Option A
HP ZBook Ultra G1a (Ryzen AI Max+ 395)
Workstation-class — 128GB unified memory for 70B local
$3,499
Check price →Unified memory vs discrete GPU: HP ZBook Ultra G1a vs Razer Blade 16
Should an AI laptop rely on a big unified-memory APU or a discrete NVIDIA GPU? We compare the strongest example of each for running models locally.
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Short answer
Buy the Razer Blade 16 for the fastest local inference we measure (110 tok/s) and CUDA tooling. Buy the HP ZBook Ultra G1a for 128GB memory that fits larger models, nearly double the battery (11h vs 6h), 1kg less weight and $1,000 lower price.
- HP ZBook Ultra G1a (Ryzen AI Max+ 395): AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Strix Halo), 50 NPU TOPS, 128GB RAM, 84 tok/s on Llama 3 13B Q4, 11h battery, 1.5kg, $3,499.
- Razer Blade 16 (2025, RTX 5090): AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 + NVIDIA RTX 5090, 50 NPU TOPS, 64GB RAM, 110 tok/s on Llama 3 13B Q4, 6h battery, 2.45kg, $4,499.
Spec-by-spec
| Spec | HP ZBook Ultra G1a | Razer Blade 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3,499 | $4,499 |
| Chip | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Strix Halo) | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 + NVIDIA RTX 5090 |
| NPU TOPS | 50 TOPS | 50 TOPS |
| RAM | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| LLM tokens/sec (13B Q4) | 84 tok/s | 110 tok/s |
| Sustained thermal score | 90/100 | 96/100 |
| Battery life | 11 h | 6 h |
| Weight | 1.5 kg | 2.45 kg |
| AIPC workload-fit | 9.8 | 9.5 |
Best for
Raw tokens/sec (CUDA)Razer
Largest model size (128GB)HP
Battery + portabilityHP
PriceHP
NPU TOPS (50)Tie
AIPC verdict
Buy the Razer Blade 16 for the fastest local inference we measure (110 tok/s) and CUDA tooling. Buy the HP ZBook Ultra G1a for 128GB memory that fits larger models, nearly double the battery (11h vs 6h), 1kg less weight and $1,000 lower price.
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