Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI

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Review

Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI
Performance
62
84
Gaming
48
36
Display
66
73
Battery Life
63
57
Connectivity
70
72
Portability
63
63
QuickComparisons Score
58
60
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) and Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI

Reasons to consider the Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)

  • + AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
  • + GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB graphics
  • + 8GB/512GB
  • + 16 inches display
  • + 76 Wh battery

Reasons to consider the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI

  • + Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
  • + GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB graphics
  • + 16GB/1024GB
  • + 16 inches display
  • + 76 Wh battery

Pros & Cons

Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)
  • Reliable everyday laptop
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A mid-range Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) laptop with standard performance. Suited for everyday work and casual use."

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI
  • Strong performance
  • Thunderbolt connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A premium Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop with strong performance (84/100). Suited for productivity, content creation and gaming."

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Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)
2862
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI +6%
3035
Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 13587 16005
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 111 133
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) 818 1828

Specifications

Case
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Weight 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)
Dimensions 356.8 x 275.5 x 12.1-20.0 mm 14.05 x 10.85 x 0.48-0.79 inches 360.1 x 271.09 x 12 mm 14.18 x 10.67 x 0.47 inches
Area 983 cm 2 (152.4 inches 2 ) 976 cm 2 (151.3 inches 2 )
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.5% ~76%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 7.8 mm
Colors Black Blue
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 145°
Cooling Solution
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 54 dB
Display
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh Rate 180 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 1 ms
Max. brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Battery
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Capacity 76 Wh 76 Wh
Full charging time
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Bottom Bottom
Charge power 135 W 230 / 330 W
Cable length
Weight of AC adapter 730 / 780 grams
CPU
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
CPU name AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.4 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 16 20
Integrated GPU Radeon 860M Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm
Graphics Card
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
GPU name GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU boost clock
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 10.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 10.8 TFLOPS
Blender GPU
Solar Bay
RAM
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
RAM size 8GB 16GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Storage
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Storage size 512GB 1024GB
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
NVMe Yes Yes
Sound
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Speakers 2 2
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~74 dB
Microphones 2 2
Connectivity
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Wi-Fi v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
Input
Specification Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI ↗
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlit Yes Yes
Key Travel
Size 12.6 x 8.3 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes

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