Acer Predator 16" Helios Neo 16S Obsidian Black
The 16-inch 240Hz OLED display with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and 500 nits brightness delivers exceptional color accuracy for both gaming and content creation. Its dedicated NPU accelerates AI workloads, while the RTX 5070 Ti with 12GB GDDR7 VRAM and 64GB of DDR5 RAM provides substantial headroom for demanding 3D rendering and local AI model training. This machine is best for game developers and 3D artists who need a powerful, desktop-replacement workstation with a high-refresh, color-critical screen.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
Battery 230 Wh
66 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average portability (15th percentile)
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 | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Killer Ethernet E3100G 10/100/1000/2500 Ethernet LAN |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| Battery | 230 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Predator 16" Helios Neo 16S | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 230 | 72 | - | - | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator 16" Helios Neo 16S | 96 | 90.4 | 95.9 | 97.5 | 95.4 | 14.7 | 89.9 | 9.7 | 44.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.9 | 74.6 | 99.2 | 69 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 89.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 59.9 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.2 | 97.3 | 80.8 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 66.6 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 87 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.1 | 94 | 59.9 | 54.5 |
Usage Scores
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