Gaming Laptop · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Acer Nitro V 16S AI Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 260, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, 16" WUXGA 180Hz, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD
- Mid-Range
- RTX 5060 Laptop
- Ryzen 7 260
- 32 GB RAM
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MSFS Performance Score
- GPU Performance60% 49
- GPU VRAM20% 40
- CPU Performance10% 55
- System RAM10% 75
GPU VRAM (8 GB) is below the MSFS ideal of 12 GB — a meaningful bottleneck in dense environments. Combined score: 50.4. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The Acer Nitro V 16S (RTX 5060) suits 1080p simmers, where the laptop RTX 5060 handles airliner approaches and live weather on its 16-inch 1920 × 1200 180 Hz screen. The 8 GB of graphics memory caps it there; a step up in price buys 12 GB for 1440p and VR.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- At its native 1920 × 1200, the laptop RTX 5060 with 8 GB of graphics memory copes with a full airliner approach into a big hub in live weather, and MSFS 2024's built-in DLSS gives you headroom when cloud layers stack up.
- 32 GB of RAM — more than a lot of machines around this money include — lets MSFS stream a photogrammetry city while your charts and flight planner stay open behind the sim, instead of the scenery reloading every time you alt-tab back.
- Its 1920 × 1200 screen matches what the 8 GB graphics chip can drive comfortably, so you can leave the preset alone and trim a single slider, such as texture resolution, when a world update adds denser scenery at your home airport.
Trade-offs
- The Ryzen 7 260 is a mainstream-power H-class processor, and MSFS leans hard on the processor for AI traffic, weather and terrain streaming — so a packed international airport at peak traffic is where you'll feel stutters first, and traffic density is the slider to pull back.
- What this doesn't give you for the money is headroom beyond 1080p: 8 GB of graphics memory falls behind on a 1440p screen or in a Quest 3-class headset, and the 1 TB SSD fills quickly once world updates and a few detailed airports pile up — the step up in price is where 12 GB of graphics memory appears.
Full Specifications
- Graphics chip
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
- Graphics rating
- 49 of 100 (laptop scale)
- Graphics memory
- 8 GB
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 7 260
- Memory
- 32 GB (upgradeable)
- Storage
- 1 TB SSD
- Screen
- 16" 1920 x 1200 IPS
- Refresh rate
- 180 Hz
- Weight
- 4.63 lb
- Released
- 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this good for MSFS?
Yes, for flying at 1080p — it rates 50.4/100 for MSFS 2024, which puts it in the 1080p bracket rather than the 1440p or VR one. On its own 16-inch 1920 × 1200 screen it handles live weather, a full airliner panel and a scenic approach with DLSS doing some of the work. Push it to a bigger 1440p monitor, a dense photogrammetry city or a headset and the 8 GB of graphics memory runs short — lower texture resolution first, then AI traffic.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
For the money you get 32 GB of RAM and a 16-inch 1920 × 1200 180 Hz screen, which is more than many MSFS-capable laptops bundle together, and the 8 GB of graphics memory lands exactly on Microsoft's recommended level. A step up in price mostly buys more graphics memory, and that's the one thing that would take you past 1080p — if 1080p is where you fly, this covers the bases.
Is MSFS more CPU or GPU demanding?
MSFS 2024 leans on both: the graphics chip draws the world, while the processor keeps up with AI traffic, weather and terrain streaming, so here the laptop RTX 5060 sets your overall ceiling and the H-class Ryzen 7 260 decides how calm things stay at a packed airport. Our laptop score weights 60% graphics chip, 20% graphics memory, 10% processor class and 10% RAM, so the graphics chip decides most of the result.
What graphics settings should I use?
Start at the native 1920 × 1200 on the High preset with DLSS set to Quality; with 8 GB of graphics memory, texture resolution is the first setting to step down if the sim starts hitching as scenery loads in. If the hitching only happens at busy hubs, lower AI traffic density and terrain detail first; if everything feels heavy everywhere, reduce render scaling or move DLSS to Balanced.