Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) vs Razer Blade 18 (2025)

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Review

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
Razer Blade 18 (2025)
Performance
62
96
Gaming
22
80
Display
82
69
Battery Life
88
60
Connectivity
76
72
Portability
68
41
QuickComparisons Score
72
80
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) and Razer Blade 18 (2025)

Reasons to consider the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)

  • + Apple M1 Pro
  • + Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) graphics
  • + 16GB/512GB
  • + 16.2 inches display
  • + 100 Wh battery

Reasons to consider the Razer Blade 18 (2025)

  • + Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
  • + GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics
  • + 32GB/1024GB
  • + 18 inches display
  • + 91.7 Wh battery

Pros & Cons

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
  • Excellent display
  • Great battery life
  • Thunderbolt connectivity
  • Older generation device

"A high-end Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) laptop with excellent display, long battery life. Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads."

Razer Blade 18 (2025)
  • Strong performance
  • Capable gaming
  • Thunderbolt connectivity
  • Generous 32GB RAM
  • Heavy (3.1 kg (6.84 lbs))

"A high-end Razer Blade 18 (2025) laptop with strong gaming capability (80/100). Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads."

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Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
2319
Razer Blade 18 (2025) +41%
3281
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Razer Blade 18 (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 10231 22639
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 109 140
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) 804 2115

Specifications

Case
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)
Dimensions 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches 399.96 x 275.4 x 21.99-27.94 mm 15.75 x 10.84 x 0.87-1.1 inches
Area 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 ) 1101 cm 2 (170.7 inches 2 )
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.2% ~85.3%
Side bezels 3.4 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Black
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling Solution
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 37.4 dB 66.3 dB
Display
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Size 16.2 inches 18 inches
Type Mini LED Mini LED
Refresh Rate 120 Hz 300 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 254 ppi 168 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 3456 x 2234 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 25700:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 88%
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.10%
Response time 67 ms
Max. brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Battery
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Capacity 100 Wh 91.7 Wh
Full charging time 1:25 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 140 W 330 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 353 grams 1230 grams
CPU
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
CPU name Apple M1 Pro Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 10 (8P + 2E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 10 24
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
Graphics Card
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
GPU name Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
GPU boost clock 1296 MHz
FLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS 37.4 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 GDDR7
Memory bus 256 bit 192 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 128 184
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 64 80
GPU performance 5.3 TFLOPS 37.4 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 481
Solar Bay 11797
RAM
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
RAM size 16GB 32GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x16 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5 DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Storage
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Storage size 512GB 1024GB
Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 2x256 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable No Yes
NVMe Yes Yes
Sound
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~84.7 dB ~82.1 dB
Microphones 3 2
Connectivity
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Wi-Fi v6 v7
Bluetooth v5 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
USB-A No 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
Input
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) ↗ Razer Blade 18 (2025) ↗
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlit Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Size 15.5 x 9.9 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision No Yes

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