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Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-I71 RTX 5080 (2026)
Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-I71 RTX 5080 (2026) is a desktop replacement released in March 2026. Key specs: graphics card GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, GPU power (TGP) 115 W, processor Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, screen size 18″.
5.8Score
Graphics5.6
Overall performance5.0
Display5.6
Memory & storage3.1
Battery & portability6.4
Features & cooling5.0
price range$3,600–4,600Reference price converted from EUR
- Released
- March 2026
- Brand
Acer- Popularity
- #236 of 1,575
- Model numbers
- PHN18-I71-94MD
GeForce RTX 5080 LaptopGraphics card
115 WGPU power (TGP)
Core Ultra 9 290HX PlusProcessor
18″Screen size
240 HzRefresh rate
32 GBRAM (up to)
92 WhBattery capacity
3.3 kgWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among desktop replacements of 2026
GPU power (TGP) · 115 WBottom 43%Screen size · 18″Top 10%Refresh rate · 240 HzTop 25%RAM (up to) · 32 GBBottom 31%Battery capacity · 92 WhTop 22%Weight · 3.3 kgBottom 12%
Compared with desktop replacements released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other desktop replacements
Why is Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-I71 RTX 5080 (2026) a good choice?
CPU cores: 24better than 72% of desktop replacements
Video memory: 16 GBbetter than 70% of desktop replacements
Weak points
GPU power (TGP): 115 Wworse than 98% of desktop replacements
RAM (up to): 32 GBworse than 95% of desktop replacements
SSD (up to): 1,000 GBworse than 100% of desktop replacements
Brightness: 300 nitsworse than 100% of desktop replacements
Specifications
Full specifications
Graphics
- GPU maker
- NVIDIA
- GPU power (TGP)
- 115 W
- Video memory
- 16 GB
- GPU shader cores
- 7,680
- GPU compute (FP32)
- 30 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
- 22,948
Processor
- CPU maker
- Intel
- CPU cores
- 24
- Max CPU clock
- 5.5 GHz
- Processor options
- Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus, Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
Display
- Screen size
- 18″
- Resolution
- 2560 × 1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Brightness
- 300 nits
- 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
- Touchscreen
- No
Memory & storage
- RAM (up to)
- 32 GB
- RAM (base)
- 32 GB
- RAM speed
- 6,400 MHz
- Max. supported RAM
- 64 GB
- RAM slots
- 2
- Upgradable RAM
- Yes
- SSD (up to)
- 1,000 GB
- SSD (base)
- 1,000 GB
- M.2 SSD slots
- 2
- SSD interface
- PCIe 4.0 x4
Battery & power
- Battery capacity
- 92 Wh
- Power adapter
- 330 W
- USB-C charging (Power Delivery)
- Yes
Design & cooling
- Weight
- 3.3 kg
- Thickness
- 28 mm
- Width
- 401 mm
- Depth
- 308 mm
- Body material
- Plastic
- Colours
- Black
- Cooling fans
- 2
- Vapor chamber cooling
- No
- Liquid metal (CPU)
- Yes
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
- 5 Gbit/s
- Ethernet port
- Yes
- SD card reader
- Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Yes
- Wi-Fi standard
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Keyboard & camera
- Backlit keyboard
- Yes
- Numeric keypad
- Yes
- Webcam
- 1,080p
- IR camera (face login)
- Yes
- Fingerprint reader
- No
Audio
- Speakers
- 2.0
- 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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