Key Differences
In short — Dell Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper GIGABYTE AORUS 17X: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GIGABYTE AORUS 17X: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 12% better in Rust than GIGABYTE AORUS 17X: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 181 vs 162 FPS
Advantages of GIGABYTE AORUS 17X: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
- Up to 34% cheaper than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $2199.0 vs $3325.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Rust than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $13.57 vs $18.37 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.37/FPS
73.8704409363092%
Price, $
$3325
66%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,325 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37302 minutes ago
FPS
162
89.50276243093923%
Value, $/FPS
$13.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37326 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
70.17913593256057%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
74.96603920046576%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | GIGABYTE AORUS 17X: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Feb 8th, 2023 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
