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The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (2025) takes the lead in gaming due to its GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB graphics, offering a significant performance advantage over the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)'s Apple M5 GPU (10-Core).
Both laptops deliver strong performance, with the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (2025) boasting an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX and the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) featuring an Apple M5 (10-Core), resulting in a close tie.
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) excels in portability due to its 15.3 inches display and lightweight design, making it easier to carry around compared to the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (2025)'s 16 inches display.
85 | Performance | 81 |
63 | Gaming | 27 |
54 | Display | 54 |
62 | Battery Life | 86 |
72 | Connectivity | 79 |
59 | Portability | 81 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 70 |
| February 2025 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~75.5% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83.9% |
| 356.78 x 275.5 x 13.47-26.75 mm (14.05 x 10.85 x 0.53-1.05 inches) | Dimensions: | 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 15.3 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 180 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 142 ppi | PPI | 224 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1864 pixels |
| No | 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 | 1223:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 86.30% |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 97.50% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 27 ms |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 3093 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4121 |
| 16562 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17463 |
| 136 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 202 |
| 1881 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1162 |
| 2.66 kg (5.87 lbs) | Weight | 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) |
| 356.78 x 275.5 x 13.47-26.75 mm 14.05 x 10.85 x 0.53-1.05 inches | Dimensions | 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches |
| 983 cm 2 (152.4 inches 2 ) | Area | 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~75.5% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% |
| 6.1 mm | Side bezels | 5.4 mm |
| Black, Blue | Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Aluminum | 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 | — |
| 54 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | CPU name | Apple M5 (10-Core) |
| 2.4 GHz | Base frequency | 4.61 GHz |
| 20 (8P + 12E) | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 20 | Threads | 10 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| 31.3 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps |
| 4608 | Shading units (cores) | 1280 |
| 144 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 |
| 31.3 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 260 |
| — | Solar Bay | 22815 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 9600 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 2x256 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 90 Wh | Capacity | 66.5 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 70 W |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left |
| 330 W | Charge power | 35 / 40 / 70 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 900 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 116 / 80 / 167 grams |
| v6E | 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 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 2 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 12.7 x 8.3 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~84.8 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
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