The MSI Katana 17 with an RTX 4060 and 105W TGP performs regarding 37% faster than the RTX 3070 in the Acer Nitro 5 on our limited selection of games, while a more comprehensive and accurate estimate cannot be made from this data, but it can provide an approximate orientation.
There are certainly a few gaming notebooks with a better price-performance ratio, including those with an RTX 3060 or RTX 4050. The Acer’s advantages include a multi-zone RGB keyboard, space for three SSDs (two M.2, one 2.5 -inch), the good to very good input devices and the relatively low temperature development. According to our measurements, the noise development of the AMD model with the same graphics unit remained just under 50 dB(A), while many competitors are often significantly higher.
You also get 16 GB of expandable DDR4 RAM, a 512 GB SSD and Windows 11 Home. Depending on the configuration, the battery life is between 6.5 and 7.5 hours. However, the matte IPS display with FullHD resolution and fast 144 Hz only covered ~57% of the sRGB color space in tests on various models of the Nitro 5.
