Gigabyte G6X (2024) vs Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42)

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CPU Intel Core i7 13650HX
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Gigabyte G6X (2024) and Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
38.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
27.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Gigabyte G6X (2024)
  • Can run popular games at about 95-129% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Around 44% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (144.9 vs 156.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 90 against 73 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 2.65 kg (5.84 lbs)
Dimensions 361 x 259 x 25.1-28.9 mm
14.21 x 10.2 x 0.99-1.14 inches
360.1 x 279.9 x 27.9 mm
14.18 x 11.02 x 1.1 inches
Area 935 cm2 (144.9 inches2) 1008 cm2 (156.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.4% ~73.6%
Side bezels 8.2 mm 7.8 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 165° 165°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 54 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - 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 No
Display tests
Contrast 1681:1 -
sRGB color space 62.4% -
Adobe RGB profile 43.3% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 41.8% -
Response time 31 ms 7 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 Right, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 180 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 590 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 6
Threads 20 12
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 760M
Fabrication process 10 nm 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
G6X (2024) +20%
14078
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 105 W -
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1905 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz -
FLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 11.7 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
G6X (2024) +136%
8793
Blender GPU 2866 867
Solar Bay 36175 17693
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 5600 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 -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~82 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 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 4x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.1 x 8.34 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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