Key Differences
In short — Acer ROG Strix 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.
Advantages of Acer ROG Strix Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 - 77 vs 74 FPS
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 50% cheaper than Acer ROG Strix - £1149.99 vs £2299.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Acer ROG Strix - £15.54 vs £29.86 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
77
100%
Value, £/FPS
£29.86/FPS
52.04286671131949%
Price, £
£2299
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for £2,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 367482 minutes ago
Apr 18th, 2024
FPS
74
96.1038961038961%
Value, £/FPS
£15.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1149.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,149.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 417 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
67.00147710487444%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
69.93060909791828%
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
100%
Multi-Core
11671
89.47408770315855%
Acer ROG Strix Gaming Laptop | vs | Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |