Acer unveils AI‑powered Predator Helios 18 laptop and next‑gen gaming monitors

Acer announced a new line of high‑performance gaming hardware. The flagship Predator Helios 18 AI laptop features up to an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D or Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50‑Series GPUs (up to RTX 5090), a Mini‑LED 18‑inch WQUXGA display with dual‑mode 4K/Full‑HD refresh rates, DLSS 4.5 AI upscaling, three months of PC Game Pass, and advanced cooling with dual 6th‑gen AeroBlade fans and liquid‑metal thermal paste. The launch also includes the Acer Nitro 16 laptop and the Nitro Blaze Link handheld streaming device.

In parallel, Acer unveiled updated Predator and Nitro gaming monitors. The Predator XB273K 3D 27‑inch panel offers 180 Hz refresh, 4K UHD resolution, eye‑tracking 3D and a local AI engine that converts 2D content into immersive 3D, managed via the SpatialLabs 3D Hub app. The Predator X34 F1 34‑inch QD‑OLED monitor delivers a 360 Hz refresh rate, 0.03 ms response time, and HDR True Black 500 certification. Nitro’s lineup adds the XV345CKR 34‑inch curved 5K mini‑LED display with 180 Hz (up to 360 Hz with DFR) and the XV320QX 31.5‑inch 5K panel at 165 Hz (up to 330 Hz). All monitors support AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G‑SYNC compatibility.