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Both laptops have underwhelming gaming performance, with the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72) scoring 22 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 16 AI (ANV16-72) by 23 points.
The Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) is significantly more portable than the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-72), boasting a 35-point lead in portability.
57 | Performance | 80 |
22 | Gaming | 26 |
44 | Display | 53 |
59 | Battery Life | 84 |
60 | Connectivity | 79 |
59 | Portability | 94 |
40 | QuickComparisons Score | 70 |
| September 2025 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~75.1% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~82% |
| 360 x 274.5 x 16.1-24.5 mm (14.17 x 10.81 x 0.63-0.96 inches) | Dimensions: | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 13.6 inches |
| TN LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 180 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 138 ppi | PPI | 225 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Adaptive Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1437:1 |
| 62% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 86.80% |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.10% |
| — | Response time | 20 ms |
| 300 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2497 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4091 |
| 9914 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16670 |
| 113 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 199 |
| 605 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1126 |
| 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| 360 x 274.5 x 16.1-24.5 mm 14.17 x 10.81 x 0.63-0.96 inches | Dimensions | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| 988 cm 2 (153.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~75.1% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% |
| 7.7 mm | Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 140° | 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 5 210H | CPU name | Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) |
| 2.2 GHz | Base frequency | 4.61 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 12 | Threads | 10 |
| Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
| 10 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| 4.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 4.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 1744 |
| — | Solar Bay | 17303 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 1x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 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 |
| 76 Wh | Capacity | 53.8 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left |
| 135 W | Charge power | 35 / 40 / 70 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 454 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 116 / 80 / 167 grams |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.2 | 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 |
| Yes | 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 |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
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