Decent 1080p Gaming… In Short Spurts

In terms of gaming, you can get a fair bit done with the Nitro 5 but don’t expect to play all the latest triple-A titles on the highest settings.

Grand Theft Auto V may be a little past its prime but a lot of people still use the open world game to test out laptops and the Nitro 5 managed an average of 57 frames per second using the in-game benchmark, though there were times where we would notice more frame rate drops in actual gameplay.

PlayerUknown’s Battleground is still a very popular title that received a ton of optimization in recent patches. At very high settings at 1080p, it got an average of 52 frames per second during the few matches I played. It was pretty smooth throughout with a few tiny hiccups here and there.

Moving on to some of the recent big name titles. This is where you’ll have to dial things back a lot.

Playing Middle-Earth: Shadow of War at 1080p on Medium got as an average of 56 frames per second, which sounds good but you’ve got a minimum frame rate of 4 fps. You’ll want to drop it down a little lower to make sure you maintain smoother frame rates during your gaming session.

Benchmarks on Far Cry 5 at 1080p using the Lowest Settings gave us an average of 59 frames per second but, again, we noticed that frames would come to a noticeable halt when playing the game.

The main culprit here is the cooling of the device that doesn’t seem to be able to keep up with the temps built up in the chassis during prolonged sessions. If you’re going to play a few matches of Overwatch during a short break or maybe a mission or two on GTA V and you’ll be golden but don’t expect it to run smoothly if you want to go for prolonged periods of play.

The fans will definitely let you know when it’s time to kinda take a break from playing. Yes, testing was done in an air-conditioned room or when we were freezing our butts off in Barcelona.