Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 AMD outperforms the cheaper Alienware m15 R4, RTX 3080 15.6 inch on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware m18 AMD is 722 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R4, RTX 3080 15.6 inch.
Advantages of Alienware m15 R4, RTX 3080 15.6 inch Gaming Laptop
- Up to 17% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $2199.0 vs $2648.95
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 128% better in Dead Island 2 than Alienware m15 R4, RTX 3080 15.6 inch - 155 vs 68 FPS
- Up to 47% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Alienware m15 R4, RTX 3080 15.6 inch - $17.09 vs $32.34 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 15th, 2021
FPS
68
43%
Value, $/FPS
$32.34/FPS
52%
Price, $
$2199
100%
Buy for $2,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 91 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2648.95
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,648.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 88 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 15th, 2021
Apr 7th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 15th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
76%
Apr 7th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
89%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Apr 15th, 2021
Core i7-10870H
2.2 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1433
54%
Multi-Core
6094
44%
Apr 7th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware m15 R4, RTX 3080 15.6 inch Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 7th, 2023 |
| Core i7-10870H | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
