Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 17 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 130 days newer than the cheaper Acer Nitro 17.
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 48% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1164.0 vs $2219.95
- Up to 41% better value when playing Dead Space than Alienware M18 - $16.39 vs $27.75 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 13% better in Dead Space than Acer Nitro 17 - 80 vs 71 FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 24th, 2023 • 9th Variation
FPS
71
88.75%
Value, $/FPS
$16.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1164
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,164 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 244 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.75/FPS
59.06306306306307%
Price, $
$2219.95
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,219.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 252 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 24th, 2023 • 9th Variation
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 24th, 2023 • 9th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Apr 24th, 2023 • 9th Variation
Ryzen 7 7840HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2388
90.72948328267478%
Multi-Core
11190
75.81814486076293%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 7840HS | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
