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Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-I71 RTX 5090 (2026)
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-I71 RTX 5090 (2026) is a desktop replacement released in May 2026. Key specs: graphics card GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, GPU power (TGP) 175 W, processor Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, screen size 18″.
9.4Score
Graphics8.8
Overall performance9.4
Display8.1
Memory & storage6.9
Battery & portability8.8
Features & cooling6.9
price range$5,300–6,600Reference price converted from EUR
- Released
- May 2026
- Brand
Acer- Popularity
- #94 of 1,575
- Model numbers
- PH18-I71-93ZCPH18-I71-999C
GeForce RTX 5090 LaptopGraphics card
175 WGPU power (TGP)
Core Ultra 9 290HX PlusProcessor
18″Screen size
120 HzRefresh rate
96 GBRAM (up to)
100 WhBattery capacity
3.2 kgWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among desktop replacements of 2026
GPU power (TGP) · 175 WTop 14%Screen size · 18″Top 10%Refresh rate · 120 HzBottom 9%RAM (up to) · 96 GBTop 16%Battery capacity · 100 WhTop 4%Weight · 3.2 kgBottom 15%
Compared with desktop replacements released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other desktop replacements
Why is Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-I71 RTX 5090 (2026) a good choice?
Battery capacity: 100 Whbetter than 90% of desktop replacements
Geekbench 6 multi-core: 23,284better than 90% of desktop replacements
3DMark Steel Nomad Light: 29,527better than 87% of desktop replacements
GPU power (TGP): 175 Wbetter than 70% of desktop replacements
Video memory: 24 GBbetter than 90% of desktop replacements
RAM (up to): 96 GBbetter than 74% of desktop replacements
Brightness: 1,000 nitsbetter than 86% of desktop replacements
CPU cores: 24better than 72% of desktop replacements
Weak points
Refresh rate: 120 Hzworse than 100% of desktop replacements
SSD (up to): 1,000 GBworse than 100% of desktop replacements
In rankings
#6Best desktop-replacement laptops#12Highest GPU power (TGP)#2Biggest batteries#20Fastest graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light)#10Fastest processors (Geekbench 6 multi-core)#20Most video memory#26Widest colour gamut (DCI-P3)#11Fastest USB-C charging#2Best desktop replacements from $5,000 to $6,000#5Best Acer gaming laptops#17Best gaming laptops of 2026
Specifications
Full specifications
Graphics
- GPU maker
- NVIDIA
- GPU power (TGP)
- 175 W
- Video memory
- 24 GB
- GPU shader cores
- 10,496
- GPU compute (FP32)
- 51.4 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
- 29,527
Processor
- CPU maker
- Intel
- CPU cores
- 24
- CPU threads
- 24
- Max CPU clock
- 5.5 GHz
- Processor options
- Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- Geekbench 6 multi-core
- 23,284
- Geekbench 6 single-core
- 3,411
- Cinebench 2024 multi-core
- 2,608
Display
- Screen size
- 18″
- Resolution
- 3840 × 2400
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Brightness
- 1,000 nits
- sRGB coverage
- 100%
- Response time
- 3 ms
- DCI-P3 coverage
- 100%
- Pixel density
- 168 ppi
- Aspect ratio
- 16:10
- G-Sync / FreeSync
- Yes
- Advanced Optimus
- Yes
- MUX switch
- Yes
- HDR
- Yes
- Touchscreen
- No
Memory & storage
- RAM (up to)
- 96 GB
- RAM (base)
- 96 GB
- RAM speed
- 6,400 MHz
- Max. supported RAM
- 192 GB
- RAM slots
- 4
- Upgradable RAM
- Yes
- SSD (up to)
- 1,000 GB
- SSD (base)
- 1,000 GB
- M.2 SSD slots
- 3
- SSD interface
- PCIe 5.0 x4
Battery & power
- Battery capacity
- 100 Wh
- Power adapter
- 400 W
- USB-C charging (Power Delivery)
- Yes
- USB-C charging power
- 140 W
Design & cooling
- Weight
- 3.2 kg
- Thickness
- 29 mm
- Width
- 404 mm
- Depth
- 312 mm
- Body material
- Aluminium, Plastic
- Colours
- Black
- Cooling fans
- 2
- Vapor chamber cooling
- No
- Liquid metal (CPU)
- Yes
- Fan noise (max. load)
- 50.3 dB
Ports & wireless
- Thunderbolt or USB4
- Yes
- USB-C ports
- 2
- USB-A ports
- 3
- HDMI
- HDMI 2.1
- HDMI 2.1
- Yes
- (Mini) DisplayPort
- No
- Ethernet port
- Yes
- SD card reader
- Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Yes
- Wi-Fi standard
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
Keyboard & camera
- Keyboard backlight
- Single-colour RGB
- Backlit keyboard
- Yes
- Numeric keypad
- Yes
- Webcam
- 1,080p
- IR camera (face login)
- Yes
- Fingerprint reader
- No
Audio
- Speakers
- 2 speakers
- Dolby Atmos
- No
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
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