Key Differences
In short — Alienware X16 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware m18 AMD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware m18 AMD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware X16 R2 is 374 days older than the cheaper Alienware m18 AMD.
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 12% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Alienware m18 AMD - 104 vs 93 FPS
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 25% cheaper than Alienware X16 R2 - CA$3748.76 vs CA$4999.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Alienware X16 R2 - CA$40.31 vs CA$48.08 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Jan 24th, 2023
FPS
104
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$48.08/FPS
83.83943427620633%
Price, CA$
CA$4999.99
74%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$4,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74569 minutes ago
Feb 2nd, 2024
FPS
93
89.42307692307693%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$40.31/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$3748.76
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$3,748.76 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74570 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Jan 24th, 2023
Feb 2nd, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 24th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 2nd, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
70.17913593256057%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
74.96603920046576%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 24th, 2023
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2401
90.67220543806647%
Multi-Core
11484
83.39263670031225%
Feb 2nd, 2024
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24th, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 2nd, 2024 |
| Core Ultra 9 185H | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 18" |
