Acer Predator Triton 500 review

Frame rates

1920×1080, High preset, upscaling off.

Measured on this machine. Source: Notebookcheck, 2020-04-23.

In use

The short version

The Acer Predator Triton 500 PT515-52-70N3 is a powerful 1080p gaming laptop built around an RTX 2080, a Core i7-10750H, 16GB of memory and a 300Hz IPS display. Notebookcheck’s measured figures show that it remains very fast in a wide range of games at 1920x1080 using the High preset with upscaling disabled. It is particularly convincing in competitive games and older or lighter-running titles, where frame rates can move well beyond 120fps and, in FIFA 20, reach 241fps.

That does not mean the 300Hz screen is fully exploited in every game. The display is capable of refreshing far more often than the laptop can render demanding modern games at High settings. Notebookcheck’s numbers range from 241fps in FIFA 20 down to 67fps in Red Dead Redemption 2. That is not a contradiction; it is the normal result of running a broad selection of games with very different engine demands, CPU loads and graphical complexity. The key point is that the Triton 500 has enough performance for high-refresh 1080p gaming, but the games that genuinely approach the panel’s maximum refresh rate are the lighter and more competitive ones.

The measured data is strongest for a buyer who plays a mixture of esports titles, shooters, racing games and mainstream single-player releases. FIFA 20 reaches 241fps, Apex Legends 165fps, Dirt Rally 2.0 162fps, GTA V 153fps, Doom Eternal 150fps, The Witcher 3 143fps and F1 2019 141fps. Those are substantial frame rates for a 1080p laptop screen. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019, Battlefield V, Dota 2 and Escape from Tarkov also clear 120fps in the published results.

For more demanding games, the picture is still good rather than limitless. Fortnite records 114fps, The Division 2 112fps, Shadow of the Tomb Raider 105fps, Hunt Showdown 101fps and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 100fps. These are useful results for a fast display, even though they do not match 300Hz. At the other end of the list, Borderlands 3 records 84fps, Final Fantasy XV 81fps, Control 80fps, X-Plane 11 80fps, Metro Exodus 78fps, Anno 1800 74fps and Red Dead Redemption 2 67fps. The Triton 500 is therefore not a machine that turns every High-preset game into a 300fps experience. No sensible buyer should expect that from the figures supplied.

There is no confirmed UK price for this specific configuration. That matters because a laptop with an RTX 2080 and a 300Hz screen can only be judged properly against what it actually costs at the time of purchase. Without a confirmed price, it would be irresponsible to call it good value or poor value. The available evidence supports a clearer conclusion: this is a high-performance 1080p gaming laptop with a screen that suits very high frame rates, but its worth depends heavily on whether its asking price reflects the age of the hardware and the performance shown below.

Buy it if you specifically want a 15.6in, 2.1kg laptop with strong 1080p High-preset performance, a fast IPS panel and enough speed to make competitive titles feel at home on a 300Hz display. Be more cautious if your priority is consistently reaching the screen’s maximum refresh rate in graphically heavy games, if you need proven battery runtime, if you require more than 512GB of storage from the outset, or if you are choosing purely on price. The fact sheet provides no confirmed UK price, no battery-life measurement and no dimensions, so those parts of the buying decision cannot be settled from the published information.

Performance

What the benchmark data says

Notebookcheck measured the Acer Predator Triton 500 at 1920x1080 using the High preset with upscaling disabled. Those conditions are important. The laptop’s 15.6in panel is also 1920x1080, so the benchmark resolution directly matches the display’s native resolution. There is no need to interpret the results as lower-resolution performance being stretched onto a higher-resolution screen. These are figures that describe the machine running games at the resolution it is designed to use.

The measured figures cover a broad spread of games rather than a narrow selection chosen to flatter the hardware. That makes the range useful. At the fast end, FIFA 20 reaches 241fps. Apex Legends follows at 165fps, Dirt Rally 2.0 at 162fps, GTA V at 153fps and Doom Eternal at 150fps. The Witcher 3 records 143fps and F1 2019 141fps. In these titles, the RTX 2080 and Core i7-10750H combination delivers the sort of performance that gives a high-refresh display a practical purpose rather than making it a specification-sheet extra.

There is another strong cluster below those headline figures. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 reaches 129fps, Battlefield V 127fps, Dota 2 123fps and Escape from Tarkov 121fps. These games do not reach the panel’s 300Hz limit, but they are still running at frame rates well above the conventional 60fps target. For a player interested in responsive-feeling 1080p gaming rather than simply ticking off a refresh-rate number, this is an important part of the data. The laptop is not dependent on the very easiest titles to deliver over 120fps.

