Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55

gaming 2022 17.3" dGPU ⏱ ~9h ⚖️ 3.00 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
70
out of 100
Fit for you
51/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
60
GPU
78
GeForce GTX 1650
RAM max
64 GB
DDR5
Battery
90 Wh
~9h
Price
~$737
estimate
Age
4 years
2022
📝 Our review

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 review

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 — from 2022, 3 kg, performance 74.

LB Score
70
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 70/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (98), weakest — Portability (6).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (98) · Light office (95)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (6)

💰 Price trend

$1,800 $1,195 $590 2022: $1,800 2022 2023: $1,440 2024: $1,152 2025: $922 2026: $737 2026 2027: $590 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$266/year (15%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 70
CPU score 60 Mainstream tier
GPU score 78 High tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 3.00 kg Heavy
Battery 90 Wh Huge

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
2022≈
Screen size
17.3"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%
Processor
Intel Core i5 12450H , Intel Core i5 12500H , Intel Core i7 12650H , Intel Core i7 12700H , Intel Core i7 12800H , Intel Core i9 12900H
Graphics
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 8GB , GeForce GTX 1650 , GeForce GTX 1050 , GeForce RTX 2060 , GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR5≈
Weight
3.00 kg
Ports
5
Thunderbolt
✓
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
Battery
90 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 74
Portability 6
Light office 95
Gaming 69
Creative 75
Energy efficiency 77
Connectivity 98
Value 58
Color accuracy 85

Graphics (4 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce GTX 1650 (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 7.5
53
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
119%
GPU
114%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
491%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
314%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
164%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
280%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
196%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
262%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
114%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
121%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
357%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
436%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
253%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
314%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
253%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
392%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
314%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
280%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
314%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
523%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
392%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
327%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
196%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
196%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
196%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
143%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
171%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
654%
RAM
800%

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Configuration options

Available model options · 27 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
⚙ Processors (6)
Intel Core i5 12450H Intel Core i5 12500H Intel Core i7 12650H Intel Core i7 12700H Intel Core i7 12800H Intel Core i9 12900H
🎮 Graphics (10)
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 8GB GeForce GTX 1650 GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce RTX 2060 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (4)
512GB 1024GB 2048GB 256 GB SSD
🔋 Batteries (1)
90 Wh

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