Acer Predator, checked by part number
Acer confirms two Thunderbolt 5 ports across all four Predator Helios families on this page, but only the 2025 Helios 16 AI and Helios 18 AI have complete US part numbers. Their exact configurations cover RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics with different memory and storage amounts. Helios 18P AI and the 2026 Helios 18 AI remain family-level records because neither has a complete US retail configuration here.
Editorial starting points
The shortlist compares a 16-inch RTX 5090 configuration with two 18-inch choices. The 18-inch parts separate RTX 5080 with 64GB and 2TB from RTX 5090 with 64GB and 4TB. All three have two TB5 ports.
16-inch RTX 5090 pick
This Helios 16 AI combines RTX 5090 graphics, 32GB of memory, a 1TB Gen5 SSD and two TB5 ports.
Acer · Gaming
PH16-73-94AF · RTX 5090 · 32GB · 1TB
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View verification source18-inch RTX 5080 and 2TB pick
This Helios 18 AI ties RTX 5080 graphics, 64GB of memory, a 2TB Gen5 SSD and two TB5 ports to one part number.
Acer · Gaming
PH18-73-98GC · RTX 5080 · 64GB · 2TB
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This Helios 18 AI pairs RTX 5090 graphics with 64GB of memory, a 4TB Gen5 SSD and two TB5 ports.
Acer · Gaming
PH18-73-96CE · RTX 5090 · 64GB · 4TB
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Predator Helios is the shared range name, so the year, screen size and model code carry the useful detail. PH16-73 identifies the 2025 16-inch family, PH18-73 the 2025 18-inch family, PH18P-73 the Helios 18P AI and PH18-I71 the announced 2026 model. All four families have two confirmed TB5 ports. That family-level fact cannot tell you which graphics chip, memory amount or storage capacity a retailer will ship.
Acer's codes work at two levels. A PH code identifies the family and may appear inside a longer model label. The NH number is the US retail part that keeps the complete hardware together. NH.U1DAA.001, for example, identifies a Helios 18 AI with RTX 5080, 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage. NH.U09AA.001 identifies an RTX 5090 version with 64GB and 4TB. Comparing only PH18-73 would hide those differences.
NH.U0WAA.005 is the complete Helios 16 AI configuration with RTX 5090 graphics, 32GB of memory and a 1TB SSD. The three exact Helios 18 AI part numbers pair RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 graphics with different memory and storage amounts. PH18P-73 and PH18-I71 appear in the separate family section because they do not identify a complete US retail configuration. Use them to confirm the family, not as substitutes for a part number.
Exact configurations
Match the NH part number to the GPU, memory and storage on the same row. PH16-73 and PH18-73 are family codes, not complete retail identifiers.
Open a laptop family to compare its exact retail identifiers.
| Laptop and SKU | Family display | Exact CPU / GPU | Memory / storage | TB5 ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator Helios 16 AI (2025)NH.U0WAA.005 | 16-inch | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | 32GB DDR51TB PCIe NVMe Gen5 SSD | 2 × Thunderbolt 5 |
| Laptop and SKU | Family display | Exact CPU / GPU | Memory / storage | TB5 ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025)NH.U1DAA.001 | 18-inch | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR7 | 32GB DDR51TB PCIe NVMe Gen5 SSD | 2 × Thunderbolt 5 |
| Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025)NH.U0AAA.001 | 18-inch | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR7 | 64GB DDR52TB PCIe NVMe Gen5 SSD | 2 × Thunderbolt 5 |
| Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025)NH.U09AA.001 | 18-inch | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | 64GB DDR54TB PCIe NVMe Gen5 SSD | 2 × Thunderbolt 5 |
Confirmed ports, incomplete retail details
The manufacturer confirms TB5 for these families, but none of the entries below ties one retail identifier to a complete CPU, GPU, memory and storage combination. That is why they stay separate from the exact configurations above.
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