Fortnite records 114fps, Just Cause 4 113fps, The Division 2 112fps, Darksiders III 109fps, Rage 2 106fps, Monster Hunter World 105fps and Shadow of the Tomb Raider 105fps. Hunt Showdown reaches 101fps, while Kingdom Come: Deliverance lands at 100fps. This section of the results may be the most representative of what buyers should expect from the Triton 500 in demanding games at High settings: frame rates commonly around or above 100fps, rather than a blanket promise of 300fps.

Far Cry New Dawn records 97fps, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 93fps and Ghost Recon Breakpoint 92fps. Need for Speed Heat reaches 87fps, Borderlands 3 84fps and Final Fantasy XV 81fps. Control and X-Plane 11 both record 80fps. Hitman 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, GRID 2019 and Metro Exodus each record 78fps, while Anno 1800 reaches 74fps. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the slowest result supplied at 67fps.

Those lower figures should not be read as a failure of the hardware. They show the limits of treating an RTX 2080 laptop as if it were a guarantee of extreme frame rates in every game. The 300Hz screen gives the Triton 500 a very high ceiling, but the benchmark data shows that the ceiling is only fully relevant in some titles. In heavier games, the machine is still producing playable-looking results at High settings, but a buyer focused on 300Hz should understand that the display’s potential and the GPU’s output are not the same thing.

The scoring-suite results

The supplied scoring-suite games are GTA V, Dota 2, Final Fantasy XV and X-Plane 11. Notebookcheck’s measured results are 153fps in GTA V, 123fps in Dota 2, 81fps in Final Fantasy XV and 80fps in X-Plane 11. Their mean is 109fps. That is a useful shorthand for the range of games represented by those results, but it should not be mistaken for a universal expectation across the entire library above.

GTA V and Dota 2 pull the average upward because they run much faster on this laptop than Final Fantasy XV and X-Plane 11. The gap is substantial: GTA V is measured at 153fps, while X-Plane 11 records 80fps under the stated test conditions. A buyer who sees only the 109fps mean could reasonably assume that every major game lands around that level. The individual figures show why that would be too simple. The average describes a set of games; it does not erase the fact that particular titles can be much faster or slower.

The fact sheet also states that the scoring suite is incomplete because there is no result for Strange Brigade. Every scored laptop is averaged over the same five games, and a partial set cannot be ranked fairly against those machines. For that reason, this review should not assign the Predator Triton 500 a score or place it in a scored league table. The available benchmark results are still valuable, especially for direct shared-game comparisons, but they do not support a complete formal ranking.

How close it gets to 300Hz

The 300Hz panel is the defining feature of the display specification, but it needs to be interpreted alongside the game results. FIFA 20 reaches 241fps. That is the closest of the supplied figures to the screen’s refresh rate, and it demonstrates that the laptop can make strong use of a very fast display in a suitable title. It still does not reach 300fps in the measured result, but it is far closer to the panel’s limit than most of the demanding games in the list.

Apex Legends at 165fps, Dirt Rally 2.0 at 162fps, GTA V at 153fps, Doom Eternal at 150fps, The Witcher 3 at 143fps and F1 2019 at 141fps all make a 300Hz screen more meaningful than a standard 60Hz panel would be. They are not 300fps results, but they sit comfortably in high-refresh territory. The practical point is not that the display will always receive a new frame for every refresh. It is that these games can deliver far more frames than a basic 60Hz screen can show.

Once the results move closer to 100fps, the panel remains capable of displaying the output, but the match is less complete. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 at 129fps, Battlefield V at 127fps, Dota 2 at 123fps and Escape from Tarkov at 121fps remain fast. Fortnite at 114fps, The Division 2 at 112fps and Darksiders III at 109fps are also still well above 60fps. Yet none of them comes close to saturating a 300Hz panel according to the published figures.

For titles such as Control at 80fps, Metro Exodus at 78fps, Anno 1800 at 74fps and Red Dead Redemption 2 at 67fps, the screen’s 300Hz capability is not the limiting factor. The game performance is. That is not a criticism of the panel; it is simply the relationship between a very fast display and graphically demanding software. The display gives the laptop room to run lighter games at very high frame rates, but it cannot create frames that the hardware is not producing.

