Acer Swift 16 AI 16" SF16-71T-97GV Basalt Gray 2026
The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H and Arc B390 graphics deliver 24-hour battery life in a thin chassis, paired with a 16-inch 2880x1800 OLED 120Hz touchscreen. Its 100% DCI-P3, VESA True Black 500 display provides accurate color, and the world’s largest haptic touchpad functions as a drawing tablet with the included stylus. Ideal for digital artists and mobile video editors who need precise pen input and all-day endurance for timeline scrubbing and on-the-go sketching.
CPU Core Ultra X9
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc B390
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.6 kg
60 Overall Score
Price $1,900
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong ram (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong cpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong port selection (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc B390 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 340 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.4 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Swift 16 AI 16" SF16-71T-97GV | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core Ultra X9 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc B390 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Swift 16 AI 16" SF16-71T-97GV | 89.8 | 63.2 | 90.8 | 80.6 | 94.7 | 41.6 | 61.9 | 9.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.7 | 96.2 | 76.9 | 99.2 | 68.9 | 98.6 | 97.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.4 | 80.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.3 |
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