Acer Aspire 5 (A515-45)

laptop 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 1.80 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
USComp Score
66
out of 100
Fit for you
71/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
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CPU
68
GPU
55
Radeon Graphics
RAM max
40 GB
DDR4
Battery
48 Wh
~5h
Price
~$399
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Acer Aspire 5 (A515-45) review

Acer Aspire 5 (A515-45) — from 2021, 1.8 kg, performance 61.

USComp Score
66
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 66/100. Strongest suit — Energy efficiency (86), weakest — Portability (46).

✓ Strengths

Energy efficiency (86) · Light office (85)

💰 Price trend

2021
$900
2022
$765
2023
$650
2024
$553
2025
$470
2026
$399
2027
$339
📉 Loses ~$100/year (11%).

Full specifications

Brand
Acer
Series
Aspire
Type
Laptop≈
Release year
2021≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
57%
Processor
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U , AMD Ryzen 5 5500U , AMD Ryzen 7 5700U , AMD Ryzen 5 7530U , AMD Ryzen 7 7730U , Intel Core i5 1335U , Intel Core i7 1355U
Graphics
Radeon RX Vega 6 , Radeon Graphics , GeForce RTX 2050
RAM (max)
40 GB DDR4≈
Weight
1.80 kg
Ports
4
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
48 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 61
Portability 46
Light office 85
Gaming 48
Creative 69
Energy efficiency 86
Connectivity 65
Value 79
Color accuracy 35

Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)

Radeon Graphics (dGPU)
? GB · System Shared
46
GeForce RTX 2050 (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR6
CUDA DLSS
55

