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The Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025) dominates in gaming with its GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics, offering a significant performance advantage over the Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)'s Apple M3 GPU.
The Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025) excels in professional work with its Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, providing a substantial performance boost over the Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)'s Apple M3 processor.
The Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024) is significantly more portable due to its smaller 13.6 inches display and lighter design, making it the clear winner in this use case.
92 | Performance | 63 |
93 | Gaming | 23 |
77 | Display | 53 |
61 | Battery Life | 85 |
72 | Connectivity | 70 |
34 | Portability | 94 |
86 | QuickComparisons Score | 66 |
| January 2025 | Launched | March 2024 |
| ~76.1% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~82% |
| 400.96 x 307.9 x 17.3-29.55 mm (15.79 x 12.12 x 0.68-1.16 inches) | Dimensions: | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 13.6 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 250 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 168 ppi | PPI | 225 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| Yes, HDR10 | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1250:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 99.90% |
| 90.10% | Adobe RGB profile | 87.90% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.40% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 30 ms |
| 1000 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 3306 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2906 |
| 22453 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11296 |
| 143 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 133 |
| 2147 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 676 |
| 3.2 kg (7.06 lbs) | Weight | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) |
| 400.96 x 307.9 x 17.3-29.55 mm 15.79 x 12.12 x 0.68-1.16 inches | Dimensions | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| 1235 cm 2 (191.4 inches 2 ) | Area | 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~76.1% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% |
| 6.6 mm | Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| Blue | Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 160° | Opening angle | 130° |
| Active | Cooling system | Passive |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| Yes | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | — |
| 50.3 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | CPU name | Apple M3 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base frequency | 4.05 GHz |
| 24 (8P + 16E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 24 | Threads | 8 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Apple M3 GPU |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| 7680 | Shading units (cores) | 1280 |
| 240 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 96 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 |
| 42 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 140 |
| — | Solar Bay | 12134 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB | GPU name | Apple M3 GPU (10-core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1380 MHz |
| 42 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| 16 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps |
| 16GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x4 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 256GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x256 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 99 Wh | Capacity | 52.6 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:30 hr |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 140 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 70 W |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left |
| 330 W | Charge power | 30 / 35 / 70 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 1171 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 184 / 208 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| Yes | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Mechanical | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.2 x 9.0 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 6 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~87.6 dB | Loudness | ~83.2 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
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