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Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73)
Acer's Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73) is a 16-inch flagship gaming laptop with a Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 or RTX 5070 Ti graphics and a 240Hz WQXGA OLED display. Acer announced North American availability from June 2025 at $2,299.99; this record lists the RTX 5090 configuration with 64GB of DDR5-6400.
Pros
- RTX 5090 Laptop GPU at 175W with a Core Ultra 9 275HX in a 16-inch body
- 240Hz WQXGA OLED panel covering 100% of DCI-P3 in review testing
- Two Thunderbolt 5 ports, Wi-Fi 7, HDMI 2.1 and Killer E5000B Ethernet
- Up to 64GB of DDR5-6400 and up to 4TB of storage across two M.2 slots, one of them PCIe Gen 5
Cons
- Heavy at 2.7kg and up to 27.7mm thick, with a 330W adapter
- Glossy OLED panel reflects light in review testing
- Loud and hot under load, and best used plugged in
- No webcam privacy shutter and no fingerprint reader
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
- RAM
- 64 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-6400
- Storage
- 2,048 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe NVMe SSD (Gen 5 and Gen 4 slots)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,045Top 19%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 19,896Top 11%
Battery
- Capacity
- 90 Wh
- Charging
- 330 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.7 kg
- Thickness
- 27.7 mm
- Material
- Metal lid, plastic chassis
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 5 USB-C, 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, microSD, Killer E5000B Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (Intel Killer 1750x)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- FHD 1080p IR camera, no privacy shutter
- Biometrics
- IR camera face recognition (Windows Hello), no fingerprint reader
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73) good in 2026?
The Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73) earns an Inno Score of 60.7/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Acer's Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73) is a 16-inch flagship gaming laptop with a Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 or RTX 5070 Ti graphics and a 240Hz WQXGA OLED display. Acer announced North American availability from June 2025 at $2,299.99; this record lists the RTX 5090 configuration with 64GB of DDR5-6400.
What are the key specs of the Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73)?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · RAM: 64 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.7 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (PH16-73)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16IAX10), ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024), ASUS Zenbook A14 (2026) UX3407NA — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
