Key Differences
In short — Dell Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper acer Nitro on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing acer Nitro is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of acer Nitro Gaming Laptop
- Up to 68% cheaper than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $1079.0 vs $3325.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Apex Legends than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $10.79 vs $12.99 per FPS
Advantages of Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 156% better in Apex Legends than acer Nitro - 256 vs 100 FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2nd Variation
FPS
100
39.0625%
Value, $/FPS
$10.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1079
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,079 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77366 minutes ago
1st Variation
FPS
256
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.99/FPS
83.06389530408005%
Price, $
$3325
32%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,325 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77350 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2nd Variation
1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
22.276080084299263%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
13.128274791383662%
1st Variation
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
2nd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
67.80870806566737%
Multi-Core
7887
47.75369338822959%
1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
acer Nitro Gaming Laptop | vs | Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-11800H | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
