{"id":3493,"date":"2023-08-18T13:52:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T08:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2023-08-18T13:52:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T08:22:44","slug":"can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Change Graphics Card In Acer Nitro 5? (Explained)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The graphics card generates a feed of images to output to your computer monitor, enhancing your device&#8217;s graphics performance. All gaming laptops, including the Acer Nitro 5, have discrete graphics cards to enhance gaming performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you\u2019ll find out if the graphics card on the Acer Nitro 5 is changeable and also learn a thing or two about how graphics cards work on the laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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Acer Nitro 5?\">Can You Change Graphics Card In Acer Nitro 5?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#What_Graphics_Card_Does_The_Acer_Nitro_5_Have\" title=\"What Graphics Card Does The Acer Nitro 5 Have?\">What Graphics Card Does The Acer Nitro 5 Have?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#How_To_Disable_Integrated_Graphics_Card_In_Acer_Nitro_5\" title=\"How To Disable Integrated Graphics Card In Acer Nitro 5?\">How To Disable Integrated Graphics Card In Acer Nitro 5?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#What_Can_I_Upgrade_On_My_Acer_Nitro_5\" title=\"What Can I Upgrade On My Acer Nitro 5?\">What Can I Upgrade On My Acer Nitro 5?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#How_To_Activate_NVIDIA_Graphics_Card_On_Acer_Laptop\" title=\"How To Activate NVIDIA Graphics Card On Acer Laptop?\">How To Activate NVIDIA Graphics Card On Acer Laptop?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#Can_We_Upgrade_An_Acer_Nitro_5_Graphics_Card\" title=\"Can We Upgrade An Acer Nitro 5 Graphics Card?\">Can We Upgrade An Acer Nitro 5 Graphics Card?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#How_Do_I_Change_The_Graphics_Card_On_My_Acer_Nitro_5\" title=\"How Do I Change The Graphics Card On My Acer Nitro 5?\">How Do I Change The Graphics Card On My Acer Nitro 5?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#Can_I_Change_Acer_Aspire_5_Graphics_Card\" title=\"Can I Change Acer Aspire 5 Graphics Card?\">Can I Change Acer Aspire 5 Graphics Card?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#Does_The_Acer_Nitro_5_Have_Optimus\" title=\"Does The Acer Nitro 5 Have Optimus?\">Does The Acer Nitro 5 Have Optimus?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#Can_A_Acer_Nitro_5_Run_VR\" title=\"Can A Acer Nitro 5 Run VR?\">Can A Acer Nitro 5 Run VR?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#Is_Acer_Nitro_5_High_End\" title=\"Is Acer Nitro 5 High End?\">Is Acer Nitro 5 High End?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/can-you-change-graphics-card-in-acer-nitro-5\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Change_Graphics_Card_In_Acer_Nitro_5\"><\/span><strong>Can You Change Graphics Card In Acer Nitro 5?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Changing the graphics card on the Acer Nitro 5 is impossible because the GPU is soldered into the motherboard. If you want better graphical performance, your best bet would be to get a better laptop with a superior graphics card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Graphics_Card_Does_The_Acer_Nitro_5_Have\"><\/span><strong>What Graphics Card Does The Acer Nitro 5 Have?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Acer Nitro 5 has different graphics cards, depending on your configuration. That said, you should be able to go up to a <strong>4 GB GDDR6 NVIDIA\u00ae<\/strong> <strong>GeForce\u00ae<\/strong> <strong>RTX\u2122 3050Ti <\/strong>graphics card.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Disable_Integrated_Graphics_Card_In_Acer_Nitro_5\"><\/span><strong>How To Disable Integrated Graphics Card In Acer Nitro 5?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can disable the Integrated Graphics Card on the Acer Nitro 5 through the device manager. Click on expand display adapters, then select integrated GPU. Lastly, click on disable device to disable the Integrated Graphics Card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Can_I_Upgrade_On_My_Acer_Nitro_5\"><\/span><strong>What Can I Upgrade On My Acer Nitro 5<\/strong>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can upgrade the <strong>RAM<\/strong>, <strong>storage<\/strong>, and<strong> Wi-Fi card<\/strong> on your Acer Nitro 5. You can add more RAM sticks to the device to up the RAM to your specifications, and the meager storage could also increase with an upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Activate_NVIDIA_Graphics_Card_On_Acer_Laptop\"><\/span><strong>How To Activate NVIDIA Graphics Card On Acer Laptop<\/strong>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can switch between the integrated GPU and the Nvidia graphics card on your Acer Nitro 5. Enter the Nvidia Control Panel and click on manage 3D settings. Click on Global Settings Tab and select High-performance Nvidia; click \u201cApply\u201d to set the Nvidia Graphics Card to default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_We_Upgrade_An_Acer_Nitro_5_Graphics_Card\"><\/span><strong>Can We Upgrade An Acer Nitro 5 Graphics Card?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can upgrade the storage, RAM, and Wi-Fi card on your Acer Nitro 5. However, Upgrading the Nitro 5 Graphics card is impossible <strong>because Acer soldered it into the computer\u2019s motherboard. <\/strong>Nonetheless, you can always set the Nvidia graphics card as default whenever possible.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Graphics-Card.jpg\" alt=\"Graphics Card\" class=\"wp-image-3499\" style=\"width:472px;height:354px\" width=\"472\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techfixify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Graphics-Card.jpg 910w, https:\/\/techfixify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Graphics-Card-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techfixify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Graphics-Card-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Change_The_Graphics_Card_On_My_Acer_Nitro_5\"><\/span><strong>How Do I Change The Graphics Card On My Acer Nitro 5?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, you can&#8217;t change the graphics card on your Acer Nitro 5 because Acer soldered the GPU into the motherboard. However, when due, your computer should automatically switch between the integrated GPU and Nvidia graphics card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_Change_Acer_Aspire_5_Graphics_Card\"><\/span><strong>Can I Change Acer Aspire 5 Graphics Card?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the Acer Nitro 5, you can&#8217;t change the Acer Aspire 5 Graphics Card. You are limited to the computer&#8217;s built-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/NVIDIA-GeForce-MX250-Graphics-Card.382341.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">NVIDIA GeForce MX250<\/a> Dedicated Graphics for gaming and other highly intensive tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_The_Acer_Nitro_5_Have_Optimus\"><\/span><strong>Does The Acer Nitro 5 Have Optimus?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Acer Nitro 5 has Nvidia Optimus, which allows you to switch between the dedicated GeForce GPU and the integrated GPU of the processor. Using Optimus is highly beneficial to your laptop as it increases battery life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span><strong>FAQ<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1657975003531\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_A_Acer_Nitro_5_Run_VR\"><\/span><strong>Can A Acer Nitro 5 Run VR?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The Acer Nitro 5 15.6 laptop supports VR gaming, and the computer also has 16GB of RAM to smoothen your budget gaming experience. However, older Acer Nitro 5 laptops don&#8217;t support VR gaming.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1657975007276\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Acer_Nitro_5_High_End\"><\/span><strong>Is Acer Nitro 5 High End?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The Acer Nitro 5 is one of the best budget gaming laptops on the market. Compared to other gaming laptops, it\u2019s not high-end, mainly because of the price. However, when you compare it to other devices within the price range, it\u2019s about one of the highest-end computers you can get.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, the graphics card on the Acer Nitro 5 isn\u2019t upgradable. Consider conducting adequate research about the system before purchasing to avoid regretful decisions. 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