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Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
Acer's Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42) is a 16-inch 16:10 budget gaming laptop with displays up to 180Hz, Ryzen 5 240 or Ryzen 7 260 chips and GeForce RTX 5050, 5060 or 5070 graphics. This record lists the 1920x1200 180Hz, Ryzen 5 240, RTX 5050, 16GB DDR5 and 1TB SSD configuration; the Ryzen AI 7 350 ANV16-61 is a sibling model.
Pros
- 76Wh battery lasted about 11 hours of Wi-Fi browsing in review testing, against 5.9 hours for the 57Wh predecessor
- Sustained CPU and GPU performance with moderate power draw in review testing
- USB4, HDMI 2.1, microSD and Gigabit Ethernet on board
- Two SO-DIMM slots and two M.2 SSD slots leave room to upgrade
Cons
- All-plastic body, about 2.4kg and 24.5mm thick
- IPS panel has a small color gamut in review testing
- Basic 720p webcam and unremarkable speakers in review testing
- Fans get loud while gaming in review testing
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 180 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 384 nits
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 240
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2x SO-DIMM)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD (2 slots)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,615Bottom 34%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 10,754Bottom 16%
Battery
- Capacity
- 76 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 11.2 h
- Charging
- 135 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.45 kg
- Thickness
- 24.5 mm
- Material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x USB4 Type-C (DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery), 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, microSD, Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (MediaTek RZ616)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- HD 720p
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42) good in 2026?
The Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42) earns an Inno Score of 44.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Acer's Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42) is a 16-inch 16:10 budget gaming laptop with displays up to 180Hz, Ryzen 5 240 or Ryzen 7 260 chips and GeForce RTX 5050, 5060 or 5070 graphics. This record lists the 1920x1200 180Hz, Ryzen 5 240, RTX 5050, 16GB DDR5 and 1TB SSD configuration; the Ryzen AI 7 350 ANV16-61 is a sibling model.
What are the key specs of the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)?
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 240 · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.45 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-42)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 (DB04250), Dell Pro Max 16, Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
