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4.5Display3.9
2.2Memory & storage2.1
7.2Battery & portability7.0
4.6Features & cooling2.6
Dimensions
Size comparison
Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5060 (2025)Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025)
| Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5060 (2025) | Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 310 mm | 293 mm | +17 mm |
| Width | 401 mm | 404 mm | −3 mm |
| Thickness | 26 mm | 25 mm | +1 mm |
| Weight | 3 kg | 2.8 kg | +0.2 kg |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5060 (2025) better than Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025)?
- Battery capacity90 Wh vs 76 Wh+18%
- Brightness500 nits vs 300 nits+67%
- GPU shader cores3,328 vs 2,560+30%
- SSD (base)1,000 GB vs 512 GB+95%
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E vs Wi-Fi 6+8%
Why is Gaming A18 RTX 5050 (2025) better than Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5060 (2025)?
- Response time8 ms vs 3 ms2.7×
- Weight3.02 kg vs 2.8 kg+8%
- Dolby AtmosNo · Nitro 18 AI AN18-61 RTX 5060 (2025): Yes
- Thickness26 mm vs 25 mm+4%
Specifications
Side by side
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop |
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| GPU power (TGP) | 115 W | — |
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory type | GDDR7 | — |
| GPU shader cores | 3,328 | 2,560 |
| GPU compute (FP32) | 18.4 TFLOPS | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 13,014 | — |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Ryzen AI 9 365 | Ryzen 7 260 |
| CPU maker | AMD | AMD |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max CPU clock | 5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Processor options | Ryzen AI 7 350, Ryzen AI 9 365 | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 18″ | 18″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 2560 × 1600 |
| Resolution class | QHD (1440p/1600p) | QHD (1440p/1600p) |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Panel type | IPS | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 300 nits |
| sRGB coverage | 100% | — |
| Response time | 8 ms | 3 ms |
| DCI-P3 coverage | 97% | — |
| Pixel density | 168 ppi | — |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| G-Sync / FreeSync | Yes | — |
| Advanced Optimus | Yes | — |
| MUX switch | Yes | — |
| HDR | No | — |
| Touchscreen | No | — |
| Memory & storage | ||
| RAM (up to) | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM (base) | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| RAM speed | 5,600 MHz | — |
| Max. supported RAM | 32 GB | — |
| RAM slots | 2 | — |
| Upgradable RAM | Yes | — |
| SSD (up to) | 1,000 GB | 1,000 GB |
| SSD (base) | 1,000 GB | 512 GB |
| M.2 SSD slots | 2 | — |
| SSD interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | — |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery capacity | 90 Wh | 76 Wh |
| Power adapter | 230 W | 150 W |
| USB-C charging (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| USB-C charging power | 140 W | — |
| Design & cooling | ||
| Weight | 3.02 kg | 2.8 kg |
| Thickness | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Width | 401 mm | 404 mm |
| Depth | 310 mm | 293 mm |
| Body material | Plastic | — |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Cooling fans | 2 | — |
| Vapor chamber cooling | No | — |
| Liquid metal (CPU) | Yes | — |
| Fan noise (max. load) | 56 dB | — |
| Ports & wireless | ||
| Thunderbolt / USB4 | Thunderbolt 4 | USB4 |
| Thunderbolt or USB4 | Yes | Yes |
| USB-C ports | 2 | — |
| USB-A ports | 3 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 |
| HDMI 2.1 | Yes | Yes |
| (Mini) DisplayPort | No | — |
| Ethernet | — | 1 Gbit/s |
| Ethernet port | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | — |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Keyboard & camera | ||
| Backlit keyboard | Yes | — |
| Numeric keypad | Yes | — |
| Webcam | 1,080p | 1,080p |
| IR camera (face login) | No | — |
| Fingerprint reader | No | — |
| Audio | ||
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2 speakers |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
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