Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45)

gaming 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 2.30 kg ⚖️ balanced
USComp Score
77
out of 100
Fit for you
63/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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Profile

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Related resources

CPU
74
GPU
83
GeForce GTX 1050
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
57 Wh
~6h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) review

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) — from 2021, 2.3 kg, performance 75.

USComp Score
77
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 77/100. Strongest suit — Photo & design (92), weakest — Portability (31).

✓ Strengths

Photo & design (92) · Light office (85)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (31)

💰 Price trend

2021
$1,800
2022
$1,440
2023
$1,152
2024
$922
2025
$737
2026
$590
2027
$472
📉 Loses ~$242/year (13%).

Full specifications

Brand
Acer
Series
Nitro 5/V/14/16/17/18/Lite
Type
Gaming≈
Release year
2021≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
96%
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H , AMD Ryzen 7 5800H , AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX , Intel Core i5 7300HQ , Intel Core i7 7700HQ
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 8GB , GeForce GTX 1050
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4≈
Weight
2.30 kg
Ports
4
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
Battery
57 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 75
Portability 31
Light office 85
Gaming 80
Creative 76
Energy efficiency 74
Connectivity 65
Value 84
Color accuracy 81

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce GTX 1050 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5
CUDA
31

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Комфортно
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Комфортно
FIFA 17 — 144 ✓ Комфортно
GTA V — 140 ✓ Комфортно
PUBG: Battlegrounds 40 140 ✓ Комфортно
League of Legends 148 135 ✓ Комфортно
Fortnite 128 132 ✓ Комфортно
FIFA 21 136 128 ✓ Комфортно
Dota 2 — 126 ✓ Комфортно
Team Fortress 2 — 117 ✓ Комфортно
FIFA 20 112 107 ✓ Комфортно
FIFA 19 104 103 ✓ Комфортно
Valorant 164 100 ✓ Комфортно
World of Warships — 92 ✓ Комфортно
Dirt Rally — 88 ✓ Комфортно
GRID: Autosport — 87 ✓ Комфортно
Battlefield Hardline — 80 ✓ Комфортно
Monster Hunter Stories 2 79 72 ✓ Комфортно
Mad Max — 70 ✓ Комфортно
Star Wars Squadrons 81 69 ✓ Комфортно
Grand Theft Auto V — 66 ✓ Комфортно
Counter-Strike 2 — 65 ✓ Комфортно
Rocket League 88 64 ✓ Комфортно
Need for Speed 2016 — 63 ✓ Комфортно
Prey 83 61 ✓ Комфортно
Farming Simulator 19 94 60 ✓ Комфортно
Metal Gear Solid V — 60 ✓ Комфортно
Star Wars Battlefront — 60 ✓ Комфортно
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor — 59 ⚠ Играбельно
Rainbow Six Siege — 57 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 2019 63 55 ⚠ Играбельно
Forza Horizon 4 55 55 ⚠ Играбельно
Resident Evil 7 98 55 ⚠ Играбельно
Escape from Tarkov 54 54 ⚠ Играбельно
Titanfall 2 — 53 ⚠ Играбельно
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 — 52 ⚠ Играбельно
Battlefield 5 49 51 ⚠ Играбельно
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare — 51 ⚠ Играбельно
Destiny 2 56 50 ⚠ Играбельно
Vampire Bloodhunt 56 50 ⚠ Играбельно
Just Cause 3 — 48 ⚠ Играбельно
Battlefield 1 — 47 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 2018 63 47 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 2020 62 47 ⚠ Играбельно
Dirt 4 70 46 ⚠ Играбельно
Call of Duty WWII 72 45 ⚠ Играбельно
X-Plane 11.11 52 45 ⚠ Играбельно
Anno 2205 — 44 ⚠ Играбельно
Diablo 4 51 44 ⚠ Играбельно
Dragon Age: Inquisition — 44 ⚠ Играбельно
Farming Simulator 22 61 44 ⚠ Играбельно
Need for Speed Payback 50 44 ⚠ Играбельно
Star Wars Battlefront 2 50 43 ⚠ Играбельно
For Honor 44 42 ⚠ Играбельно
Far Cry Primal 47 41 ⚠ Играбельно
Back 4 Blood 44 40 ⚠ Играбельно
Darksiders III 50 40 ⚠ Играбельно
Fallout 76 46 40 ⚠ Играбельно
GRID Legends 51 40 ⚠ Играбельно
Mirror's Edge Catalyst — 40 ⚠ Играбельно
Civilization 6 — 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Far Cry 5 139 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Gears Tactics 65 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 48 39 ⚠ Играбельно
The Witcher 3 — 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 51 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Doom — 38 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 22 54 38 ⚠ Играбельно
Fallout 4 — 38 ⚠ Играбельно
Dirt Rally 2.0 49 37 ⚠ Играбельно
Dishonored 2 — 37 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 2021 46 37 ⚠ Играбельно
The Crew 2 43 37 ⚠ Играбельно
Apex Legends 41 36 ⚠ Играбельно
Call of Duty: Warzone 39 36 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 23 55 36 ⚠ Играбельно
Far Cry New Dawn 36 36 ⚠ Играбельно
Rainbow Six Extraction 38 36 ⚠ Играбельно
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 38 35 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 2017 43 35 ⚠ Играбельно
Forza Horizon 5 37 35 ⚠ Играбельно
Dead Island 2 49 34 ⚠ Играбельно
ELEX 42 34 ⚠ Играбельно
GRID 2019 40 34 ⚠ Играбельно
Hitman 2016 — 34 ⚠ Играбельно
The Division — 33 ⚠ Играбельно
Batman: Arkham Knight — 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Days Gone 37 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Hitman 3 37 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Just Cause 4 41 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 41 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Need for Speed Heat 37 32 ⚠ Играбельно
The Witcher 3 v4 41 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Watch Dogs 2 — 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Company of Heroes 3 40 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 34 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Hitman 2 34 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 37 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Death Stranding 33 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Deus Ex Mankind Divided — 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Ghostwire Tokyo 30 — ⚠ Играбельно
