Key Differences
In short — acer Predator Helios-18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing acer Predator Helios-18 is 214 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of acer Predator Helios-18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 33% better in Counter-Strike 2 than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 449 vs 338 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 70% cheaper than acer Predator Helios-18 - $1006.49 vs $3299.99
- Up to 59% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than acer Predator Helios-18 - $2.98 vs $7.35 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Oct 12th, 2024 • 7th Variation
FPS
449
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.35/FPS
40.54421768707483%
Price, $
$3299.99
30%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 190 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
338
75.27839643652561%
Value, $/FPS
$2.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1006.49
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,006.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 197 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Oct 12th, 2024 • 7th Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Oct 12th, 2024 • 7th 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
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
68.10810810810811%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
46.95832254724308%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Oct 12th, 2024 • 7th Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
88.72234118486794%
Multi-Core
11671
70.6648098813272%
acer Predator Helios-18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
