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Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-73, RTX 5080

Specifications

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-73, RTX 5080
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-73, RTX 5080 (Predator Helios 18 AI Series)
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 8 x 5.4 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-Core, 16 x 4.6 GHz Intel Skymont E-Core, Arrow Lake-HX
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop - 16 GB VRAM, GDDR7
Memory
64 GB 
, DDR5-6400
Display
18.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 168 PPI, MiniLED, glossy: no, 250 Hz
Storage
M.2 PCIe
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: microSD
Networking
802.11 a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax/​be (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 28.9 x 404 x 311.6 ( = 1.14 x 15.91 x 12.27 in)
Battery
99.9 Wh, 4-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes
Weight
3.2 kg ( = 112.88 oz / 7.05 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
4050 Euro

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

Reviews for the Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-73, RTX 5080

80% Acer's Predator Helios 18 has as much RGB as it does graphics power
Source: XDA Developers English
If you're looking for a portable gaming laptop in the RTX 50-series generation with some solid battery life and okay performance, the Razer Blade 16 (2025) is the lightest and thinnest RTX 5090 laptop you can buy right now. Alternatively, if you want a desktop replacement gaming laptop that can be a great video editing laptop and a great gaming laptop, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 is going to have a better balance of general productivity performance and gaming power. But if you want a new gaming rig with a gorgeous Mini-LED display, powerful Intel and Nvidia performance, and a fantastic keyboard, the Helios 18 AI with the RTX 5080 is actually a pretty good deal.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/05/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lots of memory slots and lots of RGB: Acer Predator Helios 18 AI gaming laptop review
Source: Mezha EN English
As in many cases, the Acer Predator Helios 18 AI is not perfect. In the search for improved cooling, the manufacturer hardly got what he wanted, because the processor can heat up to over 100°C and fixes throttling. Fortunately, in everyday work and games this is almost imperceptible. On the other hand, this model offers many of its advantages in the form of an excellent display with mini LED backlight, an interesting design, good manipulators, a sufficient set of ports (including 5-gigabit RJ45), good speakers, etc. But the main advantage over many competitors will still be the ability to install up to 192 GB of RAM and three drives at once, which is practically impossible in many other cases.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/16/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Wypasiony notebook do gier w naszych rękach. Test Predator Helios 18 AI z kartą NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
Source: PurePC Turkish PL→EN
Positive: Very comfortable keyboard; big screen; great display; powerful GPU; rich set of ports; Thunderbolt 5; high gaming performance. Negative: Overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/27/2025
Огляд та тестування ігрового 18″ ноутбука Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (PH18-73) на базі процесора Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX та відеокарти NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Source: Overclockers RU RU→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/20/2025

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop: A fast graphics card from the Blackwell family for laptops that is based on the GB203 chip and uses 8,192 shaders and 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory (256-bit graphics bus).

These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Ultra 9 275HX: Mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Offers 24 cores consisting of 8 fast performance cores with up to 5.4 GHz and 16 smaller efficiency cores with up to 4.6 GHz clock speed. The CPU can access 40 MB L2 cache and 36 MB L3 cache and is specified with a TDP of 55 watts. The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


 

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Stefan Hinum, 2025-08- 4 (Update: 2025-08- 4)