Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 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 Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 33% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than acer Nitro 17 - 97 vs 73 FPS
Advantages of acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 44% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1299.0 vs $2329.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Alienware M18 - $17.79 vs $24.02 per FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Sep 1st, 2023
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$24.02/FPS
74.06328059950042%
Price, $
$2329.99
55%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,329.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444073 minutes ago
3rd Variation
FPS
73
75.25773195876289%
Value, $/FPS
$17.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444072 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Sep 1st, 2023
3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2023
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
3rd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
72.18844984802432%
Multi-Core
7887
53.4385798495833%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
