Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 vs Acer Nitro 18 AI (AN18-61)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815
- Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 165 Hz
- Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 18 AI (AN18-61)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 480 grams less (around 1.06 lbs)
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 99 against 90 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) | 3.02 kg (6.66 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399 x 294 x 23.1-32 mm 15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.26 inches |
400.9 x 310.3 x 15.08-24.95 mm 15.78 x 12.22 x 0.59-0.98 inches |
| Area | 1173 cm2 (181.8 inches2) | 1244 cm2 (192.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.1% | ~75.5% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | Yes | Yes |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 56 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 300 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 168 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | - | 1132:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 84.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 97.4% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 8 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 280 / 380 / 450 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1004 grams | 731 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 860M |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115 W | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3328 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3995 | 3750 |
| Solar Bay | 66292 | 61897 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC245 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | - | ~80 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.5 cm | 15.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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