Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) vs Acer Nitro 17 AMD (AN17-42)
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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 TUF Gaming A18 (2025)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 19% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs slightly better (up to 17%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17 AMD (AN17-42)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm 15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches |
400.3 x 293.37 x 27.94-28.96 mm 15.76 x 11.55 x 1.1-1.14 inches |
| Area | 1129 cm2 (175 inches2) | 1174 cm2 (182 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.2% | ~70.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 8.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 32.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 126 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
TUF Gaming A18 (2025)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Nitro 17 AMD (AN17-42)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
~13% more screen space
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.3% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 100 / 240 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 700 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Radeon 760M |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 2070 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 14.9 TFLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3143 | 3028 |
| Solar Bay | 46041 | 40012 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC256 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~74.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | 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 | No | 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 | 15.0 x 9.9 cm | 12.0 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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