The Helios 18 with DLSS 3 is one of the most powerful gaming laptops. It comes fully equipped with superior cooling technology, a beautiful Mini LED display1, and a full deck of performance-enhancing features and hardware. BEYOND PERFORMANCE Feel the power emanate from within the neon-hued shell of the Helios 18. With up to a 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i91 processor and new performance hybrid architecture. Tack on up to 2TB of NVMe SSD high-speed PCIe storage and witness greatness. NVIDIA® GEFORCE RTX™ 40 SERIES LAPTOPS NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 Series Laptop GPUs are beyond fast for gamers and creators. They're powered by the ultra-efficient NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, which delivers a quantum leap in both performance and AI-powered graphics. NVIDIA DLSS 3 Powered by the new fourth-gen Tensor Cores and Optical Flow Accelerator on GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, DLSS 3 uses AI to create additional high-quality frames. Ray Tracing The Ada architecture unleashes the full glory of ray tracing, which simulates how light behaves in the real world. Experience incredibly detailed virtual worlds like never before. NVIDIA Max-Q Technologies NVIDIA Max-Q is an advanced suite of AI-powered technologies that optimize your system for peak efficiency. This enables blazing-fast laptops that are thin, quiet, and have amazing battery life. PICK YOUR PANEL Choose from several 18-inch panel types – all that support NVIDIA Advanced Optimus with resolutions from 1920 X 1200 (WUXGA) to 2560 X 1600 (WQXGA) on a 16:10 aspect ratio. 250HZ MINI LED1 WQXGA Extreme levels of contrast and vivid HDR are yours with a brightness of up to 1000 nits and a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. 165/240HZ IPS WQXGA1 A fast refresh and a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut is everything you need on this beautiful IPS display. 165HZ IPS WUXGA1 High refresh and a high 100% sRGB color gamut make this panel another perfect choice. COOLING PERFECTED The Helios 18 includes only the best state-of-the-art cooling: dual custom-engineered 5th Gen AeroBlade™ 3D Fans, vector heat pipes, and the chilling effects of liquid metal thermal grease on an already industry-leading CPU. WHAT’S IN YOUR KEYBOARD Make that per-key RGB backlit keyboard shine with Mini LED backlights that are brighter, require less power, and are more uniform in color (with less halo) than their non-Mini LED counterparts. PERSONALIZE WITH PREDATORSENSE™ Pop open the brand-new PredatorSense™ utility app to adjust the settings to fit exactly how you want this laptop to perform. PULSAR LIGHTING Adjust lighting to fit your own theme. There’s plenty to play with here so take your time. FOUR OPERATION MODES