Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper acer Nitro 17 (2024) on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing acer Nitro 17 (2024) is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 13% better in Elden Ring than acer Nitro 17 (2024) - 86 vs 76 FPS
Advantages of acer Nitro 17 (2024) Gaming Laptop
- Up to 14% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1799.99 vs $2093.27
- Up to 3% better value when playing Elden Ring than Alienware M18 - $23.68 vs $24.34 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$24.34/FPS
97%
Price, $
$2093.27
85%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,093.27 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11 minutes ago
1st Variation
FPS
76
88%
Value, $/FPS
$23.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1799.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 21 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
1st Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
91%
Multi-Core
10780
79%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | acer Nitro 17 (2024) Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-14700HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
