Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 R2 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 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 107% better in Sea of Thieves than acer Nitro 5 - 215 vs 104 FPS
Advantages of acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 63% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $809.0 vs $2199.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Alienware M18 R2 - $7.78 vs $10.23 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.23/FPS
76.05083088954056%
Price, $
$2199.99
36%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 237 minutes ago
22nd Variation
FPS
104
48.372093023255815%
Value, $/FPS
$7.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$809
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $809 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 240 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
22nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
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
22nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
31.74174174174175%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
17.512296142894122%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
22nd Variation
Core i5-12500
3.0 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2311
82.4768022840828%
Multi-Core
9079
54.97093727294744%
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i5-12500 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 8 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
