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The Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) is the clear winner in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 48, thanks to its GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB graphics.
Both laptops are evenly matched for professional work, with the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) edging out the Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) by just 1 point.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) is the clear winner in portability, boasting an impressive score of 88 due to its highly portable design.
62 | Performance | 63 |
48 | Gaming | 23 |
66 | Display | 82 |
63 | Battery Life | 87 |
70 | Connectivity | 80 |
63 | Portability | 88 |
58 | QuickComparisons Score | 74 |
| April 2025 | Launched | October 2023 |
| ~75.5% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~84.6% |
| 356.8 x 275.5 x 12.1-20.0 mm (14.05 x 10.85 x 0.48-0.79 inches) | Dimensions: | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 14.2 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 180 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 254 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 72 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 600 nits |
| 2862 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2871 |
| 13587 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11434 |
| 111 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 135 |
| 818 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 678 |
| 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs) | Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| 356.8 x 275.5 x 12.1-20.0 mm 14.05 x 10.85 x 0.48-0.79 inches | Dimensions | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| 983 cm 2 (152.4 inches 2 ) | Area | 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~75.5% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.6% |
| 6.1 mm | Side bezels | 3.4 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black, Silver, Gray |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 135° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| Yes | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 48.5 dB |
| AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | CPU name | Apple M3 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base frequency | 4.05 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 16 | Threads | 8 |
| Radeon 860M | Integrated GPU | Apple M3 GPU |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Apple M3 GPU (10-core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1380 MHz |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 1280 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 144 |
| — | Solar Bay | 12763 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 1x8 GB | Channels | 2x4 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 2x256 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 76 Wh | Capacity | 70 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 135 W | Charge power | 70 / 96 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 273 / 315 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| Yes | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 2 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~84 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 3 |
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