Acer Nitro V 16S AI vs 16S AI (AN16S-61)

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Review

Evaluation of Acer Nitro V 16S AI and 16S AI (AN16S-61) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
33.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
29.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 16S AI
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)
  • Can run popular games at about 28-38% higher FPS
  • Around 51% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs better (up to 34%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs)
Dimensions 357.7 x 264 x 19.95 mm
14.08 x 10.39 x 0.79 inches
356.8 x 275.5 x 12.1-20.0 mm
14.05 x 10.85 x 0.48-0.79 inches
Area 944 cm2 (146.3 inches2) 983 cm2 (152.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.6% ~75.5%
Side bezels 6.5 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 53.3 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 180 Hz 180 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 142 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1150:1 -
sRGB color space 98.5% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 69.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 71.6% -
Response time 4 ms -
Max. brightness
300 nits
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Bottom Bottom
Charge power 135 W 135 W
Weight of AC adapter 463 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 12 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) Radeon 860M
Fabrication process 10 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 85 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 12.2 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2646 3522
Solar Bay 38922 58177
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 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
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~80 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution - 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional 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.

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