The Predator Helios Neo 16S AI is among our high performance gaming laptops, combing Intel® Core Ultra 9 386H power, RTX 5070 graphics, and a vivid OLED display in an 18.9mm thin metal chassis.
SERIOUS GAMING. ZERO BULK.
Games run faster and battery goes further with Intel® Core Ultra Series 3 processors, paired with a discrete GPU. Powered by next-gen Performance cores, creator-class media engines, and AI that sharpens your clips without touching your FPS, you get high-performance gaming in a sleek laptop that goes wherever you do.
OLED CLARITY FOR CINEMATIC GAMING
The 16-inch OLED WQXGA 2560 × 1600 display ignites each pixel independently for true blacks, vivid DCI-P3 color and HDR contrast, all synced with NVIDIA® G-SYNC® for smooth, razor-sharp motion in every scene.
ENGINEERED FOR SLIM, AGILE PERFORMANCE
At just ~18.9mm, this streamlined build carries serious firepower in a travel-ready form. Hardened for gamers who move between arenas, its slim profile delivers performance without the bulk, built to keep pace wherever the fight goes.
MAXIMUM COOLING FOR MAXIMUM POWER
5th Gen AeroBlade 3D fans, liquid metal thermal grease and a refined airflow path work together to push heat out fast, keeping performance tight and stable even when the pressure spikes and the game demands everything.
LOW-LATENCY GAMING WITH WI-FI 6E SPEED
Intel® Killer Wi-Fi 6E, Killer DoubleShot Pro and Killer Ethernet E3100G deliver fast, low-latency links that hold steady under pressure, keeping your gameplay sharp, your comms clear and every competitive moment locked into real time.
INSTANT CONTROL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
PredatorSense and Acer My Key sit on dedicated hotkeys for fast, frictionless control. Adjust cooling, lighting and system behavior instantly, keeping your focus locked on the fight without breaking momentum.
PREDATORSENSE
Real-time command of fan curves, performance modes and system vitals, giving you tight, stable gameplay exactly when the pressure rises.
ACER MY KEY
Assign instant shortcuts to tools, apps or system actions through a single press, cutting out delays and keeping your setup ready for anything.
ACER INTELLIGENCE SPACE
Launch smarter performance through Acer Intelligence Space, your hub for AI-ready tools and hardware insights that fuel productivity, creativity, and gaming
DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVORITE GAME
Play hundreds of PC games with your new Predator Windows 11 PC and three months of PC Game Pass, including EA Play. With new games added all the time, there s always something new to play.
| Design | |
| Product type: | Laptop |
| Product colour: | Black |
| Form factor: | Clamshell |
| Market positioning: | Gaming |
| Display | |
| Display diagonal: | 40.6 cm (16") |
| Display resolution: | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Touchscreen: | No |
| HD type: | WQXGA |
| Panel type: | OLED |
| Display technology marketing name: | CineCrystal |
| Native aspect ratio: | 16:10 |
| Display brightness: | 400 cd/m² |
| RGB colour space: | DCI-P3 |
| Colour gamut: | 100% |
| Maximum refresh rate: | 240 Hz |
| Contrast ratio (typical): | 1000000:1 |
| Processor | |
| Processor family: | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| Processor manufacturer: | Intel |
| Processor model: | 255HX |
| Processor generation: | Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) |
| Processor cores: | 20 |
| Processor threads: | 20 |
| Processor boost frequency: | 5.2 GHz |
| Performance cores: | 8 |
| Efficient cores: | 12 |
| Low Power Efficient-cores: | 0 |
| Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: | 5.2 GHz |
| Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency: | 4.5 GHz |
| Performance-core base frequency: | 2.4 GHz |
| Efficient-core base frequency: | 1.8 GHz |
| Processor cache: | 30 MB |
| Processor cache type: | Smart Cache |
| Processor socket: | BGA 2114 |
| Processor base power: | 55 W |
| Maximum turbo power: | 160 W |
| Neural processor unit (NPU) | |
| Neural processor unit (NPU): | Intel AI Boost |
| Sparsity support: | Yes |
| Windows Studio effects support: | Yes |
| AI software frameworks supported by NPU: | DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
| Total processor performance up to: | 33 TOPs |
| NPU performance up to: | 13 TOPs |
| GPU performance up to: | 8 TOPs |
| Memory | |
| Internal memory: | 32 GB |
| Maximum internal memory: | 32 GB |
| Internal memory type: | DDR5-SDRAM |
| Memory form factor: | SO-DIMM |
| Memory slots: | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Storage | |
| Total storage capacity: | 1 TB |
| Storage media: | SSD |
| Optical drive type: | No |
| Total SSDs capacity: | 1 TB |
| Number of SSDs installed: | 1 |
| SSD capacity: | 1 TB |
| SSD interface: | PCI Express 4.0 |
| NVMe: | Yes |
| SSD form factor: | M.2 |
| Card reader integrated: | Yes |
| Compatible memory cards: | MicroSD (TransFlash) |
| Graphics | |
| On-board graphics card: | Yes |
| Discrete graphics card: | Yes |
| Discrete graphics card model: | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| On-board graphics card model: | Intel® Graphics |
| Discrete GPU manufacturer: | NVIDIA |
| Discrete graphics card memory: | 8 GB |
| Discrete graphics memory type: | GDDR7 |
| On-board GPU manufacturer: | Intel |
| On-board graphics card family: | Intel® Graphics |
| Audio | |
| Number of built-in speakers: | 2 |
| Camera | |
| Front camera: | Yes |
| Front camera resolution: | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Front camera HD type: | Full HD |
| Infrared (IR) camera: | Yes |
| Network | |
| Mobile network connection: | No |
| Top Wi-Fi standard: | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Wi-Fi standards: | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Antenna type: | 2x2 |
| WLAN controller model: | Killer Wi-Fi 6E 1675i |
| WLAN controller manufacturer: | Killer |
| Ethernet LAN: | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates: | 5000 Mbit/s |
| Bluetooth: | Yes |
| Bluetooth version: | 5.4 |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity: | 0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity: | 1 |
| HDMI ports quantity: | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity: | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity: | 2 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports: | 1 |
| Intel® Thunderbolt 4: | Yes |
| Combo headphone/mic port: | Yes |
| USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode: | Yes |
| Keyboard | |
| Numeric keypad: | Yes |
| Pointing device: | Touchpad |
| Keyboard backlit: | Yes |
| Keyboard backlit colour: | RGB |
| Keyboard backlit zone: | 4-zone RGB |
| Software | |
| Operating system installed: | Windows 11 Home |
| Operating system architecture: | 64-bit |
| Battery | |
| Battery capacity: | 76 Wh |
| Battery technology: | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Number of battery cells: | 4 |
| Battery life (max): | 6.5 h |
| Power | |
| USB Type-C charging port: | Yes |
| USB Type-C required charging power (min): | 90 W |
| USB Type-C required charging power (max): | 100 W |
| AC adapter power: | 230 W |
| USB Power Delivery (USB PD): | Yes |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Weight: | 2.7 kg |
| Width: | 356.8 mm |
| Depth: | 275.5 mm |
| Height: | 26.8 mm |
| Packaging content | |
| AC adapter included: | Yes |