Dell G15 5511

gaming 2021 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~6h โš–๏ธ 2.80 kg โš–๏ธ balanced
LB Score
76
out of 100
Fit for you
58/100
โœš Strong: fit_value โš  Weak: fit_mobility
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Profile

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Related resources

CPU
74
GPU
73
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
56 Wh
~6h
Price
$750
market
Age
5 years
2021
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Dell G15 5511 review

Dell G15 5511 โ€” from 2021, 2.8 kg, performance 77.

LB Score
76
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 76/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (100), weakest โ€” Portability (20).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (100) ยท Light office (91)

โš  Weaknesses

Portability (20)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

$1,800 $1,136 $472 2021: $1,800 2021 2022: $1,440 2023: $1,152 2024: $922 2025: $737 2026: $590 2026 2027: $472 (forecast) 2027
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$242/year (13%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 76
CPU score 74 High tier
GPU score 73 High tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 2.80 kg Heavy
Battery 56 Wh Standard

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Dell G3/G5/G7/G15/G16
Type
Gaming
Release year
2021โ‰ˆ
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
54%
Processor
Intel Core i5 11400H , Intel Core i5 11260H , Intel Core i7 11800H
Graphics
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4
Weight
2.80 kg
Ports
5
Thunderbolt
โœ“
Backlit keyboard
โœ“
Webcam
โœ“
Battery
56 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 77
Portability 20
Light office 91
Gaming 65
Creative 72
Energy efficiency 73
Connectivity 100
Value 75
Color accuracy 27

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
Overwatch โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 โ€” 170 โœ“ Comfortable
Valorant โ€” 150 โœ“ Comfortable
GTA V โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Dota 2 โ€” 118 โœ“ Comfortable
Fortnite โ€” 110 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 2021 127 105 โœ“ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V โ€” 95 โœ“ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 โ€” 93 โœ“ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 โ€” 90 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 23 109 87 โœ“ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 โ€” 87 โœ“ Comfortable
F1 22 106 86 โœ“ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 โ€” 81 โœ“ Comfortable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 71 โœ“ Comfortable
Far Cry 5 76 68 โœ“ Comfortable
Cyberpunk 2077 44 66 โœ“ Comfortable
X-Plane 11.11 76 62 โœ“ Comfortable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 85 56 โš  Playable
Assassin's Creed Mirage 63 55 โš  Playable
Resident Evil 4 Remake โ€” 50 โš  Playable
Metro Exodus โ€” 49 โš  Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 64 46 โš  Playable
Baldur's Gate 3 50 45 โš  Playable
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 60 44 โš  Playable
Returnal 38 34 โš  Playable
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 36 32 โš  Playable
๐Ÿ’ก 29 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
105%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
211%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
740%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
453%
RAM
800%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
493%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
290%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring โœ“ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
151%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
259%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
181%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
242%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
493%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Starfield โœ“ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
105%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
740%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
493%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
330%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
211%
GPU
403%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus โœ“ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
234%
RAM
800%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
234%
RAM
800%
Control โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
259%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
617%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
484%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
302%
RAM
533%
Returnal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
211%
GPU
181%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village โœ“ Runs well
CPU
211%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
181%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
302%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
181%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
132%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
211%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest โœ“ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
158%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
493%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
211%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
F1 24 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat โœ“ Runs well
CPU
211%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
493%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
605%
RAM
800%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2019
Dell G5 5590
$ $519
2020
Dell G5 5500
$ $680
2023
Dell G15 5530 (2023)
$ $1,236
2020
Dell G5 5505
$ $471

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2021
XPS 15 9510 (2021)
$ $652
cpuโ‰ˆ74, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2019
Alienware 15 R3
$ $509
cpuโ‰ˆ40, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2022
Alienware x17 R2
$ $1,260
cpuโ‰ˆ60, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2023
XPS 15 9530 (2023)
$ $1,027
cpuโ‰ˆ60, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

HP ยท 2023
Victus 16-s0016nw (9R871EA)
$ $894
Dell ยท 2021
17 9710
$ $1,159
Dell ยท 2021
Inspiron 16 7610
$ $858
HP ยท 2019
Pavilion 15-dk0046nr
$ $519

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 23 variants across 7 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (3)
1920 x 1080 (120Hz) 1920 x 1080 (165Hz) 1920 x 1080 (360Hz)
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
๐Ÿ”‹ Batteries (2)
56 Wh 86 Wh
โš™ Processors (6)
Intel Core i5 (11th Gen) 11400H Intel Core i5 (11th Gen) 11260H Intel Core i5 11260H Intel Core i5 11400H Intel Core i7 (11th Gen) 11800H Intel Core i7 11800H
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (4)
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (3)
8GB 16GB 32GB
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB

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