Acer Nitro 5 AN515-46-R56G review

At first glance, the Acer Nitro 5 has a classic design, with a body made mostly of plastic. This may not seem particularly luxurious at first, but Acer has managed to give the Nitro 5 a certain aesthetic through some design elements. The subtle white and color striped keyboard on the back of the screen completely breaks up the not-so-deep blacks and ensures an attractive gaming look. Workmanship is average, material occasionally sags under pressure. But this is normal for laptops with plastic cases. Overall, the device still leaves a stable impression. It weighs 2.4 kg – which is quite good. However, the power supply is quite heavy at 1kg.

The AN515-46-R56G model we tested runs with an AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics unit, providing a solid foundation for today's games and demanding applications. Our benchmarks also show that some laptops with similar or even lower GPU models sometimes offer better performance. An example of this is FarCry 5, where Acer only achieves 98fps, while other gaming laptops with similar hardware are closer to 110fps or more. High FPS (frames per second) values ​​are especially crucial in games like shooters, as they have a significant impact not only on the enjoyment of the game, but also on player performance.

The Nitro 5 performed well on average in productivity tests. In PCMark 10 (productivity), it achieved 10,090 points. This value indicates how productive the system is in table work and text editing operations. In PCMark 10's video and photo editing tests, the score was slightly above average in this performance category.

The hardware is complemented by 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, which is enough for most applications. The SSD tops out at 419MB/s in our PCMark 10 storage bandwidth test, making it perfectly adequate for popular games and large-scale file transfers.