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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
Lenovo LOQ 15 (2023) vs Acer Nitro V 16 (2024)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Lenovo LOQ 15 (2023)
Acer Nitro V 16 (2024)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- LOQ 15 (82XT0005US) (Storm Gray - 144Hz/Ryzen 5 7640HS/RTX 3050/8GB/512GB)
- LOQ 15 (82XT001TUS) (Storm Gray - 144Hz/Ryzen 7 7840HS/RTX 4050/16GB/1TB)
- LOQ 15 (82XT0002US) (Storm Gray - 144Hz/Ryzen 7 7840HS/RTX 4050/16GB/512GB)
- LOQ 15 (82XT001NUS) (Storm Gray - 144Hz/Ryzen 7 7840HS/RTX 4050/8GB/512GB)
- LOQ 15 (82XT004ECC) (Storm Gray - 165Hz/Ryzen 7 7840HS/RTX 4050/8GB/512GB)
- Nitro V 16 (ANV16-41-R2R4) (Obsidian Black - FHD/165Hz/Ryzen 5 8645HS/RTX 4050/8GB/512GB)
- Nitro V 16 (ANV16-41-R5J0) (Obsidian Black - FHD/165Hz/Ryzen 7 8845HS/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- Nitro V 16 (ANV16-41-R5K2) (Obsidian Black - FHD/165Hz/Ryzen 7 8845HS/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
Lenovo LOQ 15 (2023)
Acer Nitro V 16 (2024)
The Acer Nitro V 16 (2024) and the Lenovo LOQ 15 (2023) are great budget gaming laptops. The Acer laptop offers a better user experience overall. It's better built, its larger display offers more real estate for immersive gaming, and its display options are generally brighter and have higher refresh rates. As far as hardware goes, even though both laptops come with AMD CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs, the Lenovo takes the performance. Its GPUs run at a higher TGP, which results in better performance. However, the Acer has more RAM and storage options; although these are user-replaceable on both laptops, it's nice to get more out of the box if you aren't comfortable adding more yourself.
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Main Differences for
Threshold
School
6.8
6.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
8.2
8.1
Hinge Photo
Range
160°
155°
Stability
Decent
Decent
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
5.7
5.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
16"
Thickness
1.3" (3.2 cm)
1.2" (3.1 cm)
Width
14.2" (36.0 cm)
14.3" (36.3 cm)
Depth
10.4" (26.5 cm)
11.1" (28.1 cm)
Volume
186.3 in³ (3,052.8 cm³)
193.0 in³ (3,162.1 cm³)
Weight
5.3 lbs (2.4 kg)
5.4 lbs (2.5 kg)
Charger Size
18.3 in³ (300.0 cm³)
14.4 in³ (236.3 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
Serviceability
7.6
8.6
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.0
8.0
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
141 PPI
141 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
78%
79%
Refresh Rate
8.9
9.1
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
165 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
G-SYNC
Contrast
7.9
7.6
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,738 : 1
1,515 : 1
Brightness
7.4
7.2
Maximum Brightness
335 cd/m²
324 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
2 cd/m²
22 cd/m²
Reflections
7.0
7.3
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.19%
4.99%
Indirect Reflections
1.95%
3.59%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.24%
1.81%
Black Uniformity
8.6
6.5
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.726%
1.633%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.8
6.8
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
26°
28°
Color Washout From Right
26°
28°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
50°
43°
Color Shift From Right
47°
45°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
27°
30°
Brightness Loss From Right
28°
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
30°
30°
Gamma Shift From Right
31°
30°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.6
7.3
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
22°
28°
Color Washout From Above
22°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
26°
45°
Color Shift From Above
45°
45°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
26°
29°
Brightness Loss From Above
26°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
25°
34°
Gamma Shift From Above
25°
35°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.2
9.4
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.27
1.87
Avg. Gamma
2.14
2.31
Avg. Color dE
4.72
1.61
Avg. Color Temperature
6,416.6 K
6,834 K
Color Gamut
4.4
8.7
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
67.05%
99.99%
sRGB uv
57.12%
99.97%
Adobe RGB xy
50.05%
79.51%
Adobe RGB uv
49.41%
88.56%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
49.75%
80.97%
DCI P3 uv
45.87%
85.71%
Rec. 2020 xy
35.72%
58.1%
Rec. 2020 uv
33.44%
62.5%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.8
7.4
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.0
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
30 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
1.07 mm
1.15 mm
Total Travel
1.54 mm
1.42 mm
Touchpad
7.8
7.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
7.5
Size
14.0 in² (90.0 cm²)
16.5 in² (106.7 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.3
7.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
76 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.2 dB
4.7 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.9
-2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
375 Hz
354 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
17 kHz
17 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.0 dB
1.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.0
6.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.0
6.0
Resolution
1080p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
2
USB-C Ports
1
1
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
Lenovo Power Connector
Acer Power Adapter Port
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.1
5.2
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Ryzen 7 7840HS
Ryzen 7 8845HS
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
16
16
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
6 GB
8 GB
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
16 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
953 GB
952 GB
Drive 1
Micron MTFDKCD1T0TFK
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X110N
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.8
9.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,954 points
1,979 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,354 points
11,390 points
GPU Compute
89,339 points
110,480 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.9
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,796 points
1,776 points
Multi-Thread
16,456 points
16,319 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.3
9.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.6 min
2.5 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
0.3 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
12 s
11 s
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.6
9.9
Basemark Image
Overall Score
105,826
125,147
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
723.6 MB/s
1,524.7 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,816.7 MB/s
4,148.2 MB/s
Random Write Speed
147.2 MB/s
121.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
59.9 MB/s
55.4 MB/s
Battery
5.9
6.0
Capacity
60 Wh
59 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.3 hrs
6.1 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
3.8 hrs
5.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
0.9 hrs
1.8 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.8
8.2
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
91 fps
114 fps
1% Low
61 fps
66 fps
0.1% Low
39 fps
45 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
13 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
190 fps
205 fps
Civilization VI
8.8
8.5
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
149 fps
176 fps
1% Low
96 fps
93 fps
0.1% Low
92 fps
60 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
5 ms
0.1% Low Delta
4 ms
11 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
318 fps
273 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.27 s
7.27 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
8.7
8.5
Avg. FPS
196fps
222fps
1% Low
80fps
68fps
0.1% Low
50fps
48fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
10 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
217fps
292fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.4
8.4
Avg. FPS
124 fps
131 fps
1% Low
78 fps
77 fps
0.1% Low
42 fps
49 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
5 ms
0.1% Low Delta
16 ms
13 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
145 fps
139 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.2
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
33 °C (91 °F)
31 °C (89 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
43 °C (110 °F)
39 °C (102 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
48.5 dBA
49.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
10
9.7
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
73 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
61 °C
67 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
1% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
No
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