Dominate the Game: With the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12650H processor with 10 cores and max turbo frequency upto 4.70GHz, your Nitro 5 is packed with incredible power for all your games
RTX, It’s On: The latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (8GB dedicated GDDR6 VRAM) is powered by award-winning architecture with new Ray Tracing Cores, Tensor Cores, and streaming multiprocessors support DirectX 12 Ultimate for the ultimate gaming performance
Visual Intensity: With the sharp visuals of a 15.6” QHD IPS display with a lightning-quick 165Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time, your game sessions will be fluid, unbroken, and unmatched.
Prioritize Your Gameplay: Killer DoubleShot Pro with Ethernet E2600 and Killer Wi-Fi 6 1650 lets you use Wi-Fi and Ethernet at the same time, and have total control over priority traffic to maximize speed, throughput, and control
Overall, it’s usable for gaming and any medium intensity workloads.
The single core performance on this is good although it’s not in the top ranks anymore but it will last 2 years at least I hope before it starts feeling a bit dated. Multi core is phenomenal lol for an Intel. Thank you AMD for pushing Intel to make multi core chips. No hate on AMD my first laptop was a quad core mobile Ryzen.
But I think Intel regained lost ground with its 12th gen processor line-up and so in my opinion it’s a good buy vis a vis the most 5000 series and some lower-tier 6000 series Ryzens. The IPCs efficiency and improvements on 12th gen Intel were good over 11th gen intels. Multithreading at affordable prices though is still amds forte so those wanting creator/prosumer laptops go for AMD CPUs definitely.
Laptop does not come usable out of the box though. Which is really a bummer. One has to tweak settings in Nvidia Control panel AND make it discrete GPU only (nitro sense settings) else it underperforms by a lot as applications often end up using Intel onboard(integrated) graphics which are crap for anything application rendering over 1080p.
The screen is amazingly good for this price point although you can get monitors that are noticeably better for around 35k, but I don’t think you’ll need to do that.
I have not played any games yet except Dota 2. It runs well on ultra with occasional drops to around 50-80 in team fights with QHD but no tearing or jitter. Normal fps ranges around 90-150 on QHD which is decent. I wish it hit 165HZ on QHD but no complaints. It’s a big step-up from running on fastest (low settings) preset at 1080p and 50ish % render quality on my old laptop (which wasn’t bad for a low power usage Ryzen at that time) that used virtual memory by siphoning 2 GBs of RAM.
Don’t expect to run modern games at ultra native resolution above 30-40 fps though without DLSS.I run The Last of Us, Part 1 on ultra but for smoother experience I turned down resolution to 1080p and turned on DLSS with a “normal” texture loading speed. 8 GB vram is simply not enough for that game. My RAM starts showing 97-100% usage which means data is spilling over into ram because GPU vram is fully filled. Don’t get me wrong though you can safely play even on ultra but occasional drops to 25 fps will not make you too happy so keep DLSS on to see these 1% lows become at least 30.
The Nitro Sense app is a poorly designed. Too much show in the UI colour scheme and not enough usability. Does not do justice to the specifications this laptop offers. The application, it needs a manual for itself. Nothing is explained just buttons and switches for everything. It’s like an old jet plane’s control for one with a newer engine. TLDR keep discrete GPU mode on and fans to max and laptop on performance mode else this laptop does not give even 80% of advertised juice. Also always use it with a decent cooling pad like a Mistral always. I mean always. If not, the fans run at 5000-7500 RPM for hours when I’m gaming and it throttles like hell still.
Typical temperatures you can expect when gaming is 90-100 Celsius constant when gaming for the CPU. GPU stays around the 75 Celsius range.
Also, I think the power brick is somewhat less for the GPU MAYBE as it maxes out at 135W in HWmonitor maybe a 300-320 W brick would have been better. I’m saying big maybe as I don’t have a good cooling pad to keep temps below 75 on GPU which may explain why it does not hit 150 or even 140W. Time Spy scores for default mode with Auto fan settings is 9k and for performance mode with max fan is 11k. So, it is comparable to a 13-13100f/3060ti GPU in default, auto fan setting (nitro sense settings) and almost 90% of 7940HS/4070 laptop in best case (performance/max fans).
Also, there is a bunch of bloatware which you can hide from the taskbar and uninstall if you want.
The bundled goodies are DTS-X.DTS Unbound (which need manuals for them too) cool addons that cost 1.5k to 2.5k in marketplace and can enhance your experience if you buy supported headphones (presets in the application to tune those models of headphones). Also, there is a one-month game pass which you can redeem later if you want.
Screen is a bit thin and I’m a bit scared if I damage the laptop, it will definitely be the screen. It also has wobble, but no one is making cocktails with it so it’s good otherwise. I don’t know but I guess I’ll put it out there. I ran some tests that UFO stuff and moving line test you can do online and although it has no tearing/ghosting that other stuff. It does have some backlight bleed which isn’t noticeable unless when you look at it from a bit far away that you usually sit to use it when you see the corners at bootup. I have no knowledge of laptop panels but it’s definitely not a TN. It advertises a fast 3ms latency screen but that’s not out of the box, you have to tweak it via nitro sense and switch on lcd overdrive which makes it dodgy. I find the screen more usable without that “overdrive” thing, colours seem less saturated and overall better feel. Unless you’re playing a FPS title at higher difficulty settings or multiplayer which you won’t really suffer or even notice a difference (12-15ms vs 3-8ms in overdrive).
Ports are a bit tight, and I had to push in my earphones into the jack else the computer didn’t detect them. Speakers are fairly good and have a stereo sound and decently loud. I don’t use beyond 50% volume.
It’s heavy but I wish they had made the screen heavier, the casing of it to make it feel sturdier. The hinges also seem a bit less hefty than one would be comfortable with on a screen so big and nice. It’s also eminently upgradable and has at least one slot more for a ddr4 dimm ram module. I don’t feel like upgrading but those who are enthusiasts do have an option of adding storage and making it a dual channel 2*16 configuration.
It plugs in from the rear which is a nice touch. Surprisingly power saving as compared to a desktop at 280watts (most mid-tier desktop gpus draw that much power in low loads if powerful enough). The touchpad is nothing great, but it does the job and supports 3/4 fingers gestures and all that jazz (which needs a manual for it too).
The Nitro Sense key placement though is cancer. Sometimes I mistakenly press it in game or when I’m using the number pad (yes it has one with all the mathematical operators) and it opens that stupid red app thingy. It’s also right next to the backspace key which makes it a pain.
If i had to give a score I would give it 6.2/10 because although you get excellent value for your money, there is definitely a mismatch between hardware and software, the stupid 1*16 ram config(8*2 would have been better imo those wanting more memory could have just sold the old 8 gb sodimms and put in new 16 gig pairs) ram config, ease of use, and performance) and usable out of the box. Also, you can get newer laptops with 4060s with a newer chip with faster IPCs (although lesser actual cores) at a somewhat higher price.
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Surya Bhandari –
Temps:
Like other gaming laptops such as the lenovo LOQ’s rtx 4060, the nitro 5’s GPU can hit 75 to 80 degrees. However, even a desktop rtx 3070ti and rtx 3070 hits these temps, so there’s nothing to worry about. The CPU hits 90 like all other gaming laptops. That is if you do intensive workloads. Now, there’s some obvious ways to lower temps, like raising the laptop up from the back and that alone can yield a 4-5 degree drop to the GPU and a bit to the CPU. Due to intel removing undervolting on all H and U series CPU’s, you can’t lower temps that way anymore. And AMD has done the same. So, temps are in line with other gaming laptops. The reason rtx 4050 laptops and rtx 4060 laptops see such low temps is people review the helios or predator lineup’s which feature better cooling for parts that use less power and have lower GPU performance. Let those laptops actually cool a 150w GPU and the temps will only be slightly lower than the nitro 5’s. You can undervolt the 3070ti to lower temps and OC the vram to makeup for any perf loss incurred via undervolting.
