Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
gaming
2021
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 2.30 kg
⚖️ balanced
LB Score
77
out of 100
Fit for you
63/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
74
Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU
83
GeForce GTX 1050
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
57 Wh
~6h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 77/100. Strongest suit — Photo & design (92), weakest — Portability (31).
✓ Strengths
Photo & design (92) · Value (86)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (31)
💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$242/year (13%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
77
CPU score
74
High tier
GPU score
83
Enthusiast tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
2.30 kg
Standard
Battery
57 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.
CPU generation
Ryzen 5000 generation · model year 2021 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- Acer
- Series
- Nitro 5/V/14/16/17/18/Lite
- Type
- Gaming≈
- Release year
- 2021≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 96%
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H , AMD Ryzen 7 5800H , AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 8GB , GeForce GTX 1050
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4-3200≈
- Memory slots
- 2
- Memory configuration
- 2x4 GB
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
- Storage slots
- 2
- Weight
- 2.30 kg
- Ports
- 4
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- Battery
- 57 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 20 variants across 6 categories
⚙ Processors (3)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
🎮 Graphics (7)
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 8GB
GeForce GTX 1050
🔲 Memory (3)
8GB
16GB
32GB
💾 Storage (5)
256GB
512GB
1024GB
128 GB SSD
1 TB HDD SATA
🔋 Batteries (1)
57 Wh
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Performance metrics
Performance
69
Portability
31
Light office
84
Gaming
85
Creative
76
Energy efficiency
74
Connectivity
65
Value
86
Color accuracy
81
Processors (3)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 17 | — | 144 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 40 | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| League of Legends | 148 | 135 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 128 | 132 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 21 | 136 | 128 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 126 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Team Fortress 2 | — | 117 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 20 | 112 | 107 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 19 | 104 | 103 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 164 | 100 | ✓ Comfortable |
| World of Warships | — | 92 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dirt Rally | — | 88 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GRID: Autosport | — | 87 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Battlefield Hardline | — | 80 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 | 79 | 72 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Mad Max | — | 70 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Star Wars Squadrons | 81 | 69 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 66 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rocket League | 88 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Need for Speed 2016 | — | 63 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Prey | 83 | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Farming Simulator 19 | 94 | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Metal Gear Solid V | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Star Wars Battlefront | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | — | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2019 | 63 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Resident Evil 7 | 98 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Escape from Tarkov | 54 | 54 | ⚠ Playable |
| Titanfall 2 | — | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | — | 52 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | 49 | 51 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty Infinite Warfare | — | 51 | ⚠ Playable |
| Destiny 2 | 56 | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| Vampire Bloodhunt | 56 | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| Just Cause 3 | — | 48 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 1 | — | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2018 | 63 | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2020 | 62 | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dirt 4 | 70 | 46 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty WWII | 72 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 52 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Anno 2205 | — | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Diablo 4 | 51 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | — | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Farming Simulator 22 | 61 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Need for Speed Payback | 50 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Star Wars Battlefront 2 | 50 | 43 | ⚠ Playable |
| For Honor | 44 | 42 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry Primal | 47 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Back 4 Blood | 44 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Darksiders III | 50 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fallout 76 | 46 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| GRID Legends | 51 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Mirror's Edge Catalyst | — | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Civilization 6 | — | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 139 | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Gears Tactics | 65 | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 54 | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order | 48 | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3 | — | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 51 | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Doom | — | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 22 | 54 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fallout 4 | — | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 49 | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dishonored 2 | — | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2021 | 46 | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Crew 2 | 43 | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| Apex Legends | 41 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 39 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 23 | 55 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 36 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rainbow Six Extraction | 38 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty Black Ops 4 | 38 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2017 | 43 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 37 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dead Island 2 | 49 | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| ELEX | 42 | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| GRID 2019 | 40 | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| Hitman 2016 | — | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Division | — | 33 | ⚠ Playable |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | — | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Days Gone | 37 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Hitman 3 | 37 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Just Cause 4 | 41 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 41 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Need for Speed Heat | 37 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Watch Dogs 2 | — | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Company of Heroes 3 | 40 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 34 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Hitman 2 | 34 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 37 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Death Stranding | 33 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | — | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghostwire Tokyo | 30 | — | ⚠ Playable |
| The Division 2 | 38 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Anthem | 31 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 36 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 29 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| Monster Hunter World | 34 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| Spider-Man Miles Morales | 32 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 41 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 28 | 28 | ✗ Low |
| Hunt Showdown | 36 | 28 | ✗ Low |
| New World | 32 | 28 | ✗ Low |
| Alan Wake Remastered | 30 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty Vanguard | 27 | — | ✗ Low |
| Elden Ring | 31 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| High On Life | 32 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising | 44 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Mafia Definitive Edition | 30 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Outriders | 33 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| The Callisto Protocol | 29 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| The Evil Within 2 | 30 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| XCOM 2 | 43 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Yakuza Like a Dragon | 28 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Ashes of the Singularity | 31 | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Atlas Fallen | 28 | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Riders Republic | 35 | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Halo Infinite | 30 | 25 | ✗ Low |
| Mass Effect Andromeda | 42 | 25 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 6 | 29 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 28 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 20 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 37 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Borderlands 3 | 36 | 23 | ✗ Low |
| Need for Speed Unbound | 29 | 23 | ✗ Low |
| Rage 2 | 28 | 23 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil Village | 25 | 23 | ✗ Low |
| Assassin´s Creed Origins | 30 | 22 | ✗ Low |
| Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III | 34 | 22 | ✗ Low |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 25 | 22 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 | 25 | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Mafia 3 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Sons of the Forest | 22 | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Atomic Heart | 33 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Returnal | 22 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 | 19 | — | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 19 | 19 | ✗ Low |
| The Quarry | 25 | 19 | ✗ Low |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 29 | 19 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War | 23 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 27 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 1800 | 28 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Ark Survival Evolved | 24 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Control | 24 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Elex 2 | 22 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 22 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 26 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection | 20 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| A Plague Tale Requiem | 19 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 20 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt 5 | 23 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| God of War | 24 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart | 21 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Flight Simulator 2020 | 21 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Serious Sam 4 | 26 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 17 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | 17 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Dying Light 2 | 18 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Jedi Survivor | 14 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| The Last of Us Part 1 | 15 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Dead Space Remake | 13 | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Alan Wake 2 | 10 | — | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 2042 | 23 | 7 | ✗ Low |
💡 173 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
372%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
744%
GPU
828%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
518%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
331%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
173%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
296%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
207%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
120%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
744%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
377%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
460%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
267%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
331%
RAM
400%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
267%
RAM
400%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
414%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
331%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
296%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
620%
GPU
828%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
331%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
552%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
414%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
345%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
207%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
127%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
345%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
151%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
180%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
828%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
372%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
828%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
690%
RAM
400%
🔗 Same series
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≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
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Series review
Acer Nitro 5/V/14/16/17/18/Lite series guide