Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615 vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (2025)

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Review

Evaluation of Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615 and Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (2025) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
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Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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22.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615
  • Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Performs better (up to 25%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 180 versus 165 Hz
  • Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.73 kg (6.02 lbs) 2.66 kg (5.87 lbs)
Dimensions 354 x 268 x 22.8-30.8 mm
13.94 x 10.55 x 0.9-1.21 inches
356.78 x 275.5 x 13.47-26.75 mm
14.05 x 10.85 x 0.53-1.05 inches
Area 949 cm2 (147.1 inches2) 983 cm2 (152.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.2% ~75.5%
Side bezels 4.7 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Black Black, Blue
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 160°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 3 2
Noise level (max. load) 54.2 dB 54 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 180 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
sRGB color space - 100%
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left Bottom
Charge power 280 / 380 W 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1006 grams 900 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E) 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 16 20
L3 Cache 20 MB 30 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W -
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 14.9 TFLOPS 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3279 2595
Solar Bay 46989 40803
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~82.2 dB -
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 2 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.8 cm 12.7 x 8.3 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615:
    - The laptop is equipped with DDR5 RAM at 5600 MHz but supports an upgrade to DDR5 6400 MHz.
    - Model with index "G815LP-IS96": 1× Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2; others: 2× Thunderbolt 5.0, USB 4.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Mythreya October 22, 2025 at 01:46 AM
I'm not sure which ones the best because most of the videos who have professional showcasers say that ROG strix better and other people say that Helios is better... so can you guys help me out
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alex September 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM
i choise predator and is top laptop get it to you will like
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