Acer Nitro V16 ANV16-41-R3RP Battery Drain while gaming

I am using Acer Nitro V16 ANV16-41-R3RP (Ryzen 7 8845HS and RTX 4050 6GB)

I noticed earlier while playing games my battery dropped from the 80% limit on NitroSense down to 30% after 4hours of gaming. I always use my laptop while plugged in since I bought it last March 17, 2025. I have the 135W charger out of the box and I am using the best power efficiency settings in windows.

I also saw this 230W available for me locally with the same voltage as the charger I have right now, it is also the same brand from what I have. I also updated my BIOS to the latest version 1.12 since I saw that V1.09 has the battery update thingy.

My question is what do I do? Do I need to do something in the settings or opt for the more powerful charger? It really bothers me that I am losing that much battery while gaming for a short amount of time. (4 hours is short for me sorry)

(I also attached here my latest battery report I got from CMD)

battery report 3-29-2025.pdf

Accepted answers

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1333206#Comment_1333206

Hi, ignore the stuff you are reading about battery longevity, leaving the adapter plugged in 24/7 does not affect battery wear in any way. After you follow my advice, and the battery does not drain anymore you should not increase the power delivery for no reason as you risk power rail issues (the DC socket/cable is rated for 135W) and overheating.

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jpvergs

Additional info for the 230w charger, I saw that I have the same size as my 135W I have.

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Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/722897/acer-nitro-v16-anv16-41-r3rp-battery-drain-while-gaming

Hi, stop using the battery limiting options in Acer Care and Acer Sense. The battery should not drain when running games when the power adapter (don't use a USB-C charger) is working properly and plugged in, there may be a bad contact or power rail issue with your laptop. Don't use AC power plugs, extension cords, docking stations or power panels, try another electrical wall outlet. This is a brand-new laptop, return it to the vendor or Acer Services in your country.

jpvergs

Thanks for your reply, I will try to plug it in directly to the wall next time. Do you suggest using a higher wattage charger?

jpvergs

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1333192#Comment_1333192

Also, is it ok to leave my laptop plugged it always at 100% even when gaming and doing light tasks?

jpvergs

I also think that the 135w charger is not enough because the CPU (45W TGP) and GPU (80W TGP) uses 125W not counting the screen, ram, ssd and others

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1333203#Comment_1333203

Yes, you should leave the power adapter plugged in 24/7 and always keep the battery fully charged to 100%. I don't recommend using a larger power adapter than that came with the laptop.

jpvergs

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1333205#Comment_1333205

Thank you for your input.

But I read that "Lithium-ion batteries, commonly used in laptops, degrade faster when constantly kept at 100% charge. This is because the battery is under constant stress when at its maximum capacity. "

I also think that the 135w charger is not enough because the CPU (45W TGP) and GPU (80W TGP) uses 125W not counting the screen, ram, ssd and others.

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1333206#Comment_1333206

Hi, ignore the stuff you are reading about battery longevity, leaving the adapter plugged in 24/7 does not affect battery wear in any way. After you follow my advice, and the battery does not drain anymore you should not increase the power delivery for no reason as you risk power rail issues (the DC socket/cable is rated for 135W) and overheating.

StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1333206#Comment_1333206

I suggest that you forget about upgrading the oem 135W adapter to a higher wattage, use the excellent SlimQ 330W DC+USB C Charger adapter as an alternative (I'm using this adapter with my PHN16-71 that has an 230W oem adapter) and it works perfectly and is very portable also, as it will work allot better than the inadequate supplied oem Acer 135W barrel adapter that your Nitro ANV16-41 has.