HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD) vs Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
- Can run popular games at about 25-34% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 70 against 57 watt-hours
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 370 x 260 x 23.5 mm 14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches |
363.4 x 255 x 23.9 mm 14.31 x 10.04 x 0.94 inches |
| Area | 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2) | 927 cm2 (143.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.3% | ~72.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Blue | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 52 dB | 49.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 16.1 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 137 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1203:1 | 652:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 96.3% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73.2% | 67.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.6% | 66.2% |
| Response time | 12 ms | 11 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 200 W | 135 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 500 grams | 582 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 75 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1375 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1645 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1408 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 88 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC245 | Realtek ALC295 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 78 dB | 75.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 10.6 x 7.8 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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