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Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51 RTX 3050 (2023) vs Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022)

What Nitro 17 AN17-51 RTX 3050 (2023) does better (16) and where Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022) wins (1) — every spec side by side.

Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51 RTX 3050 (2023)
5.7Score
16 advantages
Higher score
vs
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022)
4.8Score
1 advantage
3.3Graphics2.9
5.8Overall performance4.0
5.4Display4.9
7.5Memory & storage7.2
2.9Battery & portability3.0
7.8Features & cooling4.3
Dimensions

Size comparison

Nitro 17 AN17-51 RTX 3050 (2023)Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022)
400.2 × 293.328.9400.5 × 294.528.6
Nitro 17 AN17-51 RTX 3050 (2023)Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022)Difference
Depth293.3 mm294.5 mm−1.2 mm
Width400.2 mm400.5 mm−0.3 mm
Thickness28.9 mm28.6 mm+0.3 mm
Weight3 kg3 kg=

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Nitro 17 AN17-51 RTX 3050 (2023) better than Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022)?

  1. CPU cores14 vs 8+75%
  2. Geekbench 6 multi-core12,420 vs 9,835+26%
  3. Video memory6 GB vs 4 GB+50%
  4. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light5,605 vs 5,321+5%
  5. Cinebench 2024 multi-core813 vs 618+32%
  6. RAM (base)16 GB vs 8 GB2×
  7. Liquid metal (CPU)Yes · Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022): No
  8. USB-C ports2 vs 12×
  9. HDMI 2.1Yes · Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022): No
  10. SD card readerYes · Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022): No
  11. Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E vs Wi-Fi 6+8%
  12. CPU threads20 vs 12+67%

Why is Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3050 (2022) better than Nitro 17 AN17-51 RTX 3050 (2023)?

  1. Key travel1.4 mm vs 1.5 mm+7%
Specifications

Side by side

Graphics
Graphics cardGeForce RTX 3050 LaptopGeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
GPU makerNVIDIANVIDIA
GPU power (TGP)95 W95 W
Video memory6 GB4 GB
Video memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
GPU shader cores2,0482,048
GPU compute (FP32)7.9 TFLOPS7.9 TFLOPS
3DMark Steel Nomad Light5,6055,321
Processor
ProcessorCore i7-13700HCore i5-12450H
CPU makerIntelIntel
CPU cores148
CPU threads2012
Max CPU clock5 GHz4.4 GHz
Processor optionsCore i7-13700H, Core i7-13700HX, Core i9-13900HXCore i5-12450H, Core i5-12500H, Core i7-12650H, Core i7-12700H, Core i7-12800H, Core i9-12900H
Geekbench 6 multi-core12,4209,835
Geekbench 6 single-core2,7482,348
Cinebench 2024 multi-core813618
Display
Screen size17.3″17.3″
Resolution1920 × 12001920 × 1080
Resolution classFull HD (1080p/1200p)Full HD (1080p/1200p)
Refresh rate144 Hz144 Hz
Panel typeIPSIPS
Brightness300 nits300 nits
sRGB coverage100%100%
Response time7 ms7 ms
DCI-P3 coverage—59%
Pixel density131 ppi127 ppi
Aspect ratio16:1016:9
G-Sync / FreeSyncYesYes
Advanced OptimusYesYes
MUX switchYesYes
HDRNoNo
TouchscreenNoNo
Memory & storage
RAM (up to)64 GB64 GB
RAM (base)16 GB8 GB
RAM typeDDR5DDR5
RAM speed4,800 MHz4,800 MHz
Max. supported RAM64 GB—
RAM slots22
Upgradable RAMYesYes
SSD (up to)2,048 GB2,048 GB
SSD (base)512 GB512 GB
M.2 SSD slots22
SSD interfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
Battery & power
Battery capacity90 Wh90 Wh
Power adapter330 W330 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)YesYes
Design & cooling
Weight3 kg3 kg
Thickness28.9 mm28.6 mm
Width400.2 mm400.5 mm
Depth293.3 mm294.5 mm
Body materialPlasticPlastic
ColoursBlackBlack
Cooling fans22
Vapor chamber coolingNoNo
Liquid metal (CPU)YesNo
Fan noise (max. load)54.7 dB68.2 dB
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt / USB4Thunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt or USB4YesYes
USB-C ports21
USB-A ports33
HDMIHDMI 2.1HDMI 2.0
HDMI 2.1YesNo
(Mini) DisplayPortNoNo
Ethernet portYesYes
SD card readerYesNo
3.5 mm audio jackYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.2
Keyboard & camera
Backlit keyboardYesYes
Numeric keypadYesYes
Key travel1.4 mm1.5 mm
Webcam720p720p
IR camera (face login)NoNo
Fingerprint readerNoNo
Audio
Speakers2.02.0
Dolby AtmosNoNo
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