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Key Differences

In short — MSI Pulse GL66 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.

Advantages of acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

  • Up to 28% cheaper than MSI Pulse GL66 - $1449.99 vs $2019.00
  • Up to 28% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than MSI Pulse GL66 - $20.42 vs $28.44 per FPS
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop Image
MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Aug 5th, 2022 • 4th Variation


FPS

71

100%

Value, $/FPS

$28.44/FPS

72%

Price, $

$2019

71%

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop, 15.6 inch FHD 144Hz Display, 14 Core Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Graphics, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, RGB Gaming Keyboard, Window11 Home, Bundle with JAWFOAL

Buy for $2,019 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 194 minutes ago


FPS

71

100%

Value, $/FPS

$20.42/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1449.99

100%

Value Winner

acer Nitro 17 (2024) Gaming Laptop (17.3" QHD 165Hz, AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7840HS (Beat i7-12700H), 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 4060 8GB), 4-Zone RGB, Wi-Fi 6E, IST Cable, Win 11 Home, Black

Buy for $1,449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 210 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop Image
MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Aug 5th, 2022 • 4th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop Image
MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Aug 5th, 2022 • 4th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

124.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

249.6 GTexel/s

100%


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

90.72 GPixel/s

73%

Texel Fillrate

181.4 GTexel/s

73%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop Image
MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

Aug 5th, 2022 • 4th Variation


Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%


Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop Image

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop

vs
acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image

acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

Aug 5th, 2022Release DateUnknown
Core i7-12700CPUCore i7-12700
GeForce RTX 3070 MobileGPUGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
64 GB
RAM16 GB
1 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD
1920x1080Resolution
2560x1440
144 HzRefresh Rate
165 Hz
15.6"Screen Size17.3"

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