The PC handheld space continues to grow, and the biggest of all is Acer’s new Nitro Blaze 11. As soon as I saw it announced at CES, I knew I had to try and get it in my hands, at least for the sheer curiosity of “Will this thing even fit in my hands?” The answer is yes — though kind of just barely.

Acer’s Nitro Blaze handheld now comes in 8-inch and extra-large 11-inch varieties, though you may prefer the new, slim Predator Helios.

Acer's Nitro Blaze 11 also features impressive specs on paper, and its 19.95-inch screen features a 2560x1600 resolution, a.k.a. a 4K display, with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS with 8 cores, AMD Ryzen AI with 39 AI TOPS, and AMD Radion 780M for graphics.

The Nitro Blaze 11 launches in Q2 2025 alongside the smaller new Acer Nitro Blaze 8 ($899), which has an 8.8-inch 144Hz display; it omits its bigger sibling's detachable controllers, kickstand, and camera. Stay tuned for our full review.

At CES 2025, Acer is the latest manufacturer to unveil a Windows 11-based portable console. After announcing the Nitro Blaze 7 last September, the larger Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 will arrive in Q2 2025. Both systems run on AMD Ryzen 8040 Series CPUs with displays powered by the Radeon 780M iGPU.

Hands-on with the Acer Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 — giant gaming handhelds with Ryzen 7 power, 1600p displays, and prices starting at $900.

As part of its CES announcements for 2025, Acer has announced new 11-inch and eight-inch versions of the Nitro Blaze. They’ll have the same internals as the previously announced

The Acer Nitro 11 seems closer to a cinema screen than it is a gaming handheld, thanks to its whopping 11-inch screen.

This gigantic handheld features a massive 11-inch screen and breakaway controllers, like a Frankenstein mix of Switch, Steam Deck, and iPad.