Acer is the next manufacturer to release a gaming handheld, called the Nitro Blaze 7.
Acer is the next PC manufacturer to try their hands at creating a gaming handheld. The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 (insert blaze-it jokes here!) is powered by the AMD Ryzen 8840HS, comes with a 1080p screen with a 144Hz refresh rate, and 16 GB of memory, and will be based on Windows 11.
Like other Windows-based handhelds, Acer has also created an overlay software called Acer Game Space, which, according to them allows you to "integrate your various accounts into one convenient hub, making it easier than ever to find and play your games."
At 670g, the device is about as heavy as the ROG Ally X (680 grams), but has a smaller battery at around 50 Wh.
The whole spec sheet is as follows:
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Acer Nitro Blaze 7 |
| Model | GN771 |
| 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 39 AI TOPS | |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M (Up to 2.7 GHz, AMD RDNA 3, 12 Compute Units) |
| Screen | 7" Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS, 144 Hz, 500 nits, 10-point touch, 7 ms response, 100% sRGB, AMD FreeSync™ Premium |
| Memory | 16GB LPDDR5x SDRAM, 7500 MT/s (onboard) |
| Storage | Up to 2 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Gen 4 SSD |
| I/O Ports | 2 x USB4 (Type-C 40 Gbps), Micro SD Card (SD 4.0) |
| Control and Input | A B X Y buttons, D-Pad, LB/RB bumpers, LS/RS sticks, LT/RT Hall effect triggers, Power button with fingerprint reader, volume button, view button, menu button, Acer Game Space button, Pop-up keyboard button, Acer quick menu button, Mode switch button |
| Audio | 2 x 1W speakers, 2 x D-Mic, 3.5 mm CTIA audio jack |
| Battery | 50.04 Wh Li-Polymer |
| Power Supply | 65 W Type-C AC Adapter |
| WLAN and Bluetooth | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Software | Acer Game Space, PC Game Pass (3 months) |
| Dimensions | 25.6 (W) x 11.35 (D) x 2.25 (H) cm |
| Weight | 670 g |
There currently is no release date known, nor any pricing information available, but Acer has published a landing page.
