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The Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025) is the clear winner in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 93, thanks to its powerful GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
The Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025) takes the lead in professional work with a score of 92, driven by its strong performance and capable gaming capabilities.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026) is the winner in portability with a score of 87, thanks to its smaller and lighter design compared to the Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025).
92 | Performance | 81 |
93 | Gaming | 27 |
77 | Display | 88 |
61 | Battery Life | 86 |
72 | Connectivity | 89 |
34 | Portability | 87 |
86 | QuickComparisons Score | 81 |
| January 2025 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~76.1% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~84.6% |
| 400.96 x 307.9 x 17.3-29.55 mm (15.79 x 12.12 x 0.68-1.16 inches) | Dimensions: | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 14.2 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | Mini LED |
| 250 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| 168 ppi | PPI | 254 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 3024 x 1964 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 | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 90.10% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | — |
| 1000 nits | Max. brightness | 1000 nits |
| 3306 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4169 |
| 22453 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17581 |
| 143 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 206 |
| 2147 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1158 |
| 3.2 kg (7.06 lbs) | Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| 400.96 x 307.9 x 17.3-29.55 mm 15.79 x 12.12 x 0.68-1.16 inches | Dimensions | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| 1235 cm 2 (191.4 inches 2 ) | Area | 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~76.1% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.6% |
| 6.6 mm | Side bezels | 3.4 mm |
| Blue | Colors | Black, Silver |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 160° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| Yes | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 50.3 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 53.2 dB |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | CPU name | Apple M5 (10-Core) |
| 2.7 GHz | Base frequency | 4.61 GHz |
| 24 (8P + 16E) | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 24 | Threads | 10 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| 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 | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 257 |
| — | Solar Bay | 23257 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB | GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| 42 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| 16 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 9600 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 2x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 99 Wh | Capacity | 72.4 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 1:30 hr |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 140 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 330 W | Charge power | 70 / 96 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 1171 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 165 / 375 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| 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 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| Yes | SD card reader | Yes |
| 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 | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 6 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~87.6 dB | Loudness | ~83.1 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
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