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Acer · MPN NH.U1DAA.001

Acer Predator PH18-73-974G Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Laptop 45.7 cm (18") WQXGA 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Home Black

Current product (Icecat listing recency). This is not an invented manufacturer launch year.

CPU: 275HX
RAM: 32 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Storage: 1024 GB
Display: 45.7"
Weight: 3.5 kg

Job fit

States are computed from Icecat fields. GREAT/GOOD need known hard requirements. Missing RAM or GPU never becomes a fake score.

Job	Workload	State	Limitation
Video Editor	Premiere Pro 4K basic	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
Engineer	AutoCAD standard professional	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
CAD / 3D Engineer	SolidWorks standard professional	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
Architect	Revit standard professional	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
AI / ML Engineer	Local Generative AI VRAM-sensitive workflow	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
DaVinci Resolve	DaVinci Resolve 4K basic	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
Fusion 360	Fusion 360 standard professional	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
Local ML Development	Local ML Development CUDA-capable workflow	Great fit	Meets requirements with extra RAM/GPU headroom
Photographer / Photo Editor	Photoshop standard	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Graphic Designer	Illustrator standard	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Software Developer	General Programming standard	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Music Producer	Ableton Live standard production	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Cybersecurity Professional	General Cybersecurity 1–2 VMs	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Lightroom	Lightroom standard	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Web Development	Web Development standard	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Docker Development	Docker Development standard	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Android Studio	Android Studio standard	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Blender	Blender modeling	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
FL Studio	FL Studio standard production	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
Cloud AI Development	Cloud AI Development CPU/RAM workflow	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements
VM-heavy Pentesting	VM-heavy Pentesting 3–4 VMs	Good fit	Meets known Icecat requirements

Icecat specifications

Audio

built-in microphone	Yes
number of built-in speakers	6
number of microphones	3

Battery

battery technology	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Camera

front camera	Yes

Design

form factor	Clamshell
market positioning	Gaming
product colour	Black
product type	Laptop

Display

display diagonal	45.7 cm (18") "
display resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels pixels
display surface	Matt
display technology marketing name	ComfyView
hd type	WQXGA
led backlight	Yes
native aspect ratio	16:10
panel type	IPS
touchscreen	No

Graphics

discrete gpu manufacturer	NVIDIA
discrete graphics card	Yes
discrete graphics card memory	16 GB GB
discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
discrete graphics memory type	GDDR7
on-board gpu manufacturer	Intel
on-board graphics card	Yes
on-board graphics card family	Intel® Graphics
on-board graphics card model	Intel® Graphics

Keyboard

copilot key	Yes
keyboard backlit	Yes
keyboard backlit colour	RGB
keyboard backlit zone	Per-key RGB
numeric keypad	Yes
pointing device	Touchpad

Memory

internal memory	32 GB GB
internal memory type	DDR5-SDRAM
maximum internal memory	192 GB GB
memory form factor	SO-DIMM
memory slots	2x CSODIMM

Network

antenna type	2x2
bluetooth	Yes
bluetooth version	5.4
ethernet lan	Yes
ethernet lan data rates	5000 Mbit/s Mbit/s
mobile network connection	No
top wi-fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
wlan controller model	Killer Wi-Fi 7 1750x

Neural processor unit (NPU)

ai software frameworks supported by npu	DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN
gpu performance up to	8 TOPs TOPs
neural processor unit (npu)	Intel AI Boost
npu performance up to	13 TOPs TOPs
sparsity support	Yes
total processor performance up to	36 TOPs TOPs
windows studio effects support	Yes

Packaging content

ac adapter included	Yes

Ports & interfaces

combo headphone/mic port	Yes
ethernet lan (rj-45) ports	1
hdmi ports quantity	1
usb 3.2 gen 1 (3.1 gen 1) type-a ports quantity	1
usb 3.2 gen 2 (3.1 gen 2) type-a ports quantity	2
usb 3.2 gen 2x2 type-c ports quantity	2

Power

ac adapter power	400 W W
usb type-c charging port	Yes

Processor

efficient-core base frequency	2.1 GHz GHz
efficient-core max turbo frequency	4.6 GHz GHz
efficient cores	16
maximum turbo power	160 W W
performance-core base frequency	2.7 GHz GHz
performance-core max turbo frequency	5.4 GHz GHz
performance cores	8
processor base power	55 W W
processor boost frequency	5.4 GHz GHz
processor cache	36 MB MB
processor cores	24
processor family	Intel Core Ultra 9
processor generation	Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
processor manufacturer	Intel
processor model	275HX
processor threads	24

Security

cable lock slot	Yes
cable lock slot type	Kensington
password protection	Yes
trusted platform module (tpm)	Yes

Software

operating system architecture	64-bit
operating system installed	Windows 11 Home

Storage

card reader integrated	Yes
compatible memory cards	SD
number of ssds installed	1
nvme	Yes
optical drive type	No
ssd capacity	1 TB GB
ssd form factor	M.2
ssd interface	PCI Express 5.0
storage media	SSD
total ssds capacity	1 TB GB
total storage capacity	1 TB GB