Why the spread matters

The performance spread is wide, from 241fps in FIFA 20 to 67fps in Red Dead Redemption 2. That gap is precisely why laptop reviews should not reduce gaming performance to a single headline number. The Triton 500 is quick, but “quick” means something different in FIFA 20 than it does in Red Dead Redemption 2. A prospective owner should choose based on the games they actually play rather than assuming an RTX 2080 gives identical results across all major releases.

The games near the top of the list show the machine at its best for high-refresh play. FIFA 20 at 241fps is the clearest example. Apex Legends at 165fps, Dirt Rally 2.0 at 162fps and GTA V at 153fps also suggest that the machine has ample performance for players who value high frame rates in familiar competitive, sports, driving and action games. Doom Eternal at 150fps and F1 2019 at 141fps reinforce that point.

The middle of the list is equally important because it contains games many buyers may consider more demanding. Battlefield V at 127fps, Escape from Tarkov at 121fps, The Division 2 at 112fps, Monster Hunter World at 105fps and Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 105fps show that the Triton 500 remains strong at the stated settings. These are not marginal results. They indicate that the laptop can support a fast gaming experience without requiring a buyer to restrict themselves to the easiest-running titles.

The lower section is where expectations need to become more realistic. Ghost Recon Breakpoint reaches 92fps, Need for Speed Heat 87fps, Borderlands 3 84fps, Final Fantasy XV 81fps, Control 80fps and X-Plane 11 80fps. These results are still above 60fps, but they are much closer to the sort of performance associated with a conventional gaming laptop display than with the full potential of a 300Hz panel. Metro Exodus at 78fps, Anno 1800 at 74fps and Red Dead Redemption 2 at 67fps make the same point.

The benchmark conditions already specify High settings and disabled upscaling. The figures therefore describe a particular quality-performance balance, not the highest possible visual settings and not a reduced-detail competitive configuration. A player prepared to alter settings may reach different results, but no alternative frame rates are provided in the fact sheet and should not be invented. The reliable conclusion is limited to the measurements: at 1080p High with upscaling off, the Triton 500 ranges from extremely fast in some games to merely solid in the heaviest examples listed.

GPU power limit: what can and cannot be concluded

The machine specification identifies the GPU as an RTX 2080, but the fact sheet does not provide a GPU power limit. That omission matters because laptop GPUs with the same name can perform differently depending on their configured power and cooling arrangement. It would be wrong to attach a power figure to this Predator Triton 500 or to explain its performance using an unconfirmed limit.

What can be said is that the published results describe the performance of this specific PT515-52-70N3 configuration under Notebookcheck’s stated test conditions. The laptop reaches 153fps in GTA V, 123fps in Dota 2, 81fps in Final Fantasy XV and 80fps in X-Plane 11. It is effectively tied with the Asus ROG Strix G15 in the shared-game comparison, and it is also effectively tied with the Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE in their shared games. It trails the MSI GT76 Titan DT by 26fps across four shared games. Those results are more useful than guessing at a wattage that the source material does not confirm.

The absence of a stated GPU power limit also means buyers should avoid assuming that every RTX 2080 laptop will behave like this Acer, or that this Acer will behave like every other RTX 2080 machine. The name of the GPU establishes the class of hardware, but the measured results establish the actual performance of this laptop. For a purchase decision, measured game data is the stronger evidence.

The screen

The Predator Triton 500 has a 15.6in IPS display with a 1920x1080 resolution and a 300Hz refresh rate. This is a clear gaming-first combination. Full HD keeps the native resolution aligned with the benchmark conditions, while the high refresh rate is intended for games that can produce far more than 60fps.

The IPS panel type is another relevant part of the specification. The fact sheet does not provide brightness, colour coverage, contrast, response-time or outdoor-use measurements, so those should not be assumed. There is enough information, however, to identify the display’s basic role: it is a fast 1080p panel aimed at gaming rather than a higher-resolution screen aimed at maximising desktop workspace or visual detail.

At 15.6in and 1920x1080, the display is matched sensibly to the laptop’s published game performance. Running at the panel’s native resolution, the Triton 500 reaches 241fps in FIFA 20, 165fps in Apex Legends, 162fps in Dirt Rally 2.0 and 153fps in GTA V. Those are the results that justify the 300Hz specification most clearly. A lower-refresh display would be unable to show the full output from these games.

The display remains appropriate in the large group of titles between 100fps and 150fps. Doom Eternal at 150fps, The Witcher 3 at 143fps, F1 2019 at 141fps, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 at 129fps, Battlefield V at 127fps and Dota 2 at 123fps all sit in a range where a high-refresh screen has an obvious role. The panel is not being fully saturated, but it is not excessive in the sense of being irrelevant either.

There is a difference between a display being capable of 300Hz and a game supplying 300fps. The benchmark data shows that this laptop does the former in all games because the panel specification does not change, but it only gets near the latter in the fastest-running titles. FIFA 20 at 241fps is the best case among the figures supplied. No measured result reaches 300fps. Buyers who interpret “300Hz” as a promise of 300fps in every game will be disappointed; buyers who understand it as a ceiling for suitable games will have a more realistic view.

For demanding releases, the display is still useful, but the argument shifts from maximum refresh-rate use to smoothness above 60fps. Control at 80fps, Metro Exodus at 78fps and Red Dead Redemption 2 at 67fps are all well below 300fps. The panel’s headline refresh rate is not the central story in those games. Instead, the relevant point is that the laptop runs them at the stated settings and resolution with the measured frame rates Notebookcheck reports.

The 1080p resolution is also important in the context of the 300Hz target. The benchmark figures are all gathered at 1920x1080, exactly matching the screen. The laptop is not being asked to drive a higher native resolution before chasing high frame rates. That alignment is a strength of the configuration. The display specification and the testing resolution are pulling in the same direction: prioritising frame rate at Full HD rather than prioritising pixel count.

This screen suits the buyer who plays FIFA 20, Apex Legends, Dirt Rally 2.0, GTA V, Doom Eternal, F1 2019, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 or Battlefield V and wants the possibility of well over 100fps at the native resolution. It is less compelling for someone whose main aim is visual resolution rather than frame rate, because the fact sheet confirms only 1920x1080. It is also less compelling for someone expecting demanding games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, Anno 1800 or Metro Exodus to operate anywhere near 300fps at the published High-preset settings.

Build, size and portability

The Acer Predator Triton 500 weighs 2.1kg. For a gaming laptop with a 15.6in screen, RTX 2080 graphics, a Core i7-10750H and an 84Wh battery, that figure suggests a machine intended to be transportable rather than permanently fixed to a desk. It is not possible to make claims about thickness, footprint or bag space because the fact sheet does not provide dimensions. Buyers who need to know whether it fits a particular backpack or desk should seek those measurements before committing.

The 2.1kg weight is the clearest portability figure available. It means the Triton 500 is not defined solely by its desktop use case, but it is still a substantial computer once the rest of a typical gaming setup is considered. The source material does not state charger weight, so there is no reliable combined carry weight to quote. Nor does it provide any account of build rigidity, keyboard quality, touchpad quality, port selection, speaker performance or fan noise. Those are gaps in the available information, not details that should be filled with assumptions.

The 84Wh battery capacity is relatively substantial as a specification, but capacity alone is not battery life. There is no measured runtime in the fact sheet, and there is no basis for promising a certain number of hours away from mains power. Gaming battery performance in particular should not be guessed at from capacity alone. Anyone buying the Triton 500 for commuting, university, travel or frequent work away from a socket should treat battery runtime as an unresolved question until they find a measurement for this configuration.

The 512GB SSD is another practical constraint worth considering. It is enough for an operating system, applications and a selection of games, but the fact sheet does not confirm usable capacity after setup, expansion options or the number of storage slots. A buyer with a large installed library should not assume that more storage can be added without checking. The same applies to the 16GB memory configuration: it is the confirmed installed amount, but the fact sheet does not say whether it is upgradeable.

The strongest portability argument is therefore straightforward rather than extravagant. The Predator Triton 500 combines a 15.6in 300Hz display, RTX 2080 graphics and a listed weight of 2.1kg. That makes it a laptop rather than a desktop replacement in the literal sense: it can be moved and used in different places. But the available data does not support claims that it is especially slim, exceptionally rugged, quiet, cool-running or long-lasting away from power. Those qualities need evidence, and none is supplied here.

How it compares

The direct comparison data is intentionally limited to games both machines hold, with preference given to the scoring suite where possible. That is the right way to compare laptops with incomplete game lists: use shared evidence rather than pretending that separate results are directly interchangeable. The Predator Triton 500 sits close to some rivals, clearly ahead of one lower-class machine, and clearly behind one more powerful RTX 2080 rival.

