MSFS — Head to Head
Acer Nitro V 15 Gaming Laptop vs Lenovo LOQ 15 Gaming Laptop 2024
Comparing performance for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 · Scoring: 45% CPU / 40% GPU weighted
Acer Nitro V 15 vs Lenovo LOQ 15 for MSFS: 0.45-point gap, buy on price.
The Lenovo LOQ 15 rates 54.05/100 against the Acer Nitro V 15's 53.6/100 on our model-derived scale — a gap so narrow it disappears in real MSFS frame times whether you're on a VFR cross-country or grinding through a dense AI-traffic session at KJFK. The Acer Nitro V 15 with its i7-13620H holds its own during lighter-load VFR legs and photogrammetry flyovers of smaller cities where the CPU scoring gap matters least. The Lenovo LOQ 15's i7-13650HX carries more cores and higher sustained clock headroom, giving it a marginal edge during CPU-heavy online multiplayer sessions on VATSIM at photogrammetry-dense airports like EGLL or EDDM.
Acer Nitro V 15 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display, 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD
Choose Acer Nitro V 15 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display, 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD if it comes in at a lower price tier and your sessions lean toward VFR cross-country legs away from photogrammetry-heavy hubs.
Lenovo LOQ 15 Gaming Laptop 2024, Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD
Choose Lenovo LOQ 15 Gaming Laptop 2024, Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD if you fly VATSIM sessions at dense-traffic airports like EGLL and want the extra CPU headroom the 13650HX provides.
The 0.45-point score gap is functionally meaningless in MSFS — go with whichever sits at the lower price tier, but if they're priced equally, the Lenovo LOQ 15's 13650HX CPU makes it the sharper pick for busy photogrammetry and online-traffic scenarios.
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Quick Take: Acer Nitro V 15 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display, 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD vs Lenovo LOQ 15 Gaming Laptop 2024, Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD
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Best Value
Acer Nitro V 15 Gaming Laptop
4K Performance
Tied
Acer Nitro V 15 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display, 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD scores 53.6/100 while Lenovo LOQ 15 Gaming Laptop 2024, Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD scores 54.05/100 for MSFS. They are closely matched performance-wise.
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