Performance GPU:
The rtx 3070ti 150w matches the 140w rtx 4070 in performance. So essentially for 100k you get a 4070. The 3070ti itself is a good 15 to 20% faster than the 4060. So its well equipped to handle 1440p. And in most games it can do 1440p ultra settings without upscaling, except the most unoptimized games like starfield, cyberpunk, etc. But those games are infamous for bringing down even an rtx 4090. Games like forza horizon 5, doom eternal, elden ring, valheim, spiderman, etc. can do 1440p ultra settings 60fps without even fully using the GPU. Since the 3070ti mobile shares the same specs as the 3070 desktop, it performs similar to it and thus will generally be within 5-10% of the desktop variant. And the 8gb of vram will be enough for 1080p and 1440p for the most part. 6gb is however pretty much dead for 1440p and just hanging on by a thread for 1080p.
Performance CPU:
The i7 12650h has 6 P cores and 4 E cores making for 16 threads vs the i7 12700h’s 6 P cores and 8 E cores for a total of 20 threads. As a result the i7 12650h is only slightly weaker than the i7 12700h in multi core and equal to it for single core. Compared to ryzen 7840HS, its about 20% weaker, but roughly equal to a ryzen 5 7640HS. And the i7 12650h is within 5-10% of a i5 13500HX. So this i7 will beat 99% of all 13th gen i5’s. You can use throttlestop to limit the temp to 90 or lower if you wish. And of course, you can use it to manipulate clockspeeds to further lower temps.
RAM:
DDR4 3200mhz ram is enough for years to come. You can easily and cheaply add in more ram and be good to go. DDR4 3200mhz is not going to be much worse than DDR5 4800mhz ram, while being cheaper.
Display:
This is the best display you’re going to get at this price point. Only the LOQ will offer the same 1440p display, but again, it’ll cost more when all other specs are equalized. The display of the nitro 5 has a 100% srgb coverage and about 300 nits or slightly higher brightness. Its got 3ms response time and certainly feels responsive. The advantage of a 1440p display is when you use upscaling it will not look as blurry as with a lower resolution option since the display’s PPI is quite a bit higher.
Upgradability:
The nitro 5 has 3 storage slots, 2 x Gen 4 PCIE NVME ssd slots and a 2.5′ drive bay. Buying 3 x 8tb ssd’s you can add int 24tb of ssd storage. With a 2.5′ bay you can get an expansion device to turn the one 2.5′ bay into 2 x m.2 sata slots, for potentially 4 storage slots. Thats already more than most gaming laptops offer. The 2 ram slots can house 64gb of ram. The nitro 5 also has replaceable battery and wifi card. Its relatively easy to open it up but make sure to be gentle with the rear section.
Battery life:
Sadly the intel CPU + QHD display does not do favors for the 57whr battery. If you set the display to around 230 nits and all power saver features on, you can expect about 3-4 hours of battery life. This would’ve increased by 2-3 more hours had acer sold the FHD + 6800h version. However, thats still more than enough for some casual use on the bed, taking it out briefly on the train to watch a movie or something. A good thing is the nitro 5 can be charged via a USB c charger of upto 135w capacity. So you can get one of those to take with you on travels instead of the massive 280w brick.
Features:
You get other than Frame Generation, all the other nvidia features. And you can also use FSR 3 which would provide similar results to FG. The nitro 5 has a MUX switch which is quite handy for high FPS titles.
Price to performance:
There is a strange trend where people simply go for software features and are willing to pay more for less hoping software like frame generation catches on. Acer is giving you a proper, desktop xx70 class GPU for just 100k. No other previous desktop class xx70 class GPU was ever given at 100k. And now people want to pay more for an rtx 4060 which itself is based on the same die (AD107) as the rtx 4050? Its literally just a 4050ti at best being called a 4060 and itself is barely 10-15% faster than a 3060. Infact, the rtx 3060 launched at around 90k for the 95w variant and quickly dropped to 80-90k for the 85 to 95w variants which still beat a 115w rtx 2060 while costing quite a bit lower than it. The rtx 4060 doesn’t even give you a 85w to 95w variant for less than 90k, despite being 6 months old now. Do you really want to pay 100k+ for a literal entry level part? Because thats what the rtx 4050 and rtx 4060 are. Nvidia is using software to jack up their prices.
