Switching over to 3D mode brings a performance hit: Forza ran at 41fps with the 3D tech activated but hit 70fps without. There are some more graphical headaches, too. When the larger MSI costs less than £4000 and you can find the RTX 3080 Ti inside the Alienware x15 R2 and Razer Blade 15 for prices that hover around £3699 (or only a little higher, depending on your screen and storage choices), it makes the RTX 3080 look almost ordinary. The RTX 3080 Ti has superseded the RTX 3080, and there’s clear air between the two: the Acer scored 11,976 in 3D Mark Time Spy, but the RTX 3080 Ti hit 13,593 inside the MSI Raider GE77. You’ll only have to make minor adjustments to get top games averaging 60fps, and you can easily play esports titles at 240Hz or 360Hz on external displays. In Red Dead Redemption 2 at 4K and top graphics settings the Acer averaged 45fps, and in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla it hit 59fps. Acer rounds out the spec with 32GB of DDR5 memory and a fast 2TB SSD. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 laptop core has 8GB of dedicated memory and 6,144 CUDA cores, and the Core i9-12900H is a mighty mobile GPU that tops out at 5GHz. Performance: a bruiser with a short lifespanĪcer has loaded the Predator with powerful components. On other 15.6in and 17.3in laptops it’s possible to opt for lower resolutions and higher refresh rates or even pick 4K panels that run at 120Hz. That’s fine for mainstream single-player gaming, but it’s not good enough for esports. There’s one more sting in the tail: a 60Hz refresh rate. A headset will be better, but this audio kit matches anything you’ll find elsewhere.
Games sound good, too, because the Acer Predator Helios 300 loudspeakers have impressive bass and only minor mid-range flatness.
The 4K resolution is crisp and the contrast ratio of 1606:1 is top-notch, so games look bright, bold and vibrant.The display rendered virtually all of the sRGB and Adobe RGB colour gamuts, so this screen is suitable for both gaming and tough creative workloads, and a Delta E of 2.62 means colours are accurate. It’s a shame, because underneath the misfiring 3D there’s a decent display. The system may be better and more widespread in the future, but that’s certainly not guaranteed. While that includes the titles above alongside big names like No Man’s Sky, Borderlands and Guardians of the Galaxy, that’s no good if your favourite titles aren’t compatible. When it works it’s great, but it doesn’t work often enough – and it’s not worth losing 4K fidelity and smooth gameplay for a 3D affect that’s patchy at best.Īnd, right now, only about 50 games are supported. These problems make the 3D tech a hard sell. Those issues ruin your immersion, and we also saw serious clipping, glitching and tearing in Forza Horizon 5 – and the 3D tech didn’t supply the same level of depth as it did in God of War anyway. Moving your head away from a central position ruins the 3D visuals, and games are a bit blurrier when 3D is activated – you lose the 4K screen’s inherent sharpness. Once you’re in the game, the 3D can be exacerbated or dialled back with keyboard shortcuts, and you don’t have to mess around with ugly 3D glasses.Īt the moment, though, the SpatialLabs tech is hampered by serious issues.
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