Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-46) vs Nitro 16 (AN16-51) 2023
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-46)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 800 grams less (around 1.76 lbs)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-51) 2023
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~57%) battery – 90 against 57.5 watt-hours
- Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 363.5 x 272.9 x 26.5-29.5 mm 14.31 x 10.74 x 1.04-1.16 inches |
360.17 x 279.9 x 25.9-27.9 mm 14.18 x 11.02 x 1.02-1.1 inches |
| Area | 992 cm2 (153.7 inches2) | 1008 cm2 (156.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~67.7% | ~73.6% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | 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 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6178 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Nitro 16 (AN16-51) 2023
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Nitro 5 (AN515-46)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1363:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 98.1% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 69.7% | 82% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 68.8% | 85% |
| Response time | 10 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 280 W | 230 / 280 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 820 grams | 820 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 660M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS | 9.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 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 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~76.3 dB | ~80 dB |
| Microphones | 1 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | 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 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Nitro 16 (AN16-51) 2023:
- Thunderbolt 4 is not supported for AMD-based configuration.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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