Nitro 14: Small Gaming Laptop with a Big Attitude

Edmund_McGowan · 1:04PM

Choices, choices, and more choices! For the modern on the go gamer, finding a laptop that delivers a combination of power, portability and battery life isn’t always a stroll in the park. Larger screen format gaming laptops obviously provide more screen real estate, but their size and weight can be a burden to lug around in your backpack or briefcase. On top of the inconvenience of weight and bulk that larger devices bring, most of us have work or school to deal with. While an 18-inch portable gaming beast like the Predator Helios 18 will help you on your quest to slay your way to AAA title victory, the RGB lighting extravaganza might not fit in too well in the office or library.

If you’re looking for a smaller gaming laptop that can also feel at home in work and school environments, then the Acer Nitro 14 may be just what you’re looking for. Akin to a gaming laptop incarnation of Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, the Nitro 14 is small, yet bursting with attitude and certainly not to be messed with! This Acer Nitro laptop is stacked high with powerhouse hardware and AI intuition, ready to help you embark on a new chapter in your mobile gaming odyssey. If you think you can handle the power and enviable compact portability of the Nitro 14, then read on!

Acer Nitro 14 AMD

A tactical fiend with more power stuffed into its slim 0.8” high frame than you can shake a metaphorical stick at, the Nitro 14 AMD comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor (Octa-core 3.80 GHz), and a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU with 8 GB dedicated memory. Yes, the 8040 series processors feature integrated AI, enabling you to enter the center of on-device AI-enhanced game and work experiences. If that has whetted your appetite, let’s go ahead and get into the main course, the tech-specs of the Nitro 14 Gaming Laptop - AN14-41-R74Z, currently available for $1,249.99:

Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 7 8845HS processor Octa-core
Processor Speed: 3.80 GHz
Processor Speed (turbo): 5.10 GHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 with 8 GB dedicated memory
Display: 14.5-inch WQXGA (1920 x 1200) 16:10 IPS 120 Hz
Display Screen Technology: GDDR6
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR5X
Memory Card Reader: microSD
Storage: 512 GB SSD
Wireless: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Built in Devices: Microphone, webcam, dual speakers
Interfaces/Ports: 1 x HDMI, 2 x USB
Input: RGB Backlit keyboard, Touchpad
Battery: Li-Ion 76 Eh
Color: Black
Dimensions: 12.76 x 10.07 x 0.8 inches
Weight (Approx): 4.45 lbs

Artificially enhanced intelligence

Let’s take a closer look under the hood and get a taste of what the Nitro 14 AMD is really about! As you can see from the tech-specs, this is an AI enabled gaming laptop ready to evolve seamlessly with developments in AI. The AMD Ryzen™ 7 8845HS processor integrated with AMD’s dedicated new AI engine, namely AMD Ryzen AI, delivering NPU performance of up to 16 TOPS, and total processor performance of up to 38 TOPS. -If you’re unsure about TOPs and NPUs, here’s an in-depth article covering the basics of AI PC terminology.

Greet AMD’s RTX 40 series GPUs

Serious gaming requires serious hardware. AMD’s Ryzen 7 8845HS is your ticket to discovering a fantastic world of new, premium AI experiences in gaming, work, and more. The Nitro 14’s CPU is supported by an equally worthy GPU, namely NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX™ 4060.

RTX 40 series laptop GPUs are renowned for powering the planet’s fastest laptops for both gamers and creators. Armed with specialized AI Tensor Cores, and optical flow accelerator, DLSS 3.5. DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) leverages AI to boost frame rates, enhance visuals and guarantee smooth gameplay and visual quality.

If you’re ready for the journey, this is a GPU that’s ready to take your gaming and creation voyages into uncharted waters. Ultra-efficient Ada Lovelace architecture crafts beyond lifelike visuals with ray tracing technology, simulating the behavior of real-life light. The AI-enhanced beauty, horror and detail of the virtual worlds of all your favorite AAA titles may leave you questioning reality itself.

When there’s other computing tasks to get on with, Nvidia Max-Q technologies have got you covered. This innovative suite of technologies optimize every aspect of the Nitro 14, from the CPU to the memory, display, thermals, and more.

RTX gives you the AI advantage across the board. Massively enhancing productivity, while delivering lighting-fast gaming experiences.

The AI powered boost maximizes your performance in over 300 games and apps with DLSS 3.5. Content creators can fast track creativity with over 100 AI-enabled, RTX accelerated apps including the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, Blender, Blackmagic Davinci Resolve, and OBS Studio.

Let’s not forget the everyday tasks streamlined by RTX, from email writing to content summaries, and more. RTX Video Super Resolution automatically scales up YouTube and Netflix to 4K, while Nvidia Broadcast provides AI-enhanced voice and video features for all your online meetings.

Harmonious AI

The Nitro 14’s AI augmented CPU and GPU is complemented by Microsoft’s centralized AI butler, aka Copilot. Simply hit the Copilot key to access all of the Nitro 14’s AI features across multiple applications. Acer’s own suite of AI technology is also a welcome feature in the Nitro 14, helping you to experience the best video conferencing experiences. Acer PurifiedView provides automatic framing, advanced background blur, as well as gaze correction, while Acer TNR sharpens images in low light situations. Acer PurifiedVoice 2.0 cuts through the noise, employing AI algorithms and a third mic to pinpoint and suppress unwanted background noise.

NitroSense: supremely chilled

In case you were concerned, this gaming laptop stays supremely cool, whatever the weather. Quieter, cooler, and slathered with liquid metal thermal grease, you won’t need to worry about the Nitro 14 overheating. Your dedicated portal to the Nitro 14’s command center, NitroSense is your gateway to fine tune and perfect your gaming laptop for peak performance. Access NitroSense to calibrate overall performance, and tweak the dual-fan cooling system with Vortex Flow technology. So whether you’re on a train getting work done, or at home on the path to gaming victory, NitroSense lets you take control for optimized experiences.

Conclusion

We hope that you’ve enjoyed our foray into the small but punchy world of Acer’s Nitro 14 gaming laptop. If you’re looking for a portable, powerful laptop that’s equally at home for gaming or work endeavors, the Nitro 14 certainly delivers the goods. Stacked full of AI enhanced features, from the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, and Acer’s own suite of AI-enhancements, the Nitro 14 is a future-ready gaming stallion that’s ready to ride. Are you?