Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42)
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD
- RAM
- up to 32GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro
- Battery
- 90Wh, 4-cell
- Dimensions
- 400.5 x 294.5 x 27.9 mm (15.77" x 11.59" x 1.10")
- Weight
- 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Microphone with Acer Purified Voice, support for Cortana
- Speakers
- Audio by DTS:X Ultra
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
All Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42) configurations
CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42) series.
Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42) series.
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Games you can play on this laptop series

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299 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 277 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 206 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop) | 299 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 260 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 184 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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136 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 116 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 94 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 82 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop) | 127 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 104 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 84 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 71 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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120 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 102 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 65 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 35 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop) | 143 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 92 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 54 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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149 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 129 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 109 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 66 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop) | 177 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 110 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 89 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 55 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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185 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 161 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 98 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 67 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop) | 178 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 147 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 92 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 77 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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2053 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 119 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop) | 1871 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 89 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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190 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 176 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 135 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop) | 165 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 149 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 112 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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662 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 354 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 223 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop) | 667 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 362 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 197 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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608 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 427 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 435 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop) | 369 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 353 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 326 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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112 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 95 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |