Key Differences
In short — acer Predator Helios 18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M18 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M18 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing acer Predator Helios 18 is 154 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M18.
Advantages of acer Predator Helios 18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 50% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware M18 - 93 vs 62 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 37% cheaper than acer Predator Helios 18 - $1899.99 vs $2999.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than acer Predator Helios 18 - $30.64 vs $32.26 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 12th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$32.26/FPS
94.9783013019219%
Price, $
$2999.99
63%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 26 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
62
66.66666666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$30.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1899.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 28 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 12th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 12th, 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
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61.08108108108109%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63.189231167486405%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 12th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
89.90007137758744%
Multi-Core
13478
81.60571566965366%
acer Predator Helios 18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jun 12th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-14700HX |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 18" |