Against the Asus ROG Strix G15

Against the Asus ROG Strix G15 with an RTX 2070, the Predator Triton 500 averages 2fps ahead across four shared games. That is effectively a tie in practical terms. The raw GPU labels suggest a larger gap than the shared-game result shows, but the supplied comparison notes explain why near-zero differences can be real: at 1080p, lighter titles in the shared set can become CPU-bound and compress genuine GPU gaps.

That explanation matters. It would be easy to see RTX 2080 versus RTX 2070 and assume the Predator must be decisively faster in every context. The shared data does not support that claim. In the games both laptops hold, the Acer’s advantage is only 2fps on average. For a buyer choosing between these specific machines, that means the GPU name alone is not enough. The display, weight, storage, price and other confirmed specifications would need to decide the purchase, but there is no confirmed UK price for either machine in the fact sheet.

The sensible conclusion is not that the Predator Triton 500 is slower than expected, nor that the Asus is automatically the better buy. It is that the measured shared-game performance is too close to treat as a meaningful victory for either laptop. The Acer’s individual benchmark list remains strong, but this particular head-to-head does not show a decisive gaming-performance lead.

Against the Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE

Against the Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE, which also uses an RTX 2080, the Predator Triton 500 averages 1fps ahead across three shared games. This is another effective tie. A 1fps difference across the available shared titles is not a useful basis for choosing between them.

The comparison is particularly useful because both machines carry the same listed GPU class. It demonstrates that the Triton 500’s performance is in the same broad territory as another RTX 2080 laptop when judged on the games they share. It does not establish superiority in a meaningful way. The difference is too small, and the shared set is limited to three games.

At 1080p, lighter shared titles can become CPU-bound and reduce visible separation between machines with different GPU capability. In this case the GPU names are the same, but the broader lesson still applies: benchmark comparisons should be read as evidence from the games tested, not as universal rankings. With only a 1fps average lead, buyers should decide between the Acer and Lenovo using confirmed differences in screen, size, weight, storage, memory, price and other features. This fact sheet provides no confirmed UK price for either.

Against the Acer Aspire 17

The Predator Triton 500 is 34fps ahead on average across four shared games against the Acer Aspire 17 with an RTX 2050 at 35W. This is the largest positive difference in the supplied rival set and it is meaningful. Unlike the near-tie with the Asus ROG Strix G15 or the Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE, the Triton 500’s advantage here is large enough to describe the machines as serving clearly different performance expectations.

The comparison also illustrates why the specific laptop configuration matters. The Aspire 17 is identified as using an RTX 2050 at 35W, while the Triton 500 is identified simply as using an RTX 2080. The fact sheet does not provide a power limit for the Triton, so no wattage-based calculation should be made. The shared-game outcome is sufficient: the Predator delivers a 34fps average lead across the games both machines hold.

For someone choosing between these two, the Triton 500 is the performance-led option. Its own full benchmark list supports that interpretation, with results such as 165fps in Apex Legends, 153fps in GTA V, 150fps in Doom Eternal and 127fps in Battlefield V. The Aspire 17 comparison does not prove that the Acer Predator will always be 34fps faster in every game, because the figure applies to the shared set. It does show a substantial and useful advantage in the available direct evidence.

Against the MSI GT76 Titan DT

The MSI GT76 Titan DT is the machine that beats the Predator Triton 500 by the largest margin in the supplied comparisons. The Triton averages 26fps behind across four shared games. Both machines are listed with RTX 2080 graphics, which underlines the point that GPU names alone do not settle laptop performance.

The 26fps deficit is large enough to matter. It places the MSI ahead in the games used for the comparison, and it prevents the Triton 500 from being described as the outright fastest RTX 2080 laptop in this rival group. That would not be supported by the benchmark evidence.

At the same time, the comparison should be kept in context. It applies to four shared games, not every title in Notebookcheck’s list. The Triton 500 still produces strong numbers in its own results, including 241fps in FIFA 20, 165fps in Apex Legends and 162fps in Dirt Rally 2.0. The MSI comparison says that another RTX 2080 laptop can be meaningfully faster in the shared sample; it does not invalidate the Acer’s performance.

There is no confirmed UK price for the MSI GT76 Titan DT, just as there is no confirmed UK price for the Predator Triton 500. That prevents a proper value conclusion. A 26fps deficit might be acceptable if the Triton is substantially cheaper, more portable, better suited to a buyer’s needs or simply more available. Conversely, the MSI’s lead could justify a higher price for a buyer who values outright performance above all else. The fact sheet does not supply the pricing needed to settle that argument.

