Acer Spin 5 (SP513-55N) vs Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Spin 5 (SP513-55N)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1100 grams less (around 2.43 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- 43% sharper screen – 201 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (109.3 vs 143.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.9x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 48-66% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Backlit keyboard
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 300 x 235 x 14.9 mm 11.81 x 9.25 x 0.59 inches |
363.4 x 255 x 23.9 mm 14.31 x 10.04 x 0.94 inches |
| Area | 705 cm2 (109.2 inches2) | 927 cm2 (143.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77% | ~72.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 49.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.5 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 201 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2256 x 1504 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | - |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Spin 5 (SP513-55N)
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
~23% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 652:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 96.3% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 67.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 66.2% |
| Response time | - | 11 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 582 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 75 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 408 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC295 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~75.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | 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 | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Size | - | 10.6 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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