Key Differences
In short — Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R21A outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R21A is 439 days older than the cheaper MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD.
Advantages of Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R21A Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 30% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD - 82 vs 63 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 27% cheaper than Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R21A - $699.99 vs $959.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R21A - $11.11 vs $11.7 per FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jul 1st, 2021
FPS
82
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.7/FPS
94.95726495726495%
Price, $
$959
72%
FPS Winner
Buy for $959 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 245 minutes ago
Sep 13th, 2022
FPS
63
76.82926829268293%
Value, $/FPS
$11.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$699.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 229 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jul 1st, 2021
Sep 13th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 1st, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Sep 13th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
61.81286549707602%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
39.56140350877193%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 1st, 2021
Ryzen 5 5600
3.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2029
100%
Multi-Core
8539
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 13th, 2022
Core i5-11400H
2.7 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1818
89.60078856579597%
Multi-Core
6333
74.16559316079166%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R21A Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse GL66 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 13th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 5600 | CPU | Core i5-11400H |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
