Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72) vs Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51)

Please select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
Display
CPU
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72) and Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51) 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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Please input up-to-date prices for the selected laptop configurations to get an accurate value-for-money index.
Currency
VS
38.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
44.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 180 versus 144 Hz
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 55-75% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 76 against 57 watt-hours
  • Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (134.7 vs 153.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 360 x 274.5 x 16.1-24.5 mm
14.17 x 10.81 x 0.63-0.96 inches
362.3 x 239.8 x 23.5 mm
14.26 x 9.44 x 0.93 inches
Area 988 cm2 (153.2 inches2) 869 cm2 (134.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.1% ~77.2%
Side bezels 7.7 mm 8.5 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 135°
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) - 51 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type TN LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 180 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 138 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast - 1168:1
sRGB color space 62% 60%
Adobe RGB profile - 41.4%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 40%
Response time - 30 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
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 135 W
Weight of AC adapter 454 grams 464 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 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 65 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock - 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1500 MHz
FLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 12.2 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2772 1096
Solar Bay 39934 19567
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5200 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 - ~83 dB
Microphones 3 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.1
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 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 4.0 1x USB 3.2
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 Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
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.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
1 (100%)
0 (0%)
Total votes: 1

Comments

Write your opinion about the comparison of Acer Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51) and Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72) or ask any questions
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
Avatar
indignant technology connoisseur July 31, 2026 at 03:23 AM
the data for the v16 performance is just wrong. there is no way in hell that it's weaker than a 40 series GPU with less ram
0 Reply
Serhii August 1, 2026 at 04:21 PM
Appreciate your comment, specs updated.
0 Reply