purportedly, some consumers who already purchased the Blade 18 have been experiencing similar flickering issues as well. This is likely a fault with the screen, but we cannot confirm yet if it is a software or hardware issue. The flickering is unrelated to pulse-width modulation as the panel does not utilize PWM for brightness control. Unfortunately, the display on our test unit would occasionally flicker between different brightness levels for seemingly no reason. Our independent measurements with an X-Rite colorimeter and oscilloscope have confirmed these claims.
Cinebench r23 scores full#
With that said, this is still a high quality panel with the usual features common on high-end gaming laptops including the fast 240 Hz native refresh rate, fast 3 ms response times, full DCI-P3 color coverage, 500-nit brightness, and factory calibration.

In fact, the 18.0-inch Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 will probably utilize the same AU Optronics B180QAN01.0 IPS panel as on the Blade 18.

The Blade 18 comes with no second panel option at launch likely because of limited supply.
