Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD) vs Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD), vs Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 60 W
- 80 W
n/a
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- AMD Ryzen 5 240
- AMD Ryzen 7 260
- AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
- AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD) 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 2.4 kg 2.44 kg
Pixel size 363x259.6x23.5 mm 360x275.6x24.50 mm
Area 942 cm² 992 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 71.2 % 74.8 %
Side bezels 8.8 mm 7.7 mm
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
Black
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 145 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Level53.5 dBn/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 141 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
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
250 nits
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
300 nits
Contrast1200:1n/a

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 76 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Bottom Bottom
Charge Power 230/300 W 135 W
Charger weight 1074 g 469 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Ryzen 5 240
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 7 Radeon 760M
Process tech. 7 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
1923
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
1995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
7054
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
9338
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
1443
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
1743
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
10190
Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
12669

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 6GB
TGP 95 W n/a
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 1530 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1740 MHz n/a
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 4 6
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 2048
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 40 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 3200 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR5
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 32 32

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3306 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume 81 dB n/a
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A4x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x3.21x4.0
ThunderboltNoNo
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 1.5 mm n/a
Touchpad
Size10.4x6.9 cmn/a
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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