Acer are bringing more sizes to their Nitro Blaze handheld PCs
As part of their CES 2025 reveals, Acer have announced two new additions to their Nitro Blaze line, an 8inch and an 11inch model, joining the existing 7inch model.
The Nitro Blaze series, powered by AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processors, 16 GB of LPDDR5X memory, and up to 2 TB of storage, delivers lightning-fast performance and responsiveness. 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.
Managing and accessing the most in-demand game on handheld libraries is made seamless thanks to the dedicated on-device hotkey leads straight to the Acer Game Space application. The devices easily adapt for playing, browsing, or working, featuring DTS:X Ultra Audio and Hall Effect triggers and sticks. The Nitro Blaze 11 also includes detachable controllers for solo and connected play, a sturdy built-in stand, and a front camera for video calls and streaming. Fast connectivity options supported on the Nitro Blaze devices include USB 4 (Type-C), USB .2 (Type-C), Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3.
As for the release, the Acer Nitro Blaze 8 will be available in North America in Q2 and will start at USD 899, and in EMEA in Q2, starting at EUR 999.
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.
At this time there is no release information for Australia, but given it took us years to get the SteamDeck, this could take a while as well. The specs for each device can be found below.
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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
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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
