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 ¥264,438
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong port (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong social proof (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average compact (13th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
What owners think
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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 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | MSI Stealth A3XWIG-076US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | HP ZBook 8 G1i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12700H | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 70 | 57 | 100 | 54 | 77 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s | 78.9 | 85.1 | 53.5 | 87.4 | 90.8 | 13 | 81.5 | 34.4 | 9.7 | 82.6 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.4 | 80.1 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 89.8 | 92.8 | 81.5 | 0 | 58.6 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 93.3 | 92.1 | 95.1 | 90.4 | 94.6 | 0 | 78.9 | 83.1 |
| MSI Stealth A3XWIG-076US Compare | 86.6 | 91.5 | 91.7 | 68.7 | 93.8 | 16.4 | 94.6 | 0 | 58.6 | 82.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 66.6 | 64.3 | 93.3 | 60.9 | 87.1 | 87 | 81.5 | 0 | 78.9 | 52.4 |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i Compare | 89.7 | 64.3 | 98 | 94.4 | 87.3 | 76.9 | 81.5 | 0 | 32.1 | 44.1 |
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