Asus V16 (V3607) vs Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (2025)
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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
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus V16 (V3607)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 750 grams less (around 1.65 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (138.7 vs 154.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (2025)
- Can run popular games at about 282-385% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
- Around 3.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 90 against 63 watt-hours
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) | 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 250.7 x 18-22 mm 14.06 x 9.87 x 0.71-0.87 inches |
356.78 x 279.55 x 15.9-27.71 mm 14.05 x 11.01 x 0.63-1.09 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) | 997 cm2 (154.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.9% | ~74.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51 dB | 54 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| sRGB color space | 59.7% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 42.2% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 40.9% | - |
| Response time | 20 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 150 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 503 grams | 943 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | 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 | 65 W | 170 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1237 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 4608 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 144 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 6.1 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1069 | 4527 |
| Solar Bay | 19334 | 66552 |
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 | 32 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~72.8 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Mechanical |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 2 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 10.0 cm | 12.0 x 8.3 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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