Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G) vs Air 16 (SFA16-61)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
- Can run popular games at about 407-555% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 6.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~52%) battery – 76 against 50 watt-hours
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 65% sharper screen – 234 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (113.6 vs 133.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Swift Air 16 (SFA16-61)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 580 grams less (around 1.28 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 322.4 x 227.4 x 9.76-17.96 mm 12.69 x 8.95 x 0.38-0.71 inches |
358.9 x 239.7 x 15.9-16.9 mm 14.13 x 9.44 x 0.63-0.67 inches |
| Area | 733 cm2 (113.6 inches2) | 860 cm2 (133.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.2% | ~86.3% |
| Side bezels | 5 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Silver, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
Display
| Size | 14.5 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 234 ppi | 142 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 Air 16 (SFA16-61)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
~21% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 95% |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| 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 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 8 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 | 2411 | 113 |
| Solar Bay | 38778 | 6951 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 8000 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
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 3 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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