PC World - USA (2019-10)

52 PCWorld OCTOBER 2019

REVIEWS ACER NITRO^5

Acer’s decision to

skimp on speaker quality is

less forgivable. Bass

response is almost

nonexistent, so while you’ll

clearly hear gunfire or

dialogue in games, you

won’t get any of the

low-end atmosphere—

especially when the Nitro

5’s cooling fans hit full

blast.

GAMING

PERFORMANCE

Let’s start with the

anecdotal evidence: Acer

claims the Nitro 5 can clear

60 frames per second in

“the most popular

competitive games.” That

held true in rounds of

Fortnite and Apex Legends,

with both running

smoothly at 1080p under

maximum graphics

settings. Destiny 2

maintained its smoothness

under maximum settings,

as did the downhill biking

game Descenders.

It is possible to find the

Nitro 5’s limits, though.

Playing Metro Exodus

Perhaps because of the weaker CPU, the Nitro 5 doesn’t quite keep up

with the Nitro 7 despite having the same graphics card.

Acer Predator Helios 300

(Core i7-8750H)

Lenovo Legion Y7000P

(Core i7-8750H)

Dell G7 15 7588

(Core i7-8750H)

Acer Nitro 7(Core i7-9750H)

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-51-56YW (Core i5-9300H)

Dell G3 15 3579 (Core i5-8265U)

Acer Nitro 5(Core i5-8300H)

Rise of the Tomb Raider

(Frames per second)

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

74 .1

53.29

68.5

39.6

72

46.2

59.9

In Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, the Nitro 5’s GTX 1650 card

unsurprisingly falls between GTX 1050 and GTX 1060 laptops on

performance.

Acer Predator Helios 300(Core i7-8750H)

Lenovo Legion Y7000P(Core i7-8750H)

Dell G7 15 7588

(Core i7-8750H)

Acer Nitro 7

(Core i7-9750H)

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-51-

56YW (Core i5-9300H)

Dell G3 15 3579 (Core i5-8265U)

Acer Nitro 5(Core i5-8300H)

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

(Frames per second)

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

92.6

69.1

88.3

47.17

89.6

57.9

69.2