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The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI takes the lead in gaming due to its GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB graphics, outperforming the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)'s Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) graphics.
Both laptops deliver strong performance, but the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI's Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX provides a slight edge over the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)'s Apple M5 (10-Core).
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) excels in portability, boasting a 15.3 inches display and weighing less than the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI's 16 inches display.
84 | Performance | 81 |
36 | Gaming | 27 |
73 | Display | 54 |
57 | Battery Life | 86 |
72 | Connectivity | 79 |
63 | Portability | 81 |
60 | QuickComparisons Score | 70 |
| February 2025 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~76% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83.9% |
| 360.1 x 271.09 x 12 mm (14.18 x 10.67 x 0.47 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 |
| OLED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 224 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1864 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 | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | 1223:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 86.30% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 97.50% |
| 1 ms | Response time | 27 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 3035 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4121 |
| 16005 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17463 |
| 133 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 202 |
| 1828 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1162 |
| 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) | Weight | 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) |
| 360.1 x 271.09 x 12 mm 14.18 x 10.67 x 0.47 inches | Dimensions | 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches |
| 976 cm 2 (151.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~76% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% |
| 7.8 mm | Side bezels | 5.4 mm |
| Blue | Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 145° | 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 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| 10.8 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 |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 1280 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 |
| 10.8 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 |
| 76 Wh | Capacity | 66.5 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 70 W |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left |
| 230 / 330 W | Charge power | 35 / 40 / 70 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 730 / 780 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 |
| — | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 12.6 x 8.3 cm | Size | — |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~74 dB | Loudness | ~84.8 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 3 |
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