Acer Predator Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop 16" Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.7 kg
68.8 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 90th
- Strong port (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average reliability (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average compact (10th percentile) 10th
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 | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 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 Home |
Value & Pricing
Feb 21, 2026 $1,769
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Predator Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop 16" | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M4 Max, Silver) | ASUS Zenbook ASUS 14" Zenbook Duo UX8406CA Multi-Touch Laptop | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16″ Intel) 83F3000HUS | MSI Vector MSI 16" Vector 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft 15" Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC (7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | — | 72 | 75 | 80 | 90 | 66 |