Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper acer Nitro 5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing acer Nitro 5 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 16% better in Elden Ring than acer Nitro 5 - 87 vs 75 FPS
Advantages of acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 53% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1087.0 vs $2299.99
- Up to 45% better value when playing Elden Ring than Alienware M18 - $14.49 vs $26.44 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$26.44/FPS
54%
Price, $
$2299.99
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 158 minutes ago
10th Variation
FPS
75
86%
Value, $/FPS
$14.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1087
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,087 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 160 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
10th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
10th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
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
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
10th Variation
Ryzen 7 6800H
3.2 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1876
71%
Multi-Core
9010
61%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 7 6800H |
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |