Acer Predator Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop 16" Review

CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 4 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.7 kg
Acer Predator Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop 16" laptop
71.2 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 96.3
GPU 82.3
RAM 97.1
Ports 82.2
Screen 91.9
Portability 8.7
Storage 96.9
Reliability 8.6

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong storage (96th percentile) 97th
  • Strong ram (96th percentile) 97th
  • Strong cpu (95th percentile) 96th
  • Strong screen (89th percentile) 92th

Cons

  • Below average reliability (8th percentile) 9th
  • Below average compact (10th percentile) 9th

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Cores 24
Frequency 2.7 GHz
L3 Cache 36 MB

Graphics

GPU RTX 5060
Type discrete
VRAM 8 GB
VRAM Type GDDR7

Memory & Storage

RAM 64 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 4 TB

Display

Size 16"
Resolution 2560 (QHD)
Panel OLED
Refresh Rate 240 Hz
Color Gamut 100% DCI-P3

Connectivity

Thunderbolt 1 x Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1 x HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi WiFi 6E
Bluetooth Yes

Physical

Weight 2.7 kg / 5.9 lbs
OS Windows 11 Pro

Value & Pricing

Price History

$2,470 $2,480 $2,490 $2,500 $2,510 $2,520 $2,530 Feb 18Mar 30 $2,499

vs Competition

Spec Acer Predator Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop 16" Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M4 Max, Space Black) ASUS ROG Flow ASUS ROG Flow - AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 AMD Radeon Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 16" UHD+ OLED Touchscreen MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook Ultra G1a Multi-Touch Mobile
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Apple M4 Max AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core i7 13620H AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
RAM (GB) 64 36 128 64 32 128
Storage (GB) 4096 1024 1024 2048 2048 2048
Screen 16" 2560x1600 14.2" 3024x1964 13.4" 2560x1600 16" 3840x2160 14" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Apple M4 Max 32-core AMD Radeon 8060 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AMD Radeon
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro, English Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 2.7 1.6 1.2 1.8 1.6 2.5
Battery (Wh) - 72 70 90 - 74