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Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3060 (2022) vs Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 4050 (2023)

What Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3060 (2022) does better (3) and where Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 4050 (2023) wins (7) — every spec side by side.

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3060 (2022)
5.8Score
3 advantages
vs
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 4050 (2023)
6.2Score
7 advantages≈ $1,450
Higher score
5.4Graphics5.1
5.1Overall performance5.8
4.9Display4.9
7.2Memory & storage8.0
3.0Battery & portability3.0
4.3Features & cooling5.1
Dimensions

Size comparison

Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3060 (2022)Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 4050 (2023)
400.5 × 294.528.6401 × 29328
Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3060 (2022)Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 4050 (2023)Difference
Depth294.5 mm293 mm+1.5 mm
Width400.5 mm401 mm−0.5 mm
Thickness28.6 mm28 mm+0.6 mm
Weight3 kg3 kg=

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

Why is Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3060 (2022) better than Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 4050 (2023)?

  1. GPU shader cores3,840 vs 2,560+50%
  2. GPU compute (FP32)13.8 TFLOPS vs 13.4 TFLOPS+3%
  3. SSD (base)512 GB vs 500 GB+2%

Why is Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 4050 (2023) better than Nitro 5 AN517-55 RTX 3060 (2022)?

  1. SSD (up to)2,048 GB vs 4,000 GB+95%
  2. GPU power (TGP)130 W vs 140 W+8%
  3. CPU cores8 vs 10+25%
  4. RAM (base)8 GB vs 16 GB2×
  5. Thickness28.6 mm vs 28 mm+2%
  6. RAM speed4,800 MHz vs 5,600 MHz+17%
  7. Max CPU clock4.4 GHz vs 4.7 GHz+7%
Specifications

Side by side

Graphics
Graphics cardGeForce RTX 3060 LaptopGeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
GPU makerNVIDIANVIDIA
GPU power (TGP)130 W140 W
Video memory6 GB6 GB
Video memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
GPU shader cores3,8402,560
GPU compute (FP32)13.8 TFLOPS13.4 TFLOPS
3DMark Steel Nomad Light8,8798,911
Processor
ProcessorCore i5-12450HCore i7-12650H
CPU makerIntelIntel
CPU cores810
CPU threads12—
Max CPU clock4.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor optionsCore i5-12450H, Core i5-12500H, Core i7-12650H, Core i7-12700H, Core i7-12800H, Core i9-12900HCore i5-12450H, Core i5-12500H, Core i7-12650H, Core i7-12700H, Core i7-12800H, Core i9-12900H
Geekbench 6 multi-core9,835—
Geekbench 6 single-core2,348—
Cinebench 2024 multi-core618—
Display
Screen size17.3″17.3″
Resolution1920 × 10801920 × 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 coverage59%59%
Pixel density127 ppi127 ppi
Aspect ratio16:916:9
G-Sync / FreeSyncYesYes
Advanced OptimusYesYes
MUX switchYesYes
HDRNoNo
TouchscreenNoNo
Memory & storage
RAM (up to)64 GB64 GB
RAM (base)8 GB16 GB
RAM typeDDR5DDR5
RAM speed4,800 MHz5,600 MHz
RAM slots22
Upgradable RAMYesYes
SSD (up to)2,048 GB4,000 GB
SSD (base)512 GB500 GB
M.2 SSD slots22
SSD interfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
Battery & power
Battery capacity90 Wh90 Wh
Power adapter330 W230 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)YesYes
Design & cooling
Weight3 kg3 kg
Thickness28.6 mm28 mm
Width400.5 mm401 mm
Depth294.5 mm293 mm
Body materialPlasticPlastic
ColoursBlackBlack
Cooling fans22
Vapor chamber coolingNoNo
Liquid metal (CPU)NoNo
Fan noise (max. load)68.2 dB68.2 dB
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt / USB4Thunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt or USB4YesYes
USB-C ports11
USB-A ports33
HDMIHDMI 2.0HDMI 2.0
HDMI 2.1NoNo
(Mini) DisplayPortNoNo
Ethernet—5 Gbit/s
Ethernet portYesYes
SD card readerNoNo
3.5 mm audio jackYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.1
Keyboard & camera
Backlit keyboardYesYes
Numeric keypadYesYes
Key travel1.5 mm1.5 mm
Webcam720p720p
IR camera (face login)NoNo
Fingerprint readerNoNo
Audio
Speakers2.02 speakers
Dolby AtmosNoNo
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