Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Acer Predator Helios 16 outperforms the more expensive Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Acer Predator Helios 16 is 426 days newer than the more expensive Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 10% better in Valorant than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 696 vs 633 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $1399.99 vs $2093.49
- Up to 39% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $2.01 vs $3.31 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
696
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3044 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
633
90.94827586206897%
Value, $/FPS
$3.31/FPS
60.7250755287009%
Price, $
$2093.49
66%
Buy for $2,093.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3039 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Mar 1st, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60.08862629246676%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94.10177332305321%
GPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
null-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
null-core
Single-Core
2293
87.12006079027356%
Multi-Core
10780
73.04017887390745%
Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
