Acer Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5050 (2025) vs Gigabyte Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025)

What Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5050 (2025) does better (2) and where Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025) wins (3) — every spec side by side.

3.6Score

2 advantages≈ $1,700

4.4Score

3 advantages≈ $1,250

Higher score

2.9Display3.9

2.0Memory & storage2.1

7.2Battery & portability7.0

Dimensions

Size comparison

Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5050 (2025)Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025)

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Specifications

Only differences	Acer Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5050 (2025)≈ $1,7003.6	Gigabyte Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025)≈ $1,2504.4
Graphics
Graphics card	GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop	GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
GPU maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Video memory type	GDDR7	—
GPU shader cores	2,560	2,560
Processor
Processor	Ryzen AI 7 350	Ryzen 7 260
CPU maker	AMD	AMD
CPU cores	8	8
Max CPU clock	5 GHz	5.1 GHz
Display
Screen size	18″	18″
Resolution	1920 × 1200	2560 × 1600
Resolution class	Full HD (1080p/1200p)	QHD (1440p/1600p)
Refresh rate	165 Hz	165 Hz
Panel type	IPS	IPS
Brightness	—	300 nits
Response time	—	3 ms
Aspect ratio	16:10	16:10
Memory & storage
RAM (up to)	16 GB	16 GB
RAM (base)	16 GB	16 GB
RAM type	—	DDR5
SSD (up to)	1,000 GB	1,000 GB
SSD (base)	1,000 GB	512 GB
Battery & power
Battery capacity	90 Wh	76 Wh
Power adapter	230 W	150 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)	Yes	Yes
Design & cooling
Weight	3.02 kg	2.8 kg
Thickness	26 mm	25 mm
Width	401 mm	404 mm
Depth	310 mm	293 mm
Colours	Black	Black
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt / USB4	Thunderbolt 4	USB4
Thunderbolt or USB4	Yes	Yes
HDMI	—	HDMI 2.1
HDMI 2.1	—	Yes
Ethernet	—	1 Gbit/s
Ethernet port	Yes	Yes
3.5 mm audio jack	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standard	—	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Keyboard & camera
Webcam	1,080p	1,080p
Audio
Speakers	—	2 speakers
Dolby Atmos	—	Yes