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PUMA Magnify Nitro

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.0 oz (men's) · 40/30mm stack · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The PUMA Magnify Nitro 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The PUMA Magnify Nitro’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

PUMA Magnify Nitro

of 5

Current estimate: Good

83
Overall
83
Cushioning
90
Comfort
83
Durability
81
Appearance
78
Value
78
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

53 Low

53

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Brand rating
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • A 40mm heel stack at 8 oz men's.
  • Both reviewers rate comfort and cushioning 5 out of 5.
  • One reviewer is past 600 miles through a wet New England winter.

Cons

  • One reviewer calls it a little heavy, though the listed men's weight is 8 oz.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

Magnify Nitro rates 83. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the PUMA Magnify Nitro

Each dot is one version of the Magnify Nitro, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Magnify Nitro 3

    2025 · 3 reviews

    91 Very good

    68 Confidence

  • Magnify Nitro 2

    2023 · 5 reviews

    80 Good

    64 Confidence

  • Magnify Nitro This shoe

    2023 · 2 reviews

    83 Good

    53 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.0 oz (men's)
Release
2023 Q1
MSRP
$160
Stack
40/30mm
Drop
10mm

Runner reviews

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600 miles +

5/5

Overall

A little heavy, but comfortable, durable and I’m not sure what they did to these but they don’t smell bad even after 600+  miles in wet NE winter.

Anonymous runner · Jun 13, 2023

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Ultra Boost PB

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.0 oz (men's) Lightest
8.4 oz
9.9 oz
Stack
40/30mm
40/30mm
40/35mm
Drop
10mm
10mm
4mm
Release
2023 Q1
2025 Q2 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$160
$160
$165
Best price
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$160
$95 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
83 Good
91 Very good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
83 Good
82 Good
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
90 Very good
90 Very good
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
81 Good
84 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
78 Decent
78 Decent
75 Decent
Value
78 Decent
85 Good Best value rating
77 Decent
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