- Launched: January 2022
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~69.9%
- Dimensions: 400.5 x 294.5 x 27.9 mm (15.77 x 11.59 x 1.1 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Nitro 5 (AN517-42).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42)
| Weight |
3 kg (6.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
400.5 x 294.5 x 27.9 mm
15.77 x 11.59 x 1.1 inches |
| Area |
1179 cm2 (182.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~69.9% |
| Side bezels |
8.8 mm |
| Colors |
Black |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Size |
17.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
144 Hz |
| PPI |
127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Response time |
3 ms |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Bottom |
| Charge power |
330 W |
| Base frequency |
3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.7 GHz |
| Cores |
8 |
| Threads |
16 |
| L3 Cache |
16 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
AMD Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process |
6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1697
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
10610
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1659
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
15641
| TGP |
95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
MUX |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
8 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1463 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1695 MHz |
| FLOPS |
8.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
4 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
128 bit |
| Memory speed |
12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
48 |
GPU performance
8.7 TFLOPS
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
4800 MHz |
| Type |
DDR5 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
32 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6E |
| Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
No |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
Touchpad
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
