Acer Nitro V AI 15.6" 2025, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5050, Black
The RTX 5050 GPU with 440 AI TOPS and 8GB GDDR7 VRAM drives smooth 1080p gaming at the 165Hz refresh rate, while also accelerating AI-driven tasks. A 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD and 16GB of DDR5 RAM provide ample, fast storage for large game libraries and multitasking between editing and streaming. This laptop is best for entry-level gamers and streamers who want to play modern titles at high frame rates and dabble in content creation without breaking the bank.
CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.1 kg
Battery 70 Wh
51 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong gpu (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)
- Below average portability (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.7 lbs |
| Battery | 70 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Nitro V AI 15.6" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 70 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Nitro V AI 15.6" | 57.2 | 81 | 50 | 86.5 | 61.4 | 34.6 | 65.3 | 10.7 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall50.9
- AI/LLM34.9
- Gaming67.3
- Portability44.7
- Creator62.8
- Student40.1
- Business42
- Developer55.5
- Entertainment54.2
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