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Surya Bhandari –
Overall, it’s usable for gaming and any medium intensity workloads.
The single core performance on this is good although it’s not in the top ranks anymore but it will last 2 years at least I hope before it starts feeling a bit dated. Multi core is phenomenal lol for an Intel. Thank you AMD for pushing Intel to make multi core chips. No hate on AMD my first laptop was a quad core mobile Ryzen.
But I think Intel regained lost ground with its 12th gen processor line-up and so in my opinion it’s a good buy vis a vis the most 5000 series and some lower-tier 6000 series Ryzens. The IPCs efficiency and improvements on 12th gen Intel were good over 11th gen intels. Multithreading at affordable prices though is still amds forte so those wanting creator/prosumer laptops go for AMD CPUs definitely.
Laptop does not come usable out of the box though. Which is really a bummer. One has to tweak settings in Nvidia Control panel AND make it discrete GPU only (nitro sense settings) else it underperforms by a lot as applications often end up using Intel onboard(integrated) graphics which are crap for anything application rendering over 1080p.
The screen is amazingly good for this price point although you can get monitors that are noticeably better for around 35k, but I don’t think you’ll need to do that.
I have not played any games yet except Dota 2. It runs well on ultra with occasional drops to around 50-80 in team fights with QHD but no tearing or jitter. Normal fps ranges around 90-150 on QHD which is decent. I wish it hit 165HZ on QHD but no complaints. It’s a big step-up from running on fastest (low settings) preset at 1080p and 50ish % render quality on my old laptop (which wasn’t bad for a low power usage Ryzen at that time) that used virtual memory by siphoning 2 GBs of RAM.
Don’t expect to run modern games at ultra native resolution above 30-40 fps though without DLSS.I run The Last of Us, Part 1 on ultra but for smoother experience I turned down resolution to 1080p and turned on DLSS with a “normal” texture loading speed. 8 GB vram is simply not enough for that game. My RAM starts showing 97-100% usage which means data is spilling over into ram because GPU vram is fully filled. Don’t get me wrong though you can safely play even on ultra but occasional drops to 25 fps will not make you too happy so keep DLSS on to see these 1% lows become at least 30.
The Nitro Sense app is a poorly designed. Too much show in the UI colour scheme and not enough usability. Does not do justice to the specifications this laptop offers. The application, it needs a manual for itself. Nothing is explained just buttons and switches for everything. It’s like an old jet plane’s control for one with a newer engine. TLDR keep discrete GPU mode on and fans to max and laptop on performance mode else this laptop does not give even 80% of advertised juice. Also always use it with a decent cooling pad like a Mistral always. I mean always. If not, the fans run at 5000-7500 RPM for hours when I’m gaming and it throttles like hell still.
Typical temperatures you can expect when gaming is 90-100 Celsius constant when gaming for the CPU. GPU stays around the 75 Celsius range.
Also, I think the power brick is somewhat less for the GPU MAYBE as it maxes out at 135W in HWmonitor maybe a 300-320 W brick would have been better. I’m saying big maybe as I don’t have a good cooling pad to keep temps below 75 on GPU which may explain why it does not hit 150 or even 140W.
Time Spy scores for default mode with Auto fan settings is 9k and for performance mode with max fan is 11k. So, it is comparable to a 13-13100f/3060ti GPU in default, auto fan setting (nitro sense settings) and almost 90% of 7940HS/4070 laptop in best case (performance/max fans).
Also, there is a bunch of bloatware which you can hide from the taskbar and uninstall if you want.
