Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026) vs Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-A31)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026) and Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-A31) 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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35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
17.1
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Can run popular games at about 28-38% higher FPS
  • Around 22% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs better (up to 24%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a a little bigger (~5%) battery – 80 against 76 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 39% sharper screen – 197 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (130.3 vs 143.7 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm
13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches
356.5 x 260 x 19.9 mm
14.04 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches
Area 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2) 927 cm2 (143.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~80.1%
Side bezels 7.3 mm 5.9 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
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) 51.9 dB -

Display

Size 15.3 inches 16 inches
Type OLED TFT LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 197 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-A31)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 94.1% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 245 W 180 W
Weight of AC adapter 664 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 8
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Radeon 780M
Fabrication process 2 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 115 W 85 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3402 2600
Solar Bay 54312 39587
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 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 5.0 (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 ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~78.9 dB -
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Optional -
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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 No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.6 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026):
    - The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
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