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Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s Steel Gray 2023
The 2560x1600 240Hz G-SYNC display covers 100% DCI-P3 at 500 nits, backed by an Intel i7-12700H and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 8GB VRAM. Liquid metal cooling with 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D fans and Killer DoubleShot Pro networking sustain performance under combined workloads. Best for video editors and 3D artists who require a color-accurate high-refresh panel for grading and GPU-accelerated rendering while gaming competitively.
CPU Intel Core i7 12700H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.4 kg
Battery 100 Wh
61 Overall Score
Price $1,225
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Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12700H |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6X |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 or above |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12700H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | Apple (32-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator 16" PT516-52s | 77 | 90.6 | 52.1 | 86.1 | 92 | 13.8 | 80.3 | 34.5 | 9.9 | 83.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 84.1 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 94.2 | 94.8 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 90 | 89.9 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 9.3 | 80.3 | 94.8 | 80.6 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 79.1 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 94.8 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
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