Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop AMD Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5060 16GB 512GB 16" WUXGA 180Hz

Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop

The Acer Nitro 16 is a 16.0 inch Windows 11 Home gaming laptop built around an AMD Ryzen 7 260 octa-core processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU with 8 GB GDDR7 memory. It ships with 16 GB DDR5 system memory and a 512 GB PCIe SSD. The 180 Hz WUXGA display targets players who want smooth motion in competitive titles.

Thermals noise and power draw

The chassis measures 14.2 by 10.9 by 0.96 inches and weighs 5.38 pounds, giving the cooling system room to move air across the Zen 4 CPU and RTX 5060 GPU. Fan behaviour will scale with the 3.8 GHz base clock and 5.1 GHz boost clock of the processor. Under typical gaming loads the system draws power through its internal battery and the supplied adapter.

Ports connectivity and expandability

External connections include three USB-A 3.2 ports, one USB-C 4 port, one HDMI 2.1 output, one RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet jack and a microSD card reader. Wireless networking uses Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 for low-latency peripherals. The 720p webcam and four-zone RGB keyboard complete the built-in feature set. Buyers who need more than 512 GB of fast storage or more than 16 GB of system memory should plan an upgrade.