Acer Nitro 17 AMD (AN17-42) vs Nitro 16 (AN16-42)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17 AMD (AN17-42)
- Can run popular games at about 117-159% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 450 grams less (around 0.99 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (156.2 vs 182 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) | 2.65 kg (5.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 400.3 x 293.37 x 27.94-28.96 mm 15.76 x 11.55 x 1.1-1.14 inches |
360.1 x 279.9 x 27.9 mm 14.18 x 11.02 x 1.1 inches |
| Area | 1174 cm2 (182 inches2) | 1008 cm2 (156.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~70.2% | ~73.6% |
| Side bezels | 8.7 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 165° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Nitro 17 AMD (AN17-42)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Nitro 16 (AN16-42)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 W | 230 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 760M | Radeon 760M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2070 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 13.4 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3028 | 867 |
| Solar Bay | 40012 | 17693 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | - | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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