Key Differences
In short — Razer Blade 18 (2024) - 18 inch outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Razer Blade 18 (2024) - 18 inch is 80 days newer than the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42.
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 51% cheaper than Razer Blade 18 (2024) - 18 inch - £1299.99 vs £2659.5
- Up to 33% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Razer Blade 18 (2024) - 18 inch - £18.84 vs £28.21 per FPS
Advantages of Razer Blade 18 (2024) - 18 inch Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 46% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 - 101 vs 69 FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 18th, 2024
FPS
69
68.31683168316832%
Value, £/FPS
£18.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10 minutes ago
Jul 7th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
101
100%
Value, £/FPS
£28.21/FPS
66.78482807515064%
Price, £
£2659.5
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for £2,659.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 18th, 2024
Jul 7th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
68.10810810810811%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
46.95832254724308%
Jul 7th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
88.72234118486794%
Multi-Core
11671
70.6648098813272%
Jul 7th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop | vs | Razer Blade 18 (2024) - 18 inch Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18th, 2024 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 7 8845HS | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 300 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
