Gigabyte Aero X16 vs Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero X16
- Can run popular games at about 133-182% higher FPS
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 750 grams less (around 1.65 lbs)
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.8x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 13% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (137.9 vs 156.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 90 against 76 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 2.65 kg (5.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 250.7 x 16.75-19.99 mm 13.98 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.79 inches |
360.1 x 279.9 x 27.9 mm 14.18 x 11.02 x 1.1 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (138 inches2) | 1008 cm2 (156.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~73.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 165° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50.2 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 150 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 455 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 860M | Radeon 760M |
| 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 | 85 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| FLOPS | 14.7 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3328 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 14.7 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3115 | 867 |
| Solar Bay | 49871 | 17693 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 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 | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~76 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | 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 | 3x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 13.3 x 9.0 cm | - |
| 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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