Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71) vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605

Compared 2 laptops: Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71), vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core i5 14450HX
- Intel Core i7 14650HX
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71) and Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.5 kg 1.95 kg
Pixel size 361.8x278.4x24.7 mm 354x246x14.9-17.4 mm
Area 1007 cm² 871 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 73.7 % 85.2 %
Side bezels 8.6 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Black - White
- Black
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoYes
Liquid metalNoYes
Cooler count23

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16 in
Type TN LCD OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 240 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 142 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Light sensor No n/a
Display test
Max brightness
Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71)
300 nits
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
500 nits
Contrast1000:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
Response time7 ms1 ms

Battery

Capacity 57 Wh 90 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left, Right
Charge Power 135 W 240 W
Charger weight 470 g n/a

Processor

Processor Intel Core i5 14450HX Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.8 GHz 5.4 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 20 MB 24 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Arc Graphics 140T
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71)
2654
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
3194
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71)
12607
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
18467
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71)
1877
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
2142
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Acer Nitro V 16 (ANV16-71)
17425
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605
22951

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 6GB GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB
TGP 70 W 120 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 8 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 1403 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1635 MHz n/a
FLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS 27.2 TFLOPS
Video Memory 6 8
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR7
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 28 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 4608
TMUs 64 144
ROPs 40 48

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 32 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 1024 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 4.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W 4x2 W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v7
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C1x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.4 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size12.6x8.2 cmn/a
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which laptop would you pick?
6 (60%)
4 (40%)
Total Votes: 10

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