Acer Nitro V 16 AI ANV16-42 RTX 3050 (2025) vs Medion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate RTX 5080 (2025)
What Nitro V 16 AI ANV16-42 RTX 3050 (2025) does better (3) and where Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate RTX 5080 (2025) wins (9) — every spec side by side.
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4.9Memory & storage4.3
Why is Nitro V 16 AI ANV16-42 RTX 3050 (2025) better than Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate RTX 5080 (2025)?
- Thunderbolt or USB4Yes · Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate RTX 5080 (2025): No
- HDMI 2.1Yes · Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate RTX 5080 (2025): No
- SSD (up to)2,048 GB vs 2,000 GB+2%
Why is Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate RTX 5080 (2025) better than Nitro V 16 AI ANV16-42 RTX 3050 (2025)?
- Refresh rate165 Hz vs 300 Hz+82%
- Video memory6 GB vs 16 GB2.7×
- GPU shader cores2,048 vs 7,6803.8×
- CPU cores6 vs 244×
- Battery capacity76 Wh vs 99 Wh+30%
- Resolution classFull HD (1080p/1200p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- RAM (base)8 GB vs 32 GB4×
- SSD (base)512 GB vs 1,000 GB+95%
- Max CPU clock5 GHz vs 5.5 GHz+10%
Specifications
Side by side
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop |
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Video memory | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Video memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| GPU shader cores | 2,048 | 7,680 |
| GPU compute (FP32) | 4.3 TFLOPS | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 3,676 | — |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Ryzen 5 240 | Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
| CPU maker | AMD | Intel |
| CPU cores | 6 | 24 |
| CPU threads | 12 | — |
| Max CPU clock | 5 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| Processor options | Ryzen 5 240, Ryzen AI 5 340, Ryzen 7 260, Ryzen AI 7 350 | Ryzen 9 9955HX, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 10,637 | — |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,291 | — |
| Cinebench 2024 multi-core | 619 | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 16″ | 16″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1080 | 2560 × 1600 |
| Resolution class | Full HD (1080p/1200p) | QHD (1440p/1600p) |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits | — |
| Pixel density | 138 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) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| RAM speed | 5,600 MHz | — |
| Max. supported RAM | 32 GB | — |
| RAM slots | 2 | — |
| Upgradable RAM | Yes | — |
| SSD (up to) | 2,048 GB | 2,000 GB |
| SSD (base) | 512 GB | 1,000 GB |
| M.2 SSD slots | 2 | — |
| SSD interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | — |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery capacity | 76 Wh | 99 Wh |
| Power adapter | 135 W | — |
| USB-C charging (Power Delivery) | Yes | — |
| USB-C charging power | 100 W | — |
| Design & cooling | ||
| Weight | 2.44 kg | — |
| Thickness | 24.5 mm | — |
| Width | 360 mm | — |
| Depth | 275.6 mm | — |
| Body material | Plastic | — |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Cooling fans | 2 | — |
| Vapor chamber cooling | No | — |
| Liquid metal (CPU) | No | — |
| Fan noise (max. load) | 50 dB | — |
| Ports & wireless | ||
| Thunderbolt / USB4 | USB4 | — |
| Thunderbolt or USB4 | Yes | No |
| USB-C ports | 1 | — |
| USB-A ports | 3 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| HDMI 2.1 | Yes | No |
| (Mini) DisplayPort | No | — |
| Ethernet port | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | — |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | — |
| Keyboard & camera | ||
| Backlit keyboard | Yes | — |
| Numeric keypad | Yes | — |
| Webcam | 720p | — |
| IR camera (face login) | No | — |
| Fingerprint reader | No | — |
| Audio | ||
| Speakers | 2.0 | — |
| Dolby Atmos | No | — |
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