Acer Nitro 16S AI AN16S-61 RTX 5070 (2025) vs Asus Zenbook Pro 14 UX480 GTX 1050 (2019)
What Nitro 16S AI AN16S-61 RTX 5070 (2025) does better (14) and where Zenbook Pro 14 UX480 GTX 1050 (2019) wins (2) — every spec side by side.
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2.6Memory & storage2.0
2.1Battery & portability9.7
Why is Nitro 16S AI AN16S-61 RTX 5070 (2025) better than Zenbook Pro 14 UX480 GTX 1050 (2019)?
- RAM (up to)16 GB vs 8 GB2×
- CPU cores10 vs 42.5×
- SSD (up to)1,000 GB vs 256 GB3.9×
- Resolution classQHD (1440p/1600p) vs Full HD (1080p/1200p)
- Thunderbolt or USB4Yes · Zenbook Pro 14 UX480 GTX 1050 (2019): No
- SSD (base)1,000 GB vs 256 GB3.9×
- RAM speed5,600 MHz vs 2,400 MHz2.3×
- RAM (base)16 GB vs 8 GB2×
- RAM typeDDR5 vs DDR4
- HDMI 2.1Yes · Zenbook Pro 14 UX480 GTX 1050 (2019): No
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5+20%
- Max CPU clock5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz+28%
Why is Zenbook Pro 14 UX480 GTX 1050 (2019) better than Nitro 16S AI AN16S-61 RTX 5070 (2025)?
- Weight2.81 kg vs 1.6 kg+76%
- Thickness20 mm vs 18 mm+11%
Specifications
Side by side
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop | GeForce GTX 1050 Laptop |
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| GPU power (TGP) | 115 W | — |
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| GPU shader cores | 4,608 | — |
| GPU compute (FP32) | 26.2 TFLOPS | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 14,184 | — |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Ryzen AI 9 365 | Core i5-8265U |
| CPU maker | AMD | Intel |
| CPU cores | 10 | 4 |
| Max CPU clock | 5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor options | Ryzen AI 7 350, Ryzen AI 9 365 | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 16″ | 14″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 1920 × 1080 |
| Resolution class | QHD (1440p/1600p) | Full HD (1080p/1200p) |
| Refresh rate | 180 Hz | — |
| Panel type | IPS | — |
| Brightness | 400 nits | — |
| sRGB coverage | 100% | — |
| Response time | 9 ms | — |
| Pixel density | 189 ppi | — |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| G-Sync / FreeSync | Yes | — |
| Advanced Optimus | Yes | — |
| MUX switch | Yes | — |
| HDR | No | — |
| Touchscreen | No | — |
| Memory & storage | ||
| RAM (up to) | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| RAM (base) | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| RAM type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| RAM speed | 5,600 MHz | 2,400 MHz |
| Max. supported RAM | 32 GB | — |
| RAM slots | 2 | — |
| Upgradable RAM | Yes | — |
| SSD (up to) | 1,000 GB | 256 GB |
| SSD (base) | 1,000 GB | 256 GB |
| M.2 SSD slots | 2 | — |
| SSD interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | — |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery capacity | 76 Wh | — |
| Power adapter | 230 W | — |
| USB-C charging (Power Delivery) | Yes | — |
| Design & cooling | ||
| Weight | 2.81 kg | 1.6 kg |
| Thickness | 20 mm | 18 mm |
| Width | 357 mm | — |
| Depth | 276 mm | 323 mm |
| Body material | Plastic | — |
| Colours | Black | — |
| Cooling fans | 2 | — |
| Vapor chamber cooling | No | — |
| Liquid metal (CPU) | Yes | — |
| Ports & wireless | ||
| Thunderbolt / USB4 | Thunderbolt 4 | — |
| Thunderbolt or USB4 | Yes | No |
| USB-C ports | 2 | — |
| USB-A ports | 3 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| HDMI 2.1 | Yes | No |
| (Mini) DisplayPort | No | — |
| Ethernet | 5 Gbit/s | — |
| Ethernet port | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | — |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5 |
| Keyboard & camera | ||
| Backlit keyboard | Yes | — |
| Numeric keypad | Yes | — |
| Webcam | 1,080p | — |
| IR camera (face login) | No | — |
| Fingerprint reader | No | — |
| Audio | ||
| Speakers | 2 speakers | 2 speakers |
| Dolby Atmos | No | — |
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