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Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42) vs Lite 16

39 out of 100
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
VS
43 out of 100
Acer Nitro Lite 16
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
Acer Nitro Lite 16
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Review

Evaluation of Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42) and Lite 16 important characteristics
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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27.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
28.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Acer Nitro Lite 16
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 490 grams less (around 1.08 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Performs better (up to 28%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (139.5 vs 153.8 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
vs
Nitro Lite 16

Case

Weight 2.44 kg (5.38 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Dimensions 360 x 275.6 x 24.50 mm
14.17 x 10.85 x 0.96 inches		 362.2 x 248.47 x 22.9 mm
14.26 x 9.78 x 0.9 inches
Area 992 cm2 (153.7 inches2) 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~74.8% ~82.5%
Side bezels 7.7 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Black White, Black
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 50 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 138 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync -
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion -
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Bottom Left
Charge power 135 W 0 W
Weight of AC adapter 456 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 4.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 6 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 760M Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 4 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 65 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus -
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock - 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1500 MHz
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 40
GPU performance 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 838 1088
Solar Bay 16473 19522
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 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 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~81 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5
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
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 4.0 1x USB 4.0
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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 12.6 x 8.3 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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