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3DMark results:
For this test, I ran the Razer Blade pro 17 through Fire Strike, Fire Strike Ultra, Time Spy and Port Royal which is the new benchmark specifically for ray tracing. In the graphs below you can see it compared against similar laptops. Even though some have similar specifications, slight variations in boost clock speeds caused by fluctuations in temperature have an impact on performance.
The Razer Blade Pro 17 might only have a Max-Q version of the RTX 2070 but that certainly doesn't seem to hold it back. It achieved consistently good scores across all GPU, CPU and physics tests. The Benchmark scores are very high and it happily sits near the top of the charts in all the 3DMark benchmarks battling with the Gigabyte 15-X9.
In the Port Royal benchmark which tests raytracing performance it got within touching distance of the RTX 2080 Max-Q equipped Zephyrus which is very impressive.
Gaming performance:
I used the Razer Blade Pro 17 to play 3 different popular and graphically demanding games. I tested the games at their highest graphical settings with DX12 turned on where possible and AA disabled. I then compared the results to other laptops Kitguru have tested.
Rise of the Tomb Raider is an action adventure game with many different environments and immersive landscapes making it a useful way to test this laptop’s gaming performance. It was tested on Very high settings with AA disabled.
Far Cry 5 was released on March 27, 2018. The gigantic open world of Hope County has plenty of beautiful scenery to test how well this laptop performs with a newer game. I tested on the Ultra preset with AA and motion blur disabled.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is a game with a superb open world environment. The beautiful scenery of mountains, forests and deserts requires a lot of GPU power to render, particularly on high settings. This demanding game is perfect for testing this laptops gaming performance. I tested on very high settings with AA disabled.
Gaming benchmarks are the most interesting and also probably the most important when it comes to testing a gaming laptop. The great GPU and CPU performance in the Razer Blade 17 Pro come together to produce some excellent results. It consistently sits in second place when compared to other similar laptops with a high average fps in all of the games.
All of the tester games are rather demanding but the 144hz display certainly doesn't go to waste, this laptop could almost use a 240Hz display if you are playing older or less demanding games. I have seen 240hz panels in some other high end gaming laptops recently such as the Zephyrus GX502.
