Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025) vs Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025), vs Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core i7 14650HX
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- AMD Ryzen 5 240
- AMD Ryzen 7 260
- AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
- AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025) and Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
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 2.2 kg 2.44 kg
Pixel size 354x269x17.9-27.3 mm 360x275.6x24.50 mm
Area 952 cm² 992 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 74.1 % 74.8 %
Side bezels 0.1 mm 7.7 mm
Colors Black Black
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 145 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 138 ppi 138 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech G-Sync n/a
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025)
300 nits
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
300 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
Adobe RGB gamut75.3 %n/a

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 76 Wh
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 100 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left Bottom
Charge Power 280 W 135 W
Charger weight n/a 469 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i7 14650HX AMD Ryzen 5 240
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.2 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E) 6
Threads 24 12
L3 Cache 30 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 760M
Process tech. 10 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025)
2724
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
1995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025)
15693
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
9338
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025)
2012
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
1743
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025)
24544
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
12669

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 6GB
TGP 115 W n/a
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 6
Memory Type GDDR7 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 28 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 3328 2048
TMUs 104 64
ROPs 48 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 32 32

Storage

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

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A3x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x3.21x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm n/a
Touchpad
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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