Acer Nitro 5 AN517-54 vs Nitro 5 AN515-58
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 AN517-54
- Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58
- Can run popular games at about 81-110% higher FPS
- Around 2.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 45%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (151.4 vs 174.8 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 403.8 x 279.4 x 24.9 mm 15.9 x 11 x 0.98 inches |
360.4 x 271.1 x 25.9-26.9 mm 14.19 x 10.67 x 1.02-1.06 inches |
| Area | 1128 cm2 (174.9 inches2) | 977 cm2 (151.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.1% | ~68.7% |
| Side bezels | 10.4 mm | 7.5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 155° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47 dB | 53 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | - | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Nitro 5 AN517-54
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Nitro 5 AN515-58
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~22% more screen space
| Contrast | 1243:1 | 1710:1 |
| sRGB color space | 55% | 61% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 37.9% | 43.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 36.7% | 44.2% |
| Response time | 16 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 135 / 180 W | 180 / 230 / 280 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 387 / 580 grams | 820 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1380 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1560 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 3.2 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 421 | 1258 |
| Solar Bay | - | 23142 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~79 dB | ~77 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 10.6 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Nitro 5 AN515-58:
- The laptop is available with either DDR4 or DDR5 memory type.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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