Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-72) vs Edge 16 (SFE16-44)
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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 Swift Go 16 (SFG16-72)
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Around 60% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 65 against 54 watt-hours
Advantages of the Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
- 66% sharper screen – 236 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.6 x 243.8 x 24.3 mm 14 x 9.6 x 0.96 inches |
357.6 x 245.9 x 12.95 mm 14.08 x 9.68 x 0.51 inches |
| Area | 867 cm2 (134.4 inches2) | 879 cm2 (136.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.6% | ~84.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.5 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | - |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 45 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 236 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3200 x 2000 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 99.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 100 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 360 grams | 190 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 6 |
| Threads | 22 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Radeon 760M |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 219 |
| Solar Bay | - | 8096 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC256 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~81 dB |
| Microphones | - | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44):
- Full magnesium-alloy body
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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