Quick/Comparisons
Both laptops have limited gaming capabilities, with the Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-52) scoring 23 and the Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) scoring 26.
The Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) excels in professional work with its strong performance, outscoring the Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-52) by 30 points.
The Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) is significantly more portable, with a score 29 points higher than the Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-52).
50 | Performance | 80 |
23 | Gaming | 26 |
45 | Display | 53 |
55 | Battery Life | 84 |
61 | Connectivity | 79 |
65 | Portability | 94 |
39 | QuickComparisons Score | 70 |
| January 2025 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~77.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~82% |
| 362.3 x 239.9 x 23.5 mm (14.26 x 9.44 x 0.93 inches) | Dimensions: | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) |
| 15.6 inches | Size | 13.6 inches |
| TFT LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 145 ppi | PPI | 225 ppi |
| 16:9 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1664 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 | — |
| 1230:1 | Contrast | 1437:1 |
| 54% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 86.80% |
| 43% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.10% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 20 ms |
| 300 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2180 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4091 |
| 9162 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16670 |
| 93 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 199 |
| 515 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1126 |
| 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs) | Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| 362.3 x 239.9 x 23.5 mm 14.26 x 9.44 x 0.93 inches | Dimensions | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| 869 cm 2 (134.6 inches 2 ) | Area | 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~77.2% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% |
| 8.5 mm | Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | 130° |
| Active | Cooling system | Passive |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | — |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core i5 13420H | CPU name | Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) |
| 2.1 GHz | Base frequency | 4.61 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 12 | Threads | 10 |
| Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
| 10 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 6GB | GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 8 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| 1635 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| 6.7 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| 6 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR6 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 12 Gbps | Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps |
| 2048 | Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 6.7 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 1744 |
| — | Solar Bay | 17303 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 1x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5200 MHz | Clock | 9600 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| 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 |
| 57 Wh | Capacity | 53.8 Wh |
| 2:00 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 65 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 135 W | Charge power | 35 / 40 / 70 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 116 / 80 / 167 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| 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 |
| 1x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~82.1 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 3 |
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