Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023) vs Acer Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51)

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Review

Evaluation of Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023) and Acer Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51) 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
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Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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21.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
44.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2023)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Features a much bigger (~58%) battery – 90 against 57 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
  • Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 15 Intel (ANV15-51)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 354 x 251 x 22.4-24.9 mm
13.94 x 9.88 x 0.88-0.98 inches
362.3 x 239.8 x 23.5 mm
14.26 x 9.44 x 0.93 inches
Area 889 cm2 (137.7 inches2) 869 cm2 (134.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.5% ~77.2%
Side bezels 4.3 mm 8.5 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 43 dB 51 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1694:1 1168:1
sRGB color space 100% 60%
Adobe RGB profile 75.3% 41.4%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 40%
Response time 7 ms 30 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:46 hr 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 Left Left
Charge power 200 / 240 W 135 W
Weight of AC adapter 500 / 735 grams 464 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.55 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 6 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 660M Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 6 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 95 W 65 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1530 MHz 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock 1740 MHz 1500 MHz
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 40
GPU performance 7.9 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1157 1096
Solar Bay 23560 19567
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 5200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 32 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 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~79.3 dB ~83 dB
Microphones 2 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.1
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No 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) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
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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Dang November 2, 2023 at 10:41 AM
In my area, these laptops are priced the same. However, at this point, I would prefer the TUF 2023. It has many features that are superior to the Nitro V, including the screen and an RTX 4060 115W.
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