Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41)

gaming 2021 17.3" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 2.70 kg ⚖️ balanced
LB Score
76
out of 100
Fit for you
59/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
74
GPU
83
GeForce GTX 1050
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
58 Wh
~6h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41) review

Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41) — from 2021, 2.7 kg, performance 75.

LB Score
76
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 76/100. Strongest suit — Light office (84), weakest — Portability (6).

✓ Strengths

Light office (84) · Value (84)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (6)

💰 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 76
CPU score 74 High tier
GPU score 83 Enthusiast tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 2.70 kg Heavy
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
17.3"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
55%
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H , AMD Ryzen 7 5800H , AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX , Intel Core i5 9300H , Intel Core i5 8300H , Intel Core i7 9750H
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 8GB , GeForce GTX 1050 , GeForce RTX 2060 , GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4≈
Weight
2.70 kg
Ports
4
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
Battery
58 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 75
Portability 6
Light office 84
Gaming 80
Creative 76
Energy efficiency 74
Connectivity 65
Value 84
Color accuracy 29

Graphics (3 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce GTX 1050 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5
CUDA 6.1
31
GeForce RTX 2060 (dGPU)
6 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 7.5 DLSS
66
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (dGPU)
6 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 7.5
64

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
FIFA 19 366 280 ✓ Comfortable
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 223 223 ✓ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Siege — 206 ✓ Comfortable
Rocket League 242 181 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons 185 173 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 21 227 163 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 162 162 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil 7 279 160 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 19 189 151 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — 150 ✓ Comfortable
Dirt 4 231 150 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) 171 140 ✓ Comfortable
Prey 143 139 ✓ Comfortable
For Honor 138 132 ✓ Comfortable
World of Warships — 129 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2020 142 126 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2021 149 126 ✓ Comfortable
Doom — 125 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2019 146 122 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed Payback 140 122 ✓ Comfortable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148 122 ✓ Comfortable
Escape from Tarkov 121 121 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Battlefront 2 140 121 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 118 ✓ Comfortable
Dirt Rally 2.0 135 113 ✓ Comfortable
Doom Eternal 125 112 ✓ Comfortable
Destiny 2 115 111 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 20 252 111 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 — 111 ✓ Comfortable
Dishonored 2 — 110 ✓ Comfortable
Mirror's Edge Catalyst — 110 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 108 108 ✓ Comfortable
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 107 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 119 106 ✓ Comfortable
Apex Legends 130 105 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 3 120 105 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 78 104 ✓ Comfortable
Darksiders III 134 103 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2018 133 103 ✓ Comfortable
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 136 103 ✓ Comfortable
The Division — 101 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 — 100 ✓ Comfortable
ELEX 119 96 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry 5 218 96 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 95 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil Village 106 95 ✓ Comfortable
Gears Tactics 129 93 ✓ Comfortable
Civilization 6 — 92 ✓ Comfortable
Death Stranding 100 92 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter World 102 90 ✓ Comfortable
Outriders 104 90 ✓ Comfortable
Days Gone 99 87 ✓ Comfortable
Deus Ex Mankind Divided — 86 ✓ Comfortable
Ghost Recon Wildlands 93 86 ✓ Comfortable
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 105 83 ✓ Comfortable
Just Cause 4 110 82 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 2 89 81 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry New Dawn 80 77 ✓ Comfortable
Hunt Showdown 94 75 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty: Warzone 90 74 ✓ Comfortable
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 84 74 ✓ Comfortable
The Division 2 90 74 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 74 ✓ Comfortable
Rage 2 86 73 ✓ Comfortable
Yakuza Like a Dragon 83 72 ✓ Comfortable
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91 68 ✓ Comfortable
Horizon Zero Dawn 72 67 ✓ Comfortable
Total War: Three Kingdoms 107 67 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 100 66 ✓ Comfortable
Watch Dogs Legion 86 66 ✓ Comfortable
GRID 2019 117 65 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil 4 Remake — 65 ✓ Comfortable
Ashes of the Singularity 65 64 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed Heat 93 63 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 83 62 ✓ Comfortable
Anno 1800 73 61 ✓ Comfortable
Borderlands 3 87 61 ✓ Comfortable
Cyberpunk 2077 — 60 ✓ Comfortable
Mafia Definitive Edition 63 60 ✓ Comfortable
The Crew 2 60 60 ✓ Comfortable
Dirt 5 76 59 ⚠ Playable
Serious Sam 4 76 58 ⚠ Playable
Anthem 78 56 ⚠ Playable
Metro Exodus 67 56 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 64 56 ⚠ Playable
Control 75 54 ⚠ Playable
Immortals Fenyx Rising 74 54 ⚠ Playable
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71 53 ⚠ Playable
Crysis Remastered 112 53 ⚠ Playable
The Evil Within 2 53 53 ⚠ Playable
Ark Survival Evolved 67 52 ⚠ Playable
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 74 52 ⚠ Playable
Red Dead Redemption 2 76 51 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 62 45 ⚠ Playable
Flight Simulator 2020 55 42 ⚠ Playable
💡 98 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%

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Configuration options

Available model options · 22 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
⚙ Processors (6)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Intel Core i5 (9th Gen) 9300H Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) 8300H Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9750H
🎮 Graphics (7)
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 8GB GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce RTX 2060 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
🔲 Memory (3)
16GB 32GB 8 GB (2 x 4 GB)
💾 Storage (3)
512GB 1024GB 256 GB SSD
🔋 Batteries (1)
57.5 Wh

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