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — ~240 ✓ Комфортно
Overwatch — ~240 ✓ Комфортно
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 264 195 ✓ Комфортно
GTA V — ~140 ✓ Комфортно
PUBG: Battlegrounds — ~140 ✓ Комфортно
Valorant — ~130 ✓ Комфортно
Star Wars Squadrons 114 111 ✓ Комфортно
Fortnite — ~95 ✓ Комфортно
Monster Hunter Stories 2 91 90 ✓ Комфортно
Doom Eternal 87 — ✓ Комфортно
Ready or Not 86 75 ✓ Комфортно
Counter-Strike 2 — ~74 ✓ Комфортно
Grand Theft Auto V — 74 ✓ Комфортно
Vampire Bloodhunt 78 73 ✓ Комфортно
Dota 2 — 71 ✓ Комфортно
Battlefield 5 — ~70 ✓ Комфортно
Escape from Tarkov — 70 ✓ Комфортно
Forza Horizon 4 — ~70 ✓ Комфортно
The Finals 76 68 ✓ Комфортно
Back 4 Blood 82 66 ✓ Комфортно
F1 2021 106 66 ✓ Комфортно
Rainbow Six Extraction 70 66 ✓ Комфортно
Farming Simulator 22 89 63 ✓ Комфортно
GRID Legends 70 61 ✓ Комфортно
Hitman 3 68 59 ⚠ Играбельно
X-Plane 11.11 74 59 ⚠ Играбельно
Resident Evil Village 64 58 ⚠ Играбельно
The Witcher 3 — ~58 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 22 60 55 ⚠ Играбельно
Gears Tactics 84 55 ⚠ Играбельно
Hunt Showdown 67 54 ⚠ Играбельно
Last Epoch 65 54 ⚠ Играбельно
Forza Horizon 5 62 53 ⚠ Играбельно
Ghostwire Tokyo 52 51 ⚠ Играбельно
Alan Wake Remastered 58 50 ⚠ Играбельно
Death Stranding 54 50 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 24 50 49 ⚠ Играбельно
Guardians of the Galaxy 48 47 ⚠ Играбельно
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 47 ⚠ Играбельно
Counter-Strike 2 67 46 ⚠ Играбельно
Days Gone 49 45 ⚠ Играбельно
Atlas Fallen 52 43 ⚠ Играбельно
Far Cry 6 51 43 ⚠ Играбельно
Yakuza Like a Dragon 44 43 ⚠ Играбельно
Halo Infinite 55 41 ⚠ Играбельно
FIFA 23 47 40 ⚠ Играбельно
Diablo 4 43 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Elden Ring 43 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Mafia Definitive Edition 42 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Watch Dogs Legion 46 39 ⚠ Играбельно
Palworld 48 38 ⚠ Играбельно
Riders Republic 49 38 ⚠ Играбельно
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 59 38 ⚠ Играбельно
F1 23 51 37 ⚠ Играбельно
Far Cry 5 39 35 ⚠ Играбельно
High On Life 41 35 ⚠ Играбельно
Metro Exodus — ~35 ⚠ Играбельно
The Callisto Protocol 35 — ⚠ Играбельно
Outriders 35 34 ⚠ Играбельно
Sons of the Forest 36 34 ⚠ Играбельно
Skull & Bones 47 33 ⚠ Играбельно
Armored Core 6 36 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Elex 2 37 32 ⚠ Играбельно
God of War Ragnarök 34 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Serious Sam 4 43 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Spider-Man Miles Morales 42 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Dead Island 2 46 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Space Marine 2 31 31 ⚠ Играбельно
The Quarry 37 31 ⚠ Играбельно
Atomic Heart 49 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Baldur's Gate 3 33 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Deathloop 40 30 ⚠ Играбельно
Total War Pharaoh 50 30 ⚠ Играбельно
God of War 37 29 ✗ Низький
Lies of P 33 29 ✗ Низький
Need for Speed Unbound 54 28 ✗ Низький
Company of Heroes 3 35 27 ✗ Низький
Hogwarts Legacy 35 26 ✗ Низький
Assassin's Creed Mirage 31 25 ✗ Низький
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 37 25 ✗ Низький
Crysis Remastered 65 25 ✗ Низький
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 32 25 ✗ Низький
Dying Light 2 29 24 ✗ Низький
Enshrouded 30 24 ✗ Низький
The Crew Motorfest 30 24 ✗ Низький
A Plague Tale Requiem 26 21 ✗ Низький
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42 21 ✗ Низький
Returnal 24 21 ✗ Низький
Dead Space Remake 26 20 ✗ Низький
EA Sports WRC 27 20 ✗ Низький
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 22 20 ✗ Низький
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 24 19 ✗ Низький
Flight Simulator 2020 26 19 ✗ Низький
Ghost of Tsushima 27 19 ✗ Низький
Helldivers 2 19 19 ✗ Низький
The Witcher 3 v4 46 19 ✗ Низький
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 52 18 ✗ Низький
Cyberpunk 2077 22 18 ✗ Низький
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 19 18 ✗ Низький
The Last of Us Part 1 24 18 ✗ Низький
Immortals of Aveum — 17 ✗ Низький
Resident Evil 4 Remake 19 17 ✗ Низький
Star Wars Outlaws 21 16 ✗ Низький
Starfield 21 16 ✗ Низький
Dragon's Dogma 2 — 15 ✗ Низький
Final Fantasy XVI 16 15 ✗ Низький
Horizon Forbidden West 27 15 ✗ Низький
Until Dawn 22 15 ✗ Низький
Alan Wake 2 15 14 ✗ Низький
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 22 13 ✗ Низький
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 17 12 ✗ Низький
Lords of the Fallen 15 11 ✗ Низький
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 3 2 ✗ Низький
💡 113 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30)~ — estimated value (indirect estimation, no direct measurement for this GPU).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
80%
RAM
500%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
184%
RAM
500%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
678%
GPU
552%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
345%
RAM
500%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
221%
RAM
667%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
115%
RAM
333%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
197%
RAM
500%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
138%
RAM
667%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
151%
GPU
184%
RAM
250%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
158%
RAM
500%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
80%
RAM
250%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
158%
RAM
500%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
678%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
85%
RAM
500%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
151%
GPU
184%
RAM
500%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
251%
RAM
500%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
307%
RAM
500%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
151%
GPU
158%
RAM
500%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
178%
RAM
500%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
230%
RAM
500%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
135%
RAM
500%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
221%
RAM
500%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
230%
RAM
500%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
184%
RAM
500%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
178%
RAM
500%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
184%
RAM
500%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
276%
RAM
500%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
276%
RAM
667%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
276%
RAM
500%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
221%
RAM
500%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
230%
RAM
500%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
197%
RAM
667%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
276%
RAM
500%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
565%
GPU
552%
RAM
667%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
221%
RAM
500%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
368%
RAM
500%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
276%
RAM
667%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
135%
RAM
500%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
276%
RAM
667%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
184%
RAM
500%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
161%
GPU
230%
RAM
333%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
138%
RAM
250%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
135%
RAM
500%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
158%
RAM
500%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
138%
RAM
500%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
230%
RAM
500%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
161%
GPU
85%
RAM
250%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
230%
RAM
250%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
230%
RAM
500%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
138%
RAM
250%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
276%
RAM
500%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
276%
RAM
500%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
100%
RAM
500%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
135%
RAM
500%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
230%
RAM
500%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
120%
RAM
333%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
552%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
276%
RAM
500%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
276%
RAM
500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
230%
RAM
500%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
135%
RAM
500%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
158%
RAM
500%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
552%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
460%
RAM
500%

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Configuration options

Available model options · 23 variants across 6 categories

⚙ Processors (7)
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 5 7530U AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Intel Core i5 (13th Gen) 1335U Intel Core i7 (13th Gen) 1355U
🔲 Memory (6)
8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB 32GB 40GB
💾 Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 1.024 TB SSD
🎮 Graphics (3)
Radeon RX Vega 6 Radeon Graphics GeForce RTX 2050
🔋 Batteries (1)
48 Wh
🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 2560 x 1440 (QHD)