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Acer Predator Helios AI Laptop: 16" QHD+, Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5090, 32GB, 2TB
$3,000
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BH Photo Video has Acer Predator Helios AI 16" Gaming Laptop (PH16-73-94QC) for $2999.99. Shipping is free.
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- Bitdefender Total Security (Download, 5 Devices, 6 Months)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series 007 First Light Game Bundle
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Processor
- 16" 2560 x 1600 240Hz 0.2ms 500 nits OLED Display
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Graphics with 24GB GDDR7 VRAM
- 32GB 6400 MT/s DDR5 Memory
- 2TB (1TB + 1TB) PCIe SSD
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with MU-MIMO Support + BT 5.4
- InfiniteRing RGB Lighting
- Windows 11 Home
- Ports:
- 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 / Supports Video Alt Mode and Power Delivery
- 2x USB-A 3.1/3.2 Gen 2
- 1x USB-A 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1
- 1x HDMI 2.1
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BH Photo Video has Acer Predator Helios AI 16" Gaming Laptop (PH16-73-94QC) for $2999.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal.
Also includes (added in cart):
Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal.
Also includes (added in cart):
- Bitdefender Total Security (Download, 5 Devices, 6 Months)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series 007 First Light Game Bundle
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Processor
- 16" 2560 x 1600 240Hz 0.2ms 500 nits OLED Display
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Graphics with 24GB GDDR7 VRAM
- 32GB 6400 MT/s DDR5 Memory
- 2TB (1TB + 1TB) PCIe SSD
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with MU-MIMO Support + BT 5.4
- InfiniteRing RGB Lighting
- Windows 11 Home
- Ports:
- 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 / Supports Video Alt Mode and Power Delivery
- 2x USB-A 3.1/3.2 Gen 2
- 1x USB-A 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1
- 1x HDMI 2.1
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
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It's not worth it IMO, I regret buying it, it's too under powered and I can't get it outside since it is 400w power hungry at full load. battery does not last lol.
Community Reviews
This Helios AI is a high end 16 inch OLED gaming and AI laptop that stands out for its mobile RTX 5090, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB SSD at about $3000. The price looks strong versus other 5090 laptops, and the 24GB VRAM is useful for local AI work like ComfyUI, LM Studio, and video generation. The mobile 5090 is still far behind a desktop 5090, though, with lower power, bandwidth, and performance. Battery life, heat, and weight make it more of a desk bound machine, and the power jack and audio have been called out as weak points. It is a capable portable workstation if desktop class speed is not the goal.
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The laptop RTX 5090 is much slower than the desktop card: it has roughly half the CUDA cores, about half the memory bandwidth, and far lower power limits. It is still strong enough for local AI, 4K editing, and 2K gaming, but it will not match desktop 5090 performance.
The 24GB VRAM mobile 5090 can run local AI workloads well, including ComfyUI, LM Studio, and some larger models. For heavier video workflows like LTX video, 64GB system RAM is recommended, and the laptop can still be limited by its mobile power envelope.
Yes. The laptop is described as very power-hungry at full load, with battery life that does not last long, and it is heavy enough that carrying it with the power brick is impractical for many people.
At around $3000, it is considered a decent price for a mobile RTX 5090 because comparable 5090 laptops are often priced well above $3000. A lower-priced alternative mentioned is a 16" Lenovo Legion Pro 7i at $2550.
The DC power jack is a reported weak point, and one owner said it needed repair after a couple of years. Using a laptop pad or stand to support the connector can help reduce stress on the jack.
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I don't recommend laptops at all for GPU use - maybe just games.
But what I have is the Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop. 64GB/5090 laptop gpu. I don't play games on it, you can't bring any of the fast gaming laptop out with you, drains battery, very heavy with the brick! like 7-8 lbs at least I think. I didn't weight it but it felt far heavier than my old 16" MacBook Pro + the brick.
btw, I was able to run DiffusionGemma 27B model. I smoked it for 95 tokens per second or around 270% normal max speed! It wasn't perfect and a bit buggy with Unsloth studio but you gotta look it up. SUPER FAST with the new diffusion tech.
theoretic speed for a 27B would on a 5090 laptop would have been 900GB/s memory bandwidth / 27 = 33 tokens per second. I got 95 tgs
my 5090 desktop normal LLM inference would have been 56 tokens per second for more context. I got desktop 5090 up to around 160 tokens per second. 160 is not as fast as say a 35B MoE Qwen but we're really testing the promise if other providers use diffusion tech, we are for 200-300% speed increase. 35B MoD is about 230 tgs now, imagine if I can hit 500+ in the future. so hot!
I need to get VLLM working, that's supposed to be the best I think.
I got a permanent desktop 5080 today. If you can get another machine, the desktop 5080 will run comfyui much faster (vram not withstanding but you can use GGUF modesl and run as low as 8GB VRAM). Laptop 5090 will just do just fine though if you don't mind waiting but you will want 64GB RAM if you are gonna try LTX video.
I was load balancing 2 x desktop 5090 and my laptop 5090 on generations when I am lazy and just fire off ton of clips and review how the scenes came out later. lol
I don't know all of those models but if you can get...
64GB in a Ryzen AI chip and it comes with a 5070 TI (12GB VRAM), that would be a great combo to run fairly fast AI on smaller models and you can do some image/video generations off of NVidia and use Ryzen to handle larger LLMs (mapped system RAM to 75% VRAM or around 48GB for LLM -- not super fast but at least you can run stuff that the 5070 TI cannot handle.
I am biased toward using Nvidia for anything AI related and 24GB VRAM is the kind for laptop right now but it is $3000+ a laptop which is a hard pill to swallow.
I don't play games so no idea on game play and battery like. I just know my 5090 laptop is huge and battery drain so I will never carry it out to a cafe.
I pretty much just remote access it where it sits on my desk as a fancy 16" screen showing me Performance monitor and comfyui screens lol
I should at least run youtube on it if I'm at my desk but I am used to using an ipad where I can touch the screen! I know I know. first world problems!
More TDP (600w peak reserved if you have a desktop and they want 1200w PSU to be on the safe size), a ton more CUDA cores, 32GB VRAM instead of 24GB, crazy memory bandwidth difference 1700GB/s vs ~896 GB/s.
google on cuda cores
RTX 5090 Laptop GPU: 10,496 CUDA cores
RTX 5090 Desktop GPU: 21,760 CUDA cores
I think 5070 desktop is just shy of 8000 but it's about the same processing speed as a laptop 5090 people said.
What is on the slow laptop 5090.
That's why desktop 5090 GPU alone is $4000+
Yes, a desktop RTX 5090 will crush the mobile version. A 10-minute 4K render on the desktop could easily be 20+ minutes on the laptop, depending on effects, encoding, cooling, and power limits. But that does not mean the laptop is weak.
A 5090 laptop is still enough to run local AI models, edit 4K video, and play just about anything at 2K max settings for years to come. You are buying portability, not trying to win a benchmark war with a desktop.
I have a Helios with a 4080, and it still handles everything I need from the couch. My only real complaint is the DC power jack and the audio sucks. Mine needed repair after a couple of years, so support the power connector with a laptop pad or stand unless you enjoy resoldering a better jack from DigiKey later.
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I now have the XPS 17 with Nvidia 4070.
Is it worth the upgrade and is it good price?
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