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Key Differences

In short — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Raider GE68HX on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Raider GE68HX is a better bang for your buck.

Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

  • Performs up to 14% better in Valorant than MSI Raider GE68HX - 826 vs 722 FPS

Advantages of MSI Raider GE68HX Gaming Laptop

  • Up to 47% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1729.00 vs $3272.80
  • Up to 40% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware M18 R2 - $2.39 vs $3.96 per FPS
This is a free version of Valorant.
Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Aug 2nd, 2024 • 6th Variation


FPS

826

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.96/FPS

60%

Price, $

$3272.8

52%

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 144 minutes ago


FPS

722

87%

Value, $/FPS

$2.39/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1729

100%

Value Winner

MSI Raider GE68HX Gaming Laptop 16" FHD+ IPS 144Hz Intel 24-core i9-14900HX 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4070 RGB Backlit Thunderbolt4 USB-C Dynaudio FHD IR Privacy Camera Win11 w/ICP Accessory

Buy for $1,729 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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%


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

81.36 GPixel/s

61%

Texel Fillrate

244.1 GTexel/s

63%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

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%


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

2.2 GHz | 24-core

Single-Core

2802

100%

Multi-Core

16516

100%

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop Image

Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

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MSI Raider GE68HX Gaming Laptop Image

MSI Raider GE68HX Gaming Laptop

Aug 2nd, 2024Release DateUnknown
Core i9-14900HXCPUCore i9-14900HX
GeForce RTX 4080 MobileGPUGeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
64 GB
RAM32 GB
1 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD
2560x1440
Resolution1920x1080
165 Hz
Refresh Rate144 Hz
18"Screen Size16"

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