Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) vs Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) 2023
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Review
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 Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 850 grams less (around 1.87 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 17% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 22% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 100 against 90 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- 94% sharper screen – 254 versus 131 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (136.7 vs 182 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) 2023
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.15 kg (4.74 lbs) | 3 kg (6.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
400.2 x 293.3 x 27.9-28.9 mm 15.76 x 11.55 x 1.1-1.14 inches |
| Area | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) | 1174 cm2 (182 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.2% | ~73.9% |
| Side bezels | 3.4 mm | 13.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 6000 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43.2 dB | 54.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 16.2 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | Mini LED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 254 ppi | 131 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3456 x 2234 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Nitro 17 (AN17-51) 2023
17.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 134.5 in2
MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
~14% more screen space
| Contrast | 504000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 88.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99% | - |
| Response time | 63 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 140 W | 230 / 280 / 330 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 353 grams | 820 / 1055 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.55 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (8P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | - | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) | Radeon 660M |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 35 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 450 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1398 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6.8 TFLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2432 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 152 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 76 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 4x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 2x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| NVMe | - | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC245 |
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~86.1 dB | ~79.1 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 15.5 x 9.9 cm | 12.0 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | No | Yes |
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 16 (2023):
- Entry-level configuration includes a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, contrasting the 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU we tested, resulting in roughly a 15% multi-core performance reduction.
- Entry-level configuration featuring 512 GB storage uses slower single-channel SSD, whereas 1 TB or larger versions incorporate dual-channel SSDs.
Notes on Nitro 17 (AN17-51) 2023:
- Thunderbolt 4 is not supported for AMD-based configuration.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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