Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" Helios Neo 16S AI Black 2025
A 16-inch 2560x1600 OLED display with 240Hz refresh and full DCI-P3 coverage pairs with an RTX 5070 Ti for fluid, color-accurate gaming. The 24-core Intel Ultra 9 275HX and 32GB of DDR5 RAM handle demanding multitasking, while the 5th Gen AeroBlade cooling keeps temperatures in check during sustained loads. This machine is best for competitive gamers who also need a high-fidelity screen for color-critical creative work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong port (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average compact (14th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt Port |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| Battery | 76 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" Helios Neo 16S AI | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 76 | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" Helios Neo 16S AI | 96.8 | 89.9 | 82 | 92 | 93.1 | 13.6 | 69.7 | 9.6 | 48.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 19 | 96.4 | 79.2 | 99.2 | 67.4 | 99.7 | 96.7 | 88.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.7 | 90.3 | 59 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.4 | 81.8 | 32.4 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 | 86.9 |
Usage Scores
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