Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" Helios Neo 16S Black 2025
Its 16-inch 240Hz OLED display delivers 500 nits brightness and full DCI-P3 color, powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5060 with a dedicated 13 TOPS NPU for AI-accelerated creation. Liquid metal cooling and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity provide sustained performance under load and flexible peripheral support. It’s ideal for desk-bound gamers and video editors who prioritize a 240Hz OLED panel and AI-accelerated workflows over portability.
About This Laptop
Its 16-inch 240Hz OLED display delivers 500 nits brightness and full DCI-P3 color, powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5060 with a dedicated 13 TOPS NPU for AI-accelerated creation. Liquid metal cooling and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity provide sustained performance under load and flexible peripheral support. It’s ideal for desk-bound gamers and video editors who prioritize a 240Hz OLED panel and AI-accelerated workflows over portability.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 16" 2560x1600
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 2.6
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average compact (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average social proof (22th percentile) 22th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 128 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (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 | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" Helios Neo 16S | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" Helios Neo 16S | 96.7 | 83 | 53.2 | 98.9 | 94.5 | 9.8 | 88.8 | 9.6 | 21.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.8 | 18.4 | 96.1 | 79.9 | 99 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.2 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.2 | 91.4 | 92.1 | 66.8 | 95.4 | 72.3 | 91.9 | 58.2 | 96.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.7 | 92.4 | 90.2 | 97.9 | 94.5 | 8.5 | 97.5 | 78.6 | 90.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.4 | 63.9 | 81 | 83.2 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.4 | 58.2 | 91.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.6 | 63.9 | 81 | 66.8 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.4 | 78.6 | 94.3 |
Usage Scores
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