The bundled goodies are DTS-X.DTS Unbound (which need manuals for them too) cool addons that cost 1.5k to 2.5k in marketplace and can enhance your experience if you buy supported headphones (presets in the application to tune those models of headphones). Also, there is a one-month game pass which you can redeem later if you want.
Screen is a bit thin and I’m a bit scared if I damage the laptop, it will definitely be the screen. It also has wobble, but no one is making cocktails with it so it’s good otherwise. I don’t know but I guess I’ll put it out there. I ran some tests that UFO stuff and moving line test you can do online and although it has no tearing/ghosting that other stuff. It does have some backlight bleed which isn’t noticeable unless when you look at it from a bit far away that you usually sit to use it when you see the corners at bootup.
I have no knowledge of laptop panels but it’s definitely not a TN. It advertises a fast 3ms latency screen but that’s not out of the box, you have to tweak it via nitro sense and switch on lcd overdrive which makes it dodgy. I find the screen more usable without that “overdrive” thing, colours seem less saturated and overall better feel. Unless you’re playing a FPS title at higher difficulty settings or multiplayer which you won’t really suffer or even notice a difference (12-15ms vs 3-8ms in overdrive).
Ports are a bit tight, and I had to push in my earphones into the jack else the computer didn’t detect them.
Speakers are fairly good and have a stereo sound and decently loud. I don’t use beyond 50% volume.
It’s heavy but I wish they had made the screen heavier, the casing of it to make it feel sturdier. The hinges also seem a bit less hefty than one would be comfortable with on a screen so big and nice.
It’s also eminently upgradable and has at least one slot more for a ddr4 dimm ram module. I don’t feel like upgrading but those who are enthusiasts do have an option of adding storage and making it a dual channel 2*16 configuration.
It plugs in from the rear which is a nice touch. Surprisingly power saving as compared to a desktop at 280watts (most mid-tier desktop gpus draw that much power in low loads if powerful enough). The touchpad is nothing great, but it does the job and supports 3/4 fingers gestures and all that jazz (which needs a manual for it too).
The Nitro Sense key placement though is cancer. Sometimes I mistakenly press it in game or when I’m using the number pad (yes it has one with all the mathematical operators) and it opens that stupid red app thingy. It’s also right next to the backspace key which makes it a pain.
If i had to give a score I would give it 6.2/10 because although you get excellent value for your money, there is definitely a mismatch between hardware and software, the stupid 1*16 ram config(8*2 would have been better imo those wanting more memory could have just sold the old 8 gb sodimms and put in new 16 gig pairs) ram config, ease of use, and performance) and usable out of the box. Also, you can get newer laptops with 4060s with a newer chip with faster IPCs (although lesser actual cores) at a somewhat higher price.
Surya Bhandari –
Temps:
Like other gaming laptops such as the lenovo LOQ’s rtx 4060, the nitro 5’s GPU can hit 75 to 80 degrees. However, even a desktop rtx 3070ti and rtx 3070 hits these temps, so there’s nothing to worry about. The CPU hits 90 like all other gaming laptops. That is if you do intensive workloads. Now, there’s some obvious ways to lower temps, like raising the laptop up from the back and that alone can yield a 4-5 degree drop to the GPU and a bit to the CPU. Due to intel removing undervolting on all H and U series CPU’s, you can’t lower temps that way anymore. And AMD has done the same. So, temps are in line with other gaming laptops. The reason rtx 4050 laptops and rtx 4060 laptops see such low temps is people review the helios or predator lineup’s which feature better cooling for parts that use less power and have lower GPU performance. Let those laptops actually cool a 150w GPU and the temps will only be slightly lower than the nitro 5’s. You can undervolt the 3070ti to lower temps and OC the vram to makeup for any perf loss incurred via undervolting.
Performance GPU:
The rtx 3070ti 150w matches the 140w rtx 4070 in performance. So essentially for 100k you get a 4070. The 3070ti itself is a good 15 to 20% faster than the 4060. So its well equipped to handle 1440p. And in most games it can do 1440p ultra settings without upscaling, except the most unoptimized games like starfield, cyberpunk, etc. But those games are infamous for bringing down even an rtx 4090. Games like forza horizon 5, doom eternal, elden ring, valheim, spiderman, etc. can do 1440p ultra settings 60fps without even fully using the GPU. Since the 3070ti mobile shares the same specs as the 3070 desktop, it performs similar to it and thus will generally be within 5-10% of the desktop variant. And the 8gb of vram will be enough for 1080p and 1440p for the most part. 6gb is however pretty much dead for 1440p and just hanging on by a thread for 1080p.
Performance CPU:
The i7 12650h has 6 P cores and 4 E cores making for 16 threads vs the i7 12700h’s 6 P cores and 8 E cores for a total of 20 threads. As a result the i7 12650h is only slightly weaker than the i7 12700h in multi core and equal to it for single core. Compared to ryzen 7840HS, its about 20% weaker, but roughly equal to a ryzen 5 7640HS. And the i7 12650h is within 5-10% of a i5 13500HX. So this i7 will beat 99% of all 13th gen i5’s. You can use throttlestop to limit the temp to 90 or lower if you wish. And of course, you can use it to manipulate clockspeeds to further lower temps.
RAM:
DDR4 3200mhz ram is enough for years to come. You can easily and cheaply add in more ram and be good to go. DDR4 3200mhz is not going to be much worse than DDR5 4800mhz ram, while being cheaper.
Display:
This is the best display you’re going to get at this price point. Only the LOQ will offer the same 1440p display, but again, it’ll cost more when all other specs are equalized. The display of the nitro 5 has a 100% srgb coverage and about 300 nits or slightly higher brightness. Its got 3ms response time and certainly feels responsive. The advantage of a 1440p display is when you use upscaling it will not look as blurry as with a lower resolution option since the display’s PPI is quite a bit higher.
Upgradability:
The nitro 5 has 3 storage slots, 2 x Gen 4 PCIE NVME ssd slots and a 2.5′ drive bay. Buying 3 x 8tb ssd’s you can add int 24tb of ssd storage. With a 2.5′ bay you can get an expansion device to turn the one 2.5′ bay into 2 x m.2 sata slots, for potentially 4 storage slots. Thats already more than most gaming laptops offer. The 2 ram slots can house 64gb of ram. The nitro 5 also has replaceable battery and wifi card. Its relatively easy to open it up but make sure to be gentle with the rear section.
Battery life:
Sadly the intel CPU + QHD display does not do favors for the 57whr battery. If you set the display to around 230 nits and all power saver features on, you can expect about 3-4 hours of battery life. This would’ve increased by 2-3 more hours had acer sold the FHD + 6800h version. However, thats still more than enough for some casual use on the bed, taking it out briefly on the train to watch a movie or something. A good thing is the nitro 5 can be charged via a USB c charger of upto 135w capacity. So you can get one of those to take with you on travels instead of the massive 280w brick.
Features:
You get other than Frame Generation, all the other nvidia features. And you can also use FSR 3 which would provide similar results to FG. The nitro 5 has a MUX switch which is quite handy for high FPS titles.
Price to performance:
There is a strange trend where people simply go for software features and are willing to pay more for less hoping software like frame generation catches on. Acer is giving you a proper, desktop xx70 class GPU for just 100k. No other previous desktop class xx70 class GPU was ever given at 100k. And now people want to pay more for an rtx 4060 which itself is based on the same die (AD107) as the rtx 4050? Its literally just a 4050ti at best being called a 4060 and itself is barely 10-15% faster than a 3060. Infact, the rtx 3060 launched at around 90k for the 95w variant and quickly dropped to 80-90k for the 85 to 95w variants which still beat a 115w rtx 2060 while costing quite a bit lower than it. The rtx 4060 doesn’t even give you a 85w to 95w variant for less than 90k, despite being 6 months old now. Do you really want to pay 100k+ for a literal entry level part? Because thats what the rtx 4050 and rtx 4060 are. Nvidia is using software to jack up their prices.