Acer Nitro 5 (2022) Laptop Specification and Features

While it might not seem so at a first glance, Acer has much improved the 2022 Nitro 5 series in quite a few ways compared to the previous generations. They’ve tweaked some of the design lines and ergonomics, included some good screen options, beefed up the power settings and the cooling module, added up a 90Wh battery, as well as updated the internal specs to the latest available today. These make the Intel configuration reviewed here a powerful implementation in its class, and a proper alternative for what is still most likely the better-balanced AMD variant also available in this chassis.

In the past, Nitro’s offered excellent value in most markets, with one of the better price/features-performance ratios in their niche. In the last two years, though, Acer didn’t quite keep up with the competition and the Nitro lineups lost some of their competitive advantages.

With the 2022 generation, Acer has slightly aesthetically redesigned the Nitro 5 series, updated the IO and screen options, bumped the hardware to the latest Intel/AMD and Nvidia specs available to date, and also updated the cooling module and the battery.

Acer Nitro 5 (2022) Specifications:

Design & Build: Plastic Build
Display: 15.6 / 17.3″ IPS panel, up to 100% sRGB, 144/165Hz refresh rate
Resolution: QHD / FHD resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio
Keyboard: Chiclet-style backlit keyboard (1 / 4 zone RGB)
Processor:
- Intel: Up to 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H
- AMD: Up to AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
RAM:
- Intel: Up to 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- AMD: Up to 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM
Storage:
- Intel: 2x M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD + 1x SATA HDD
- AMD: 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD + 1.M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD + 1x SATA HDD
Graphics: Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (8GB GDDR6 VRAM)
Audio: 2x 2W speaker (DTS:X Ultra audio)
Battery: 58 Watt-hours 4-cell Li-Ion battery
Power Supply: 180 / 230W power adapter
Webcam: 720p HD IR with Windows Hello
Connectivity: Killer AX1650i (Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.1, Killer 2600 Gigabit Ethernet LAN