Acer introduced the Nitro V 16, a gaming laptop that we classify in the premium mid-range and which is the biggest novelty. launches Ryzen 8000 processors.

Yesterday, AMD announced a new processor platform. They are Mobile Ryzen 8040 APUs that come with improvements in processing capacity (Zen 4 architecture), graphics (RDNA 3) and the already essential neural processing unit for tasks that involve artificial intelligence, which the brand covers with the XDNA NPU Last generation. Get used to that AI because you’ll see it even in soup across all product types as well as software, with Windows 12 targeted for a summer launch.

Start of lesson. In the presentation, AMD cited news from partners like ASUS, Razer, Lenovo, HP, Dell and Acer with these chips, and here we have the first. The Nitro V 16 has an LCD display 16 inches, two panels to choose from in native resolution, WQXGA or WUXGA and 16:10 format. Its refresh rate can reach 165 Hzwhile its response time is 3 milliseconds.

Inside, what was mentioned, the premiere of AMD APU with the possibility of installing several of them Ryzen 7 8845HS, a development with 8 cores and 16 threads, with a frequency of up to 5.1 GHz and a TDP of up to 54 watts. It includes an integrated Radeon 780M graphics card, but Acer (like other manufacturers that use these chips) combines it with dedicated graphics cards from NVIDIA, and specifically the RTX 4060.

Acer has designed a new cooling solution with a dual-fan system for temperature management, and users can manage it through the NitroSense app, which is activated by a physical button on the laptop. The main configuration is complemented by up to 32 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and up to 2 TB of internal storage with a PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Nitro V 16 also includes innovation in connectivity, with a USB4 port as a highlight, two USB 3.0 ports (one of which allows for offline charging), an HDMI port, a microSD card reader, and Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 compatibility. Features DTS noise.

With Windows 11 pre-installed and a free month of Xbox Game Pass, Nitro V 16 will be available in March 2024 in North America for $999, while it will arrive in Europe in April 2024 with an official price of 1,199 euros.