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
Product Name
Acer Nitro Blaze 8
Model
GN782U
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
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
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ 780M (Up to 2.7 GHz, AMD RDNA™ 3 12 CUs)
Screen
8.8″ WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, 144 Hz, 500 nits, 10-point touch panel, 97% DCI-P3 Color Gamut
Memory
16 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM, 7500 MT/s (onboard)
Storage
Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe™ SSD
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)
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
Audio
Speaker: 2 x 2W
Microphone: 1 x D-Mic
Audio Jack: 3.5 mm CTIA
Battery
55 Wh Li-Polymer battery
Power Supply
65 W Type-C AC Adapter
WLAN and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3
Software
Acer Game Space, PC Game Pass (3 months)
Dimensions
30.5 (W) x 13.4 (D) x 2.2 (H) cm
Weight
720 g
Product Name
Acer Nitro Blaze 11
Model
GN7112U
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
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
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ 780M (Up to 2.7 GHz, AMD RDNA™ 3 12 CUs)
Screen
10.95″ WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, 120 Hz, 500 nits, 10-point touch panel, 98% DCI-P3 Color Gamut
Memory
16 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM, 7500 MT/s (onboard)
Storage
Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe™ SSD
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),
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
Audio
Speaker: 2 x 2W
Microphone: 1 x D-Mic
Audio Jack: 3.5 mm CTIA
Battery
55 Wh Li-Polymer battery
Power Supply
100W Type-C AC Adapter
WLAN and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3
Software
Acer Game Space, PC Game Pass (3 months)
Dimensions
36.4 (W) x 17.1 (D) x 1.59 (H) cm
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!
Gamer since the late 90s. Hoping to make and release my own games in the future. Always looking to better myself and learn new skills.
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