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Key Differences

In short — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 17 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 87 days newer than the cheaper Acer Nitro 17.

Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

  • Performs up to 58% better in Dishonored 2 than Acer Nitro 17 - 177 vs 112 FPS

Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

  • Up to 57% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1399.99 vs $3272.80
  • Up to 32% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Alienware M18 R2 - $12.50 vs $18.49 per FPS
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Aug 2nd, 2024 • 6th Variation


FPS

177

100%

Value, $/FPS

$18.49/FPS

68%

Price, $

$3272.8

42%

FPS Winner

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop, 18" QHD+ 165Hz Display, Intel 24-Core i9-14900HX, RTX 4080, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi6, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro, with Microsoft Office Lifetime License

Buy for $3,272.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 151 minutes ago

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation


FPS

112

63%

Value, $/FPS

$12.5/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1399.99

100%

Value Winner

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop | Intel Core i7-14650HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 17.3" FHD IPS 165Hz G-SYNC Display | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB Gen 4 SSD | Killer Wi-Fi 6E | AN17-72-734A

Buy for $1,399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 160 minutes ago

Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Aug 2nd, 2024 • 6th Variation

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Aug 2nd, 2024 • 6th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile Logo
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

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

90.72 GPixel/s

68%

Texel Fillrate

181.4 GTexel/s

47%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Aug 2nd, 2024 • 6th Variation


Intel Core i9-14900HX Logo
Core i9-14900HX

2.2 GHz | 24-core

Single-Core

2802

100%

Multi-Core

16516

100%

CPU Winner

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation


Intel Core i7-14650HX Logo
Core i7-14650HX

2.2 GHz | 16-core

Single-Core

2530

90%

Multi-Core

14291

87%

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop Image

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

vs
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

Aug 2nd, 2024
Release DateMay 7th, 2024
Core i9-14900HXCPUCore i7-14650HX
GeForce RTX 4080 MobileGPUGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
64 GB
RAM16 GB
1 TB SSDStorageN/A Storage
2560x1440
Resolution1920x1080
165 HzRefresh Rate165 Hz
18"Screen Size17.3"

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