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Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s Steel Gray 2023
The 2560x1600 240Hz G-SYNC display covers 100% DCI-P3 at 500 nits, backed by an Intel i7-12700H and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 8GB VRAM. Liquid metal cooling with 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D fans and Killer DoubleShot Pro networking sustain performance under combined workloads. Best for video editors and 3D artists who require a color-accurate high-refresh panel for grading and GPU-accelerated rendering while gaming competitively.
CPU Intel Core i7 12700H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.4 kg
Battery 100 Wh
70 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong port (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong social proof (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average compact (13th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12700H |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 or above |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12700H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s | 78.6 | 85 | 53.4 | 87.3 | 90.5 | 13.1 | 81.4 | 34.4 | 9.7 | 82.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.9 | 18.5 | 99.5 | 79.6 | 99 | 67.4 | 98.7 | 78 | 96.3 | 87.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 98.2 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.2 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.7 | 78 | 78.6 | 88.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 93.9 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
Usage Scores
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