Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Razer Blade 18 (2024)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Razer Blade 18 (2024) (67/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Razer

Razer Blade 18 (2024)

67/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 56.0 Below Average
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 67.0 Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 87.0 Very Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 330 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
HDR support — Yes, HDR10
PPI — 168 ppi
Refresh rate — 240 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 18 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Base frequency — 2.2 GHz
Cores — 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
L3 Cache — 36 MB
Threads — 32
Turbo frequency — 5.8 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Area — 1101 cm2(170.6 inches2)
Colors — Black, Silver
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 399.9 x 275.4 x 21.9 mm15.74 x 10.84 x 0.86 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Number of fans — 3
Screen-to-body ratio — ~85.3%
Side bezels — 6.1 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Blender GPU — 3931
Solar Bay — 61896

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
FLOPS — 21.8 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 2070 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2175 MHz
GPU performance — 21.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~16 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 48
Shading units (cores) — 4608
TGP — 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 144

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Speakers — 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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