The Division 2 38 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Anthem 31 29 ✗ Низький
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 36 29 ✗ Низький
Guardians of the Galaxy 29 29 ✗ Низький
Monster Hunter World 34 29 ✗ Низький
Spider-Man Miles Morales 32 29 ✗ Низький
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 29 ✗ Низький
Ghost Recon Wildlands 28 28 ✗ Низький
Hunt Showdown 36 28 ✗ Низький
New World 32 28 ✗ Низький
Alan Wake Remastered 30 27 ✗ Низький
Call of Duty Vanguard 27 — ✗ Низький
Elden Ring 31 27 ✗ Низький
High On Life 32 27 ✗ Низький
Immortals Fenyx Rising 44 27 ✗ Низький
Mafia Definitive Edition 30 27 ✗ Низький
Outriders 33 27 ✗ Низький
The Callisto Protocol 29 27 ✗ Низький
The Evil Within 2 30 27 ✗ Низький
XCOM 2 43 27 ✗ Низький
Yakuza Like a Dragon 28 27 ✗ Низький
Ashes of the Singularity 31 26 ✗ Низький
Atlas Fallen 28 26 ✗ Низький
Riders Republic 35 26 ✗ Низький
Halo Infinite 30 25 ✗ Низький
Mass Effect Andromeda 42 25 ✗ Низький
Cyberpunk 2077 — 24 ✗ Низький
Far Cry 6 29 24 ✗ Низький
Horizon Zero Dawn 28 24 ✗ Низький
Resident Evil 4 Remake 20 24 ✗ Низький
Total War: Three Kingdoms 37 24 ✗ Низький
Borderlands 3 36 23 ✗ Низький
Need for Speed Unbound 29 23 ✗ Низький
Rage 2 28 23 ✗ Низький
Resident Evil Village 25 23 ✗ Низький
Assassin´s Creed Origins 30 22 ✗ Низький
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III 34 22 ✗ Низький
Watch Dogs Legion 25 22 ✗ Низький
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 25 21 ✗ Низький
Mafia 3 — 21 ✗ Низький
Sons of the Forest 22 21 ✗ Низький
Atomic Heart 33 20 ✗ Низький
Returnal 22 20 ✗ Низький
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 19 — ✗ Низький
Metro Exodus 19 19 ✗ Низький
The Quarry 25 19 ✗ Низький
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 29 19 ✗ Низький
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 23 18 ✗ Низький
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 27 18 ✗ Низький
Anno 1800 28 17 ✗ Низький
Ark Survival Evolved 24 17 ✗ Низький
Control 24 17 ✗ Низький
Elex 2 22 17 ✗ Низький
Hogwarts Legacy 22 17 ✗ Низький
Red Dead Redemption 2 26 17 ✗ Низький
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 20 17 ✗ Низький
A Plague Tale Requiem 19 16 ✗ Низький
Baldur's Gate 3 20 16 ✗ Низький
Dirt 5 23 16 ✗ Низький
God of War 24 16 ✗ Низький
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 21 16 ✗ Низький
Flight Simulator 2020 21 15 ✗ Низький
Serious Sam 4 26 15 ✗ Низький
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 17 14 ✗ Низький
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 17 14 ✗ Низький
Dying Light 2 18 14 ✗ Низький
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 14 13 ✗ Низький
The Last of Us Part 1 15 12 ✗ Низький
Dead Space Remake 13 11 ✗ Низький
Alan Wake 2 10 — ✗ Низький
Battlefield 2042 23 7 ✗ Низький
💡 174 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
372%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
744%
GPU
828%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
518%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
331%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
173%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
296%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
207%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
120%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
744%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
377%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
460%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
267%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
331%
RAM
400%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
267%
RAM
400%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
414%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
331%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
296%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
620%
GPU
828%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
331%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
552%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
414%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
345%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
207%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
127%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
345%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
207%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
338%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
151%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
180%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
828%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
372%
GPU
414%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
202%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
237%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
828%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
413%
GPU
690%
RAM
400%

🔗 Same series

4 models in the series.

2023
Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-41)
Score —
2023
Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-41)
Score —
2023
Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) 2023
Score —
2023
Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-51) 2023
Score —

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Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

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Configuration options

Available model options · 22 variants across 6 categories

⚙ Processors (5)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7300HQ Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7700HQ
🎮 Graphics (7)
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 8GB GeForce GTX 1050
🔲 Memory (3)
8GB 16GB 32GB
💾 Storage (5)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 128 GB SSD 1 TB HDD SATA
🔋 Batteries (1)
57 Wh
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)