Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) vs Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)

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Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)
Performance
58
62
Gaming
38
48
Display
74
66
Battery Life
68
63
Connectivity
72
70
Portability
71
63
QuickComparisons Score
55
58
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) and Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)

Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)

  • + AMD Ryzen 7 250
  • + GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB graphics
  • + 8GB/512GB
  • + 15.3 inches display
  • + 80 Wh battery

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

Pros & Cons

Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
  • Reliable everyday laptop
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A mid-range Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) laptop with standard performance. Suited for productivity, content creation and gaming."

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."

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Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
2550
Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) +12%
2862
Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 11126 13587
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 100 111
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) 827 818

Specifications

Case
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Weight 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs)
Dimensions 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm 13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches 356.8 x 275.5 x 12.1-20.0 mm 14.05 x 10.85 x 0.48-0.79 inches
Area 841 cm 2 (130.4 inches 2 ) 983 cm 2 (152.4 inches 2 )
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~75.5%
Side bezels 7.3 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling Solution
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load)
Display
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Size 15.3 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh Rate 165 Hz 180 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 197 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 1 ms
Max. brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Battery
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Capacity 80 Wh 76 Wh
Full charging time
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 245 W 135 W
Cable length
Weight of AC adapter
CPU
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
CPU name AMD Ryzen 7 250 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.0 GHz
Cores 8 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 16 16
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M Radeon 860M
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
Graphics Card
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
GPU name GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
GPU boost clock
FLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS 18.4 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) 2560 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 14.9 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Blender GPU
Solar Bay
RAM
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
RAM size 8GB 8GB
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Storage
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Storage size 512GB 512GB
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
NVMe Yes Yes
Sound
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Speakers 2 2
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness
Microphones 2 2
Connectivity
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Wi-Fi v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1280 x 720
Ports
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
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 No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
Input
Specification Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) ↗ Acer Nitro 16S AI (AN16S-61) ↗
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlit Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.6 mm
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes

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