Who it’s for

Buy it for high-refresh 1080p gaming

The Predator Triton 500 makes the most sense for players who want strong frame rates at 1920x1080 and who play games where the 300Hz IPS panel can be used properly. FIFA 20 at 241fps is the standout result. Apex Legends at 165fps, Dirt Rally 2.0 at 162fps, GTA V at 153fps, Doom Eternal at 150fps, The Witcher 3 at 143fps and F1 2019 at 141fps all support the same conclusion: this laptop is well suited to games where high frame rates are part of the appeal.

It is also a good fit for a buyer who wants a high-performance machine without moving to a larger-screen format. The confirmed weight is 2.1kg and the screen is 15.6in. That combination will appeal to someone who wants a laptop that can be transported, while still having the hardware to produce more than 100fps in a substantial number of the measured games.

The machine is especially sensible for someone who values the native 1080p resolution as a performance choice. The benchmark data is already collected at the display’s own 1920x1080 resolution. There is no ambiguity about whether the performance is dependent on reducing below the panel’s native pixel count. The results are directly relevant to the built-in screen.

It suits mixed game libraries

A mixed-library player is likely to get the best overall experience from this laptop. Sports games, competitive shooters, racing games, action titles and older blockbuster releases all appear in the benchmark list, and many of them run very quickly. FIFA 20, Apex Legends, Dirt Rally 2.0, GTA V, Doom Eternal and F1 2019 give the 300Hz panel a clear purpose.

At the same time, the laptop does not collapse when faced with heavier games. The Division 2 at 112fps, Monster Hunter World at 105fps, Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 105fps, Hunt Showdown at 101fps and Kingdom Come: Deliverance at 100fps show that it remains capable in more demanding titles. The user just needs to accept that high-refresh gaming is a spectrum. Some games will run close to the display’s maximum potential, while others will run closer to 100fps or below.

The 512GB SSD and 16GB memory configuration will suit buyers whose needs fit within those confirmed specifications. The available information does not confirm upgrade paths, so anyone planning a particularly large game installation or a memory-heavy workload should verify expansion details separately. The laptop should be bought for the configuration confirmed, not for assumed future upgrades.

Who should buy something else

Do not buy the Predator Triton 500 purely because the display says 300Hz if your main games are the heaviest titles in the benchmark list and your expectation is to run them near 300fps at High settings. Notebookcheck’s results do not support that expectation. Red Dead Redemption 2 records 67fps, Anno 1800 74fps, Metro Exodus 78fps, Control 80fps, X-Plane 11 80fps, Final Fantasy XV 81fps and Borderlands 3 84fps. These are not 300fps results.

Buy something else if a confirmed battery-life figure is essential before purchase. The laptop has an 84Wh battery, but the fact sheet provides no runtime measurement. Capacity is not a substitute for measured endurance. The same applies if quiet operation, low temperatures, precise dimensions, keyboard quality, ports or screen colour performance are priorities: the supplied information does not include those measurements or specifications.

Buy something else if you need a larger built-in storage allocation and cannot confirm whether expansion is available. The Triton 500 comes with a 512GB SSD according to the fact sheet. That may be enough for some owners and restrictive for others, but no upgrade information is provided. It would be wrong to assume a particular expansion route.

Buy something else if your deciding factor is value and you cannot obtain a real current price. There is no confirmed UK price for this machine. Without that, no review can honestly say whether the Predator Triton 500 is a bargain, fairly priced or overpriced. Performance is clear from the benchmark data; value is not.

Finally, choose another laptop if outright performance against every listed rival is your sole objective. The MSI GT76 Titan DT is 26fps ahead on average across four shared games. The Triton 500 is effectively tied with the Asus ROG Strix G15 and Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE in their respective shared-game comparisons, while it is clearly ahead of the Acer Aspire 17. That places it in a strong but not unchallenged position among the supplied rivals.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is best understood as a fast 1080p gaming laptop whose 300Hz screen is genuinely useful in the right games, rather than as a machine that can force every modern release to match its panel refresh rate. Notebookcheck’s data shows excellent results in FIFA 20, Apex Legends, Dirt Rally 2.0, GTA V, Doom Eternal and F1 2019, strong results across much of the rest of the list, and more restrained results in the heaviest games. That is a credible and useful performance profile. Whether it is the right purchase depends on the games you play, the storage you need, the portability you require and, above all, the price you can actually find in the UK.