A GeForce RTX 3050 in a light 1.4 kg (3 lb) case: In our test, the Acer Swift X 14 (2022) shows a long battery life of around 11 hours during web surfing. What is new is the 16:10 display in 2.2K resolution (100% sRGB). Acer uses its recycled "OceanGlass" trackpad, while the keyboard, speakers, 1080p webcam, and connection equipment with HDMI 2.1 (4K @120 Hz) and 2x Thunderbolt 4 were improved.
What got worse is the behavior of the fan, which almost always remains noticeable, even if Acer's Silent Mode improves the noise a bit without losing in performance. While Intel's Core i5-1240P offers sufficient performance, the processor is unable to develop its full potential here, due to an unnecessary power limit of 25 watts.
However, the cooling system is able to handle a constant 64 watts under combined load. Using the "Throttlestop" tool, we therefore determined that a constant 45 watts for the CPU doesn't pose any problem for the Swift X 14. But this only serves our testing purposes, since the laptop shouldn't be run outside the manufacturer specified limits.
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The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 is powerful, even if Acer uses the lowest 35-Watt version. Alternatively, there are also models with a ~20% faster RTX 3050 Ti.
The problem: In battery operation, which is particularly important for a mobile companion, the Nvidia GPU performance crashes to only 13% of its capabilities. Since the predecessor did not show the same behavior, we assume that this will be remedied with a future BIOS update. Until then, you should deactivate the dGPU in battery operation, since the integrated Intel Xe7 Graphics will then run 3x faster.
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The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 14 M3401QC-KM007T | |
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
Schenker Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti | |
Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-5876 | |
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
Acer Swift X SFX16-52G-77RX | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE |
GTA V - 1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x | |
Schenker Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 14 M3401QC-KM007T | |
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-5876 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE | |
Acer Swift X SFX16-52G-77RX |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
Schenker Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti | |
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 | |
Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-5876 | |
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
Acer Swift X SFX16-52G-77RX | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE |
Another complaint is the 16 GB working memory, which cannot be expanded since it is always soldered in. We also noticed some significant display backlight bleeding, which is clearly visible even in regular operation.
At the time of this article, the compact multimedia laptop is available for 1200 Euros (~$1196) in Acer's online shop. Those who don't need a dedicated graphics unit should take a look at the https://store.acer.com/de-de/acer-swift-x-ultraschlankes-notebook-sfx14-51g-grauSwift 3 14 (2021) with AMD CPU for only 600 Euros (~$598).
The predecessor with AMD CPU also has several advantages over the current model, which we explain in our full review of the Acer Swift X 14 (2022). You can also find some more extensive analyses and details there.
Battery Life
Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-5876 i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, 58.7 Wh | Honor MagicBook 14 2022 i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, 75 Wh | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 86 Wh | Asus Vivobook Pro 14 M3401QC-KM007T R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, 63 Wh | |
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Battery Runtime | 4% | -16% | 9% | |
WiFi v1.3 | 643 | 665 3% | 575 -11% | 569 -12% |
Load | 86 | 90 5% | 69 -20% | 112 30% |
Reader / Idle | 1114 | 687 |