CES 2025: Acer launches Nitro Blaze gaming handhelds powered by Ryzen 8040 APU

Acer is getting into the handheld gaming market. At CES this week, Acer has revealed the Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11 handhelds, both equipped with a Ryzen 8000 series processor with Radeon graphics. 

While some handhelds like the Lenovo Legion Go and the ROG Ally utilise the Ryzen Z1 processor, Acer is going in a slightly different direction. Instead, Acer will utilise the Ryzen 8040 series processors. Acer is also packing in 16GB of LPDDR5X memory and up to 2TB of NVMe SSD storage.

The full specifications for the Nitro Blaze 8 include:

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

The full specifications for the Nitro Blaze 11 include:

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

The Acer Nitro Blaze handhelds will both be launching this year.

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