Acer Nitro V 15.6" Nitro V Black 2026
Its GeForce RTX 5050 GPU with 8GB GDDR7 VRAM drives a 15.6-inch 165Hz IPS display, delivering fluid 1080p gaming. Remarkably light at 1.31 kg, it offers Thunderbolt connectivity and a backlit keyboard, blending desktop-level ports with extreme portability. This machine suits 1080p gamers who prioritize a high-refresh-rate screen and easy transport over sheer rendering power.
About This Laptop
Its GeForce RTX 5050 GPU with 8GB GDDR7 VRAM drives a 15.6-inch 165Hz IPS display, delivering fluid 1080p gaming. Remarkably light at 1.31 kg, it offers Thunderbolt connectivity and a backlit keyboard, blending desktop-level ports with extreme portability. This machine suits 1080p gamers who prioritize a high-refresh-rate screen and easy transport over sheer rendering power.
- CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 1.3
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong storage (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average reliability (9th percentile) 9th
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 | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Nitro V 15.6" Nitro V | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 99 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Nitro V 15.6" Nitro V | 54.4 | 78.9 | 38.6 | 86.6 | 59.6 | 52.3 | 69.5 | 9.4 | 79.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 81.4 | 80.7 | 99.1 | 69.9 | 98.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.6 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 87.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
Usage Scores
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