Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72) vs Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)

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Review

Evaluation of Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72) and Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41) 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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42.8
(Average)
Value Index
31.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Can run popular games at about 55-75% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 70%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~53%) battery – 90 against 59 watt-hours
  • Around 18% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)
Dimensions 360 x 279.9 x 26.55-28.55 mm
14.17 x 11.02 x 1.05-1.12 inches
361.24 x 278.4 x 24.74 mm
14.22 x 10.96 x 0.97 inches
Area 1008 cm2 (156.2 inches2) 1006 cm2 (155.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.7% ~73.8%
Side bezels 7.7 mm 8.3 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150° 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 55.8 dB 52 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 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 - 947:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 39.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 38.3%
Response time - 7 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Bottom Left
Charge power 330 W 135 W
Weight of AC adapter 1228 grams 476 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E) 6
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 20 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 760M
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 140 W 70 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 2070 MHz 1403 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz 1635 MHz
FLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 13.4 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2889 1255
Solar Bay 38347 21684
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 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 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC245
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~82.1 dB ~82 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 1x 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 Yes Yes
Key travel 1.8 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.6 x 8.3 cm 12.6 x 8.2 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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Total votes: 14

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