Razer Blade 18 (2025) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)

Compared 2 laptops: Razer Blade 18 (2025), vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Razer Blade 18 (2025) and Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 3.1 kg 1.51 kg
Pixel size 399.96x275.4x21.99-27.94 mm 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm
Area 1101 cm² 809 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 83.9 %
Side bezels 6.1 mm 5.4 mm
Colors Black - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberYesNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count3n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 18 in 15.3 in
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 300 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 168 ppi 224 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 2880x1864 pixels
HDR support n/a Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor n/a Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Razer Blade 18 (2025)
400 nits
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Contrast1000000:11641:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a98.7 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a88.3 %
Response timen/a24 ms

Battery

Capacity 91.7 Wh 66.5 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 2:44 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 100 W Yes, 70 W
Charge Port Location Left, Right Left
Charge Power 330 W 35/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight n/a 188/208 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Apple M4 (10-Core)
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 4.41 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.4 GHz n/a
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 24 10
L3 Cache 36 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Razer Blade 18 (2025)
3281
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
3711
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Razer Blade 18 (2025)
22639
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
14769
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Razer Blade 18 (2025)
2311
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
2072
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Razer Blade 18 (2025)
34115
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
11711

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 175 W 18 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency n/a 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1800 MHz
FLOPS 43.5 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Video Memory 12 n/a
Memory Type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Tire Width 192 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 25.4 Gbit/s 7.5 Gbit/s
Shader Units 5888 1280
TMUs 184 80
ROPs 92 40

RAM

RAM Size 32 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x16 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 7500 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 64 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 2.4
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Max Volume n/a 85.8 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 2560x1440 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A3x3.2No
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderYesNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Razer Blade 18 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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