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This morning Intel announced the next generation of its CPU offerings, Intel Core Ultra, and Acer is among some of the first brands to introduce laptops featuring these new chips with its announcement of the Predator Triton Neo 16. This is Acer’s latest gaming laptop and it’s poised to be one of the company’s best laptops in a while. That’s not to say it’ll have better raw performance than everything else Acer currently sells.
It’s simply been set up to deliver a great experience. And a core reason (no pun intended) for that is the Intel Core Ultra CPUs inside. These new chips are designed to deliver better power efficiency and performance. Intel says that performance-wise, the Core Ultra CPUs have 2x the performance per watt compared to 13th Gen Intel Core i CPUs. All while being more efficient with the power. The chips are also designed with a new fabrication using Intel’s 4 process technology and they offload more mundane tasks to the efficiency and low-power efficiency cores to improve battery life. In the end, Intel says this can “stretch the battery life by hours.”
In short, The Predator Triton Neo 16 should last longer on the battery even while gaming. How much longer is unclear since we haven’t tested one. But any improvement to battery life while gaming without the charger is a welcomed improvement.
Acer’s Predator Triton Neo 16 is built to perform
The Intel Core Ultra CPUs are just the beginning for this laptop. On the GPU side, Acer is outfitting the Predator Triton Neo 16 with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU. That means DLSS 3.5 support for things like advanced ray tracing. All while the Core Ultra CPU’s Neural Processing Unit feeds in AI-enhanced visuals.
The Predator Triton Neo 16 can also come with up to 32GB of RAM and up to 2TB of internal SSD storage. Combine that with the 165Hz refresh rate display with a 3.2K resolution and you have a beast of a laptop. Naturally, there are other factors to take into account. For instance, the laptop has all these powerful components but if they’re to perform optimally, the laptop will need to stay cool.
Acer is tackling this issue with its new cooling system. The makeup includes liquid metal thermal grease on the CPU and vector heat pipes for airflow. There’s also Acer’s 5th Generation AeroBlade 3D fan to assist. All-in-all the laptop will hopefully stay relatively cool even under heavier loads.
The laptop will go on sale in March starting at $1,499
I’ve always been a fan of Acer’s gaming laptops but the company has really been bringing its A-game lately. If you’re like me and you enjoy what Acer’s been putting out, you’ll be able to grab the Predator Triton Neo 16 starting in March 2024. The laptop will have a starting price of $1,499.99. With the price going up from there depending on the configuration options you choose.
Acer appears to have stuck with a design similar to its Predator Triton 14 SE. Featuring a slim profile with a very subtle look that doesn’t go too hard on the gaming aesthetic. It does still have RBG backlighting for the keys though so don’t worry. You can check out some real-life shots of the laptop courtesy of Tom’s Hardware.
In addition to Acer, Samsung has announced its Galaxy Book 4 powered by Intel’s new chips. And Lenovo has a new IdeaPad coming with them as well.