Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G) vs Aspire 14 AI (A14-61M)

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Review

Evaluation of Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G) and Aspire 14 AI (A14-61M) 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
  • Can run popular games at about 407-555% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 6.7x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 76 against 65 watt-hours
  • 44% sharper screen – 234 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-61M)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs)
Dimensions 322.4 x 227.4 x 9.76-17.96 mm
12.69 x 8.95 x 0.38-0.71 inches
312 x 225.9 x 15.9 mm
12.28 x 8.89 x 0.63 inches
Area 733 cm2 (113.6 inches2) 705 cm2 (109.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.2% ~80.6%
Side bezels 5 mm 5.3 mm
Colors Black Silver
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 14.5 inches 14 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 234 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Screen space comparison
Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Aspire 14 AI (A14-61M)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 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

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 6 (3P + 3E) 6 (3P + 3E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 840M Radeon 840M
Fabrication process 4 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 90 W 15 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock - 400 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2900 MHz
FLOPS 12.6 TFLOPS 1.5 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 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 8
GPU performance 12.6 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2444 114
Solar Bay 38763 6330
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 7500 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Surface - 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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