Gigabyte G7 (2023) vs Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-41)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Gigabyte G7 (2023)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 570 grams less (around 1.26 lbs)
- Performs better (up to 39%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (161.2 vs 182 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-41)
- Features a much bigger (~67%) battery – 90 against 54 watt-hours
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.53 kg (5.58 lbs) | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 397 x 262 x 25 mm 15.63 x 10.31 x 0.98 inches |
400.2 x 293.3 x 28.9 mm 15.76 x 11.55 x 1.14 inches |
| Area | 1040 cm2 (161.1 inches2) | 1174 cm2 (182 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.3% | ~73.9% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 13.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 45 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 131 ppi | 131 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Nitro 17 (AN17-41)
17.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 134.5 in2
G7 (2023)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
~5% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 150 W | 230 / 280 / 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 450 grams | 820 / 1055 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.55 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon 660M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 75 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1665 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2055 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS | 7.9 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 | 10.5 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2634 | 1333 |
| Solar Bay | 33752 | 24533 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 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
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC245 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~83 dB |
| Microphones | 1 | 1 |
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 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 2 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 8.0 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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