Acer is relaunching its entry-level gaming series laptop: Acer Nitro V 16 2025 and Nitro V 16S, not only upgrading the Nitro V 16 to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, but also introducing a new slim model that packs the same hardware into a thinner, lighter chassis.
The Acer Nitro V 16 is finally getting a successor after more than a year and a half. While Acer has barely revised the design of the Nitro V 16, the manufacturer is offering a Nitro V 16S to accompany the gaming laptop. This “slim” version is between 13.9 and 19.9 millimeters thick and weighs 2.1 kilograms, while the Acer Nitro V 16 2025 is slightly thicker and heavier, ranging from 16.1 to 24.5 millimeters and weighing 2.4 kilograms.
The hardware remains the same, with the top gaming netbook model always equipped with an Intel Core 9 270H and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU. Acer installs a maximum of 32 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and a 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. Both Acer Nitro series laptop models feature two fans and four air inlets and outlets each, designed to cool the hardware. Acer uses a 16-inch IPS panel with a refresh rate of 180 Hz in each case, but different panels are available, with either 1,920 x 1,200 pixels or 2,560 x 1,600 pixels.
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The base model of the Nitro V 16 has a display that can only display 45 percent of the NTSC color space, while the Nitro V 16S comes standard with a panel that can at least fully display sRGB.
Acer Nitro V 16 2025 & Nitro V 16S 2025 Price and Release Date
The Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-72) is expected to launch in early October 2025, as already listed on B&H Photo and Amazon, starting at $1,249.99. The slimmer Nitro V 16S (ANV16S-71) will launch at the same time, starting at $1,399 on B&H Photo and Amazon.
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With Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), three USB-A ports, HDMI 2.1, a microSD card reader, and Gigabit Ethernet, the new Nitro V 16 high-performance laptops offer a decent range of connectivity options. Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, a 720p webcam, and a backlit keyboard are standard, while four-zone RGB lighting is available only on the Slim model. Acer has not yet confirmed what features the respective base models will offer.
