Acer Nitro 5: QHD gaming for $1,699

The Ryzen 7 5800H APU, the GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU, 16 GB of RAM (dual-channel mode), and a 1 TB SSD equip the computer for all common application scenarios. Gaming, video editing, and image processing don't pose major challenges for the Nitro. In addition, the RAM can be expanded up to 64 GB without any problems. The storage capacity is also expandable: The 15.6-incher offers room for a total of two NVMe SSDs in the M.2-2280 format. Furthermore, the laptop can also accommodate a 2.5-inch storage device.

The laptop brings all modern games smoothly onto the matte QHD screen (2560x1440 pixels, IPS, 144 Hz). Usually, the full screen resolution and high to maximum quality settings can be selected. Furthermore, the frame rates are below those of an average RTX 3070. The reason for this can be found quickly: Acer has opted for a fairly low TGP of 85 watts.

By installing a firmware update released by Acer, the TGP can be increased to 100 watts. As a result, the GPU performance increases a bit, and the benchmark results get closer to the RTX 3070 average.

The laptop heats up noticeably under load, but not excessively. Noise development is on par with the device's class. The installation of the firmware update is likely to increase the noise and heat a bit.

Further information and many benchmark results are available in our review of the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-545-R1JH.