The Taiwanese company Acer has introduced its first in-house Nitro V 16 ANV16-41 gaming laptop, featuring AMD’s new Ryzen 8040 processor series. However, the CPU series has already faced severe criticism for its chaotic model names and overly ambitious AI performance promises.
The Acer Nitro V 16 ANV16-41 houses a maximum of a Ryzen 7 8845HS with 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.8 GHz base clock, 5.1 GHz turbo clock, and 45 watts TDP. The internal Radeon 780M graphics unit has twelve GPU cores and clocks at 2.7 GHz. For gaming, use the dedicated NVIDIA graphics chip, supporting up to a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU. A dual-fan cooling solution should keep the components at a comfortable temperature.
Acer promises up to 32 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and PCIe 4.0 SSD with up to 2 TB of storage. The built-in display measures 16 inches diagonally and is presumably IPS-based. It has a resolution of either WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) or WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels) and supports a maximum refresh rate of 165 Hz. The gray change should take place within 3 ms. The interface selection includes HDMI, USB-C 4, and Wi-Fi 6E.
A dedicated NitroSense button launches the associated software, allowing you to monitor CPU and GPU usage as well as temperatures. Acer PurifiedVoice 2.0 delivers high-quality chat by combining three microphones with AI noise reduction, while PurifiedView enhances the video quality of the webcam.
Other features of the new Acer Nitro V 16 ANV16-41 gaming laptop include internal speakers with DTS:X Ultra and three microphones with AI-based noise cancellation. It also has a keyboard with a numeric keypad and backlight, along with a free month of Xbox Game Pass.
Acer Nitro V 16 ANV16-41 price and availability
The Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-41) is already available on Amazon.com and Newegg.com for $999.99 and Amazon.co.uk for £1,188.
Acer has also introduced the Nitro 14 (AN14-41), joining the expanding market for compact 14-inch gaming laptops. This model features a 14.5-inch 120Hz display and a high-performance AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AI-capable processor. Additionally, it includes Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 laptop GPUs, making it a compelling choice for gamers.
