A new variant of the high-end Razer Blade 18 gaming laptop has been spotted on Geekbench, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor (part of the Arrow Lake-HX series) and a surprising Nvidia desktop GeForce RTX 4090 GPU.
Unexpected GPU Choice
The Geekbench listing reveals that the laptop is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor with 8 performance cores, 16 efficiency cores, and a boost clock of 5.2 GHz. It also has 64 GB of RAM. However, the unusual aspect is the inclusion of a full-fledged desktop RTX 4090 GPU with 128 Streaming Multiprocessors, 24 GB of VRAM and a boost clock of 2.5 GHz. This seems to rule out an error on Geekbench's part.
The Razer Blade 18 in question seems to be running a full-fat GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. Yes, the desktop version...
While a mobile GeForce RTX 5090 with 24 GB of VRAM is anticipated, it's unlikely to appear until 3 GB GDDR7 modules are available. This strongly suggests the possibility that someone has tested a Razer Blade 18 with a desktop RTX 4090, potentially through an external graphics setup.
Possible eGPU Dock
The relatively lower OpenCL score of 241,793 (compared to the expected 345,652) indicates potential throttling, which further supports the idea of an external setup. This may hint at a new eGPU dock from Razer, although it’s still unconfirmed.
For additional details, refer to the original Geekbench listing.
