Today as part of CES 2025, Acer has announced the Nitro Blaze 11 and Nitro Blaze 8 handheld gaming devices. You may be asking yourself why those names? Well, the Nitro Blaze 11 boasts a 10.95inch screen. Yes that’s right, your dreams you didn’t know you had have come true. You can now hold a bigger, heavier device in your hands for all your fun!
Powered by AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processors, 16 GB of LPDDR5X memory, and up to 2 TB of storage, the Nitro Blaze series boasts lightning-fast performance and responsiveness. Their WQXGA touch panels (8.8-inch or 10.95-inch) featuring Radeon Super Resolution and AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution technology, ensure fluid image quality. The dedicated Acer Game Space application simplifies managing and accessing popular games and applications on handheld gaming PCs. Oh, and both the Nitro Blaze 11 and Nitro Blaze 8 come equip with Hall Effect sticks. So, that should mean no stick drift issues, something that can’t be said for many other devices on the market.
I’m interested to see how these devices can perform in real world testing. For now, I’m sure of one thing, The specs are pretty good for a handheld gaming device. You know what good specs mean…a premium price and that is exactly what we are getting.
The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 will be available in North America in Q2, starting at USD 1,099, and in EMEA in Q2, starting at EUR 1,199. If that’s out of your price range, The smaller Acer Nitro Blaze 8 will be available starting at USD 899, and EUR 999.
Specifications
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Product Name |
Acer Nitro Blaze 8 |
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Model |
GN782U |
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Operating System |
Windows 11 Home |
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Processor |
AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840HS (8-Core, 16-threads, 24 MB cache, up to 5.1 GHz max boost) AMD Ryzen™ AI, Supports up to total 39 AI TOPS |
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Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ 780M (Up to 2.7 GHz, AMD RDNA™ 3 12 CUs) |
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Screen |
8.8″ WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, 144 Hz, 500 nits, 10-point touch panel, 97% DCI-P3 Color Gamut |
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Memory |
16 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM, 7500 MT/s (onboard) |
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Storage |
Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe™ SSD |
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I/O Ports |
1 x USB4® Type-C (40 Gbps), 1 x USB 3.2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Type-A ,Micro SD Card (SDHC) |
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Control and Input |
A B X Y buttons, D-Pad, LB/RB Bumpers, LS/RS Hall effect Sticks, LT/RT Hall effect triggers, Power button, volume button, view button, menu button, Acer Game Space button, Acer quick menu button, Marco buttons |
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Audio |
Speaker: 2 x 2W Microphone: 1 x D-Mic Audio Jack: 3.5 mm CTIA |
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Battery |
55 Wh Li-Polymer battery |
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Power Supply |
65 W Type-C AC Adapter |
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WLAN and Bluetooth |
Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 |
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Software |
Acer Game Space, PC Game Pass (3 months) |
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Dimensions |
30.5 (W) x 13.4 (D) x 2.2 (H) cm |
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Weight |
720 g |
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Product Name |
Acer Nitro Blaze 11 |
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Model |
GN7112U |
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Operating System |
Windows 11 Home |
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Processor |
AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840HS (8-Core, 16-threads, 24 MB cache, up to 5.1 GHz max boost) AMD Ryzen AI, Supports up to total 39 AI TOPS |
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Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ 780M (Up to 2.7 GHz, AMD RDNA™ 3 12 CUs) |
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Screen |
10.95″ WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, 120 Hz, 500 nits, 10-point touch panel, 98% DCI-P3 Color Gamut |
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Memory |
16 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM, 7500 MT/s (onboard) |
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Storage |
Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe™ SSD |
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I/O Ports |
1 x USB4® Type-C (40 Gbps), 1 x USB 3.2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Type-A, Micro SD Card (SDHC), |
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Control and Input |
A B X Y buttons, D-Pad, LB/RB Bumpers, LS/RS Hall effect Sticks, LT/RT Hall effect triggers, Power button, volume button, view button, menu button, Acer Game Space button, Acer quick menu button, Marco buttons |
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Audio |
Speaker: 2 x 2W Microphone: 1 x D-Mic Audio Jack: 3.5 mm CTIA |
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Battery |
55 Wh Li-Polymer battery |
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Power Supply |
100W Type-C AC Adapter |
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WLAN and Bluetooth |
Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 |
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Software |
Acer Game Space, PC Game Pass (3 months) |
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Dimensions |
36.4 (W) x 17.1 (D) x 1.59 (H) cm |
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Weight |
1050 g |
I will definitely keep an eye on these new Acer Nitro Blaze devices. Especially the Nitro Blaze 11, if it feels comfortable to use and can provide consistently decent performance, this might be the handheld for me.
You can try looking at the Acer website for more information about all the Nitro Blaze devices!
