Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72)

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72)
  • Launched: January 2024
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~73.7%
  • Dimensions: 360 x 279.9 x 26.55-28.55 mm (14.17 x 11.02 x 1.05-1.12 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72).
Performance
64
Gaming
38
Display
56
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
70
Portability
49
NanoReview Score
52
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-72)

Case

Weight 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)
Dimensions 360 x 279.9 x 26.55-28.55 mm
14.17 x 11.02 x 1.05-1.12 inches
Area 1008 cm2 (156.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.7%
Side bezels 7.7 mm
Colors Black
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 150°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal Yes
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 55.8 dB

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
PPI 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1228 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 16
L3 Cache 20 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2346
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10527
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
112
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
908

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 2070 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz
FLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 13.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
9218
Blender GPU 2889
Solar Bay 38347
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

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

Storage

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

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~82.1 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

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

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.8 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.6 x 8.3 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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Brigadir February 24, 2025 at 09:43 AM
Why is the Phn 16-72 in the RTX 4050 better than the 4060? Is it true, or is this a mistake by the analysis web?
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Manvir Singh August 9, 2026 at 07:21 PM
Who told you? Nah man …the RTX 4060 is far better than the rtx 4050 one because of 8 gb vram and more cuda cores ..don’t listen to these type lf rumours
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