Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s Steel Gray 2023

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (60)

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
Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s Steel Gray 2023 laptop
62 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong screen (92th percentile) 92th
  • 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 (35th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has improved over time
72/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 6 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '18: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '19: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ2 '19: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '19: 2.0★ · 1 review1311Q4 '18Q1 '19Q2 '19Q3 '19
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 79.2
GPU 85.3
RAM 54
Ports 86.9
Screen 91.5
Portability 12.9
Storage 81.8
User Sentiment 34.9
Reliability 9.7
Social Proof 83.4

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 Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI MSI Titan A2XWIG-442US HP ZBook G1a
CPU Intel Core i7 12700H Apple M4 Max Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380
RAM (GB) 16 64 128 32 64 16
Storage (GB) 1024 8192 4096 1000 2048 1024
Screen 16" 2560x1600 14.2" 3024x1964 16" 3200x2000 14" 2880x1800 18" 3840x2400 14" 2880x1800
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 AMD Radeon 8040S Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home macOS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 2.4 1.6 2.5 1.6 0.5 2.7
Battery (Wh) 100 72 100 - 100 74
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s 79.285.35486.991.512.981.834.99.783.4
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 92.379.996.478.999.267.599.79496.788.2
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare 96.789.299.799.597.610.698.878.479.389.5
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare 86.689.992.482.29672.990.4059.195.5
MSI Titan A2XWIG-442US Compare 98.191.49898.899.657.698.8059.185
HP ZBook G1a Compare 77.696.469.184.595.556.181.8032.560.8

Price

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Usage Scores

Overall (62.3)Ai Llm (43.3)Gaming (80)Compact (44.6)Creator (78.5)Student (53.9)Business (54.1)Developer (65.5)Entertainment (72.5)

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