The Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop is back with RTX and Core i7 power

The bang-for-the-buck gaming laptop's refresh brings Windows 11 and strong specs.

What you need to know

• Acer's Nitro 5 gaming laptop refresh will be available in mid-October with pricing beginning at $770.
• It'll sport up to an RTX 3050 Ti and 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor.
• You'll be able to choose between a 15-inch or 17-inch 144Hz FHD display.

The Acer Nitro 5 has long been known as a serious budget contender for those looking to maximize bang-for-buck in the gaming laptop space. In fact, it's even on our best gaming laptops roundup as the top pick in the value category. Now, the latest refresh is here to try to retain that position.

It comes packed with either a GTX 1650 or RTX 3050 Ti, Core i5 or i7 processor, and 15- or 17-inch 144Hz FHD (full HD) display. The RTX GPU is a big draw of the latest refresh, giving laptop gamers who don't want to break the bank on a Razer or MSI PC a path of entry into the RTX life.

Category	Nitro 5
OS	Windows 11 Home
Processor	11th Gen Intel H-series Core i5 Core i7
RAM	8GB, 16GB DDR4
Graphics	NVIDIA GTX 1650 NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti
Storage	Up to 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD
Display	15.6 inches 1920x1080 (FHD) 144Hz refresh rate 17.3 inches 1920x1080 (FHD) 144Hz refres rate
Ports	Thunderbolt 4 Ethernet
Price	From $770
Availability	Mid-October

Naturally, the Nitro 5 won't be your go-to option if you want the guaranteed ability to max out settings on every game from now until, say, 2025. But for the time being, it's a Windows 11 PC with the specs to stay relevant for a good while. It releases in mid-October.

Budget gaming

Nitro 5

Starting at $770 at Acer

Portable power

You have a budget. You also have a desire to game in a portable capacity on a machine with a 144Hz display and the power of RTX. That's where the Nitro 5 comes in.