Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72) vs Aspire 16 AI (A16-61M)
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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 V 16 AI (ANV16-72)
- Can run popular games at about 213-291% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 180 versus 120 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 76 against 65 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-61M)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 850 grams less (around 1.87 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (137.6 vs 153.1 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360 x 274.5 x 16.1-24.5 mm 14.17 x 10.81 x 0.63-0.96 inches |
354.9 x 250.1 x 15.9 mm 13.97 x 9.85 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 988 cm2 (153.2 inches2) | 888 cm2 (137.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.1% | ~83.6% |
| Side bezels | 7.7 mm | 5.1 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 180 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| sRGB color space | 62% | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 135 W | 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 454 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 85 W | 25 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12.2 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 12.2 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2772 | - |
| Solar Bay | 39934 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 3 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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