Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55)

gaming 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 2.27 kg ⚖️ balanced
LB Score
74
out of 100
Fit for you
57/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
M1 · Vague sense of need — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.

Profile

vs median

Related resources

CPU
67
GPU
73
GeForce GTX 1050
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
58 Wh
~6h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55) review

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55) — from 2021, 2.27 kg, performance 75.

LB Score
74
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 74/100. Strongest suit — Light office (91), weakest — Portability (32).

✓ Strengths

Light office (91) · Photo & design (81)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (32)

💰 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
📉 Loses ~$242/year (13%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 74
CPU score 67 Mainstream tier
GPU score 73 High tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 2.27 kg Standard
Battery 58 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
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)
65%
Processor
Intel Core i5 10300H , Intel Core i7 10750H , Intel Core i7 10875H
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB , GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce GTX 1050
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4≈
Weight
2.27 kg
Ports
4
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
Battery
58 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 75
Portability 32
Light office 91
Gaming 63
Creative 72
Energy efficiency 69
Connectivity 65
Value 72
Color accuracy 53

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce GTX 1050 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5
CUDA 6.1
31

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 17 — 144 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) 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
The Witcher 3 v4 41 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 — 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 15 12 ✗ Low
Dead Space Remake 13 11 ✗ Low
Alan Wake 2 10 — ✗ Low
Battlefield 2042 23 7 ✗ Low
💡 174 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
105%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
333%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
666%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
453%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
290%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
151%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
259%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
181%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
242%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
105%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
666%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
330%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
403%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
234%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
234%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
259%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
555%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
290%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
484%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
363%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
302%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
181%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
181%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
208%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
302%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
181%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
132%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
208%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
158%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
333%
GPU
363%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
177%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
207%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
726%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
605%
RAM
800%

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Configuration options

Available model options · 19 variants across 6 categories

⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i5 10300H Intel Core i7 10750H Intel Core i7 10875H
🎮 Graphics (5)
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce GTX 1050
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (5)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 128 GB SSD 1 TB HDD SATA
🔋 Batteries (1)
57.5 Wh
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)

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