Acer is refreshing a big chunk of its laptop lineup with AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series processors, bringing the new chips to everything from slim everyday notebooks to affordable gaming machines.
The updates span the Swift Go, Aspire, and Nitro ranges, with all of them set up as Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11.
The headline change is the move to AMD’s new Ryzen AI 400 Series, built on the Zen 5 architecture. Acer says the chips are designed to boost everyday productivity and creative workloads, while also unlocking on-device AI features baked into Windows.
In short, this isn’t just about raw performance, it’s about keeping these laptops feeling modern for the next few years.
At the thinner end of the range is the Acer Swift Go 16 AI, which packs up to a Ryzen AI 9 465 processor alongside Radeon 880M graphics.
It’s aimed squarely at people who want power without bulk, with a slim aluminium chassis, a 180-degree hinge, and OLED display options up to WUXGA+. There’s support for up to 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 1TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage, plus Wi-Fi 7, a generous selection of ports, and a 5MP IR webcam with presence detection for video calls.
The new Aspire 14 AI and Aspire 16 AI models bring the same Ryzen AI chips to Acer’s more mainstream laptops. Both focus on long battery life, lighter designs, and high-refresh 16:10 displays (up to 120Hz), with optional OLED panels.
They’re clearly pitched at students and young professionals who want something portable, flexible, and powerful enough for everyday multitasking without stepping up to a premium price bracket.
For gamers, Acer is also updating the Nitro V 16 AI. This model pairs up to a Ryzen AI 9 465 processor with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPUs, pushing refresh rates up to 180Hz on a WUXGA display.
With support for DLSS 4, up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and as much as 2TB of SSD storage, it’s shaping up to be a solid mid-range gaming option with some future-facing AI muscle.
Across the range, Acer is also leaning on its own AI tools, like Acer Intelligent Space, which acts as a central hub for managing features and system settings.
Availability starts rolling out from Q1 2026, depending on the model and region, with pricing still to be confirmed. What’s clear is that Acer is going all-in on AMD’s latest chips, and not just for one type of laptop.
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