Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-41) review – the efficient Zen 4 CPU and the battery life are great but the GPU performance is a bit disappointing
Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
CPU options
You can configure this laptop with one of the following CPUs – AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Ryzen 5 7535H, Ryzen 5 7640HS, Ryzen 5 7640H, Ryzen 7 7735HS, Ryzen 7 7735H, Ryzen 7 7840HS, Ryzen 7 7840H, Ryzen 9 7940HS, or Ryzen 9 7940H.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU options
GPU-wise, you have a choice of three NVIDIA RTX offers – the GeForce RTX 4050, RTX 4060, and RTX 4070. All come with a 140W TGP.
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Wild Life benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 178 fps | 161 fps | 134 fps | 117 fps |
Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 147 fps | 133 fps | 119 fps | 103 fps |
Far Cry 6 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 124 fps | 99 fps | 96 fps |
Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 195 fps | 159 fps | 151 fps | 136 fps |
The GeForce RTX 4070 in this machine performs worse compared to the RTX 4060 in the Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) if we don’t count the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla results and Borderlands 3 on Badass quality. The other scores are lower or close to the RTX 4060 FPS. This is a good indication of CPU bottleneck because all looks good on the GPU side – around 2500MHz during gaming alongside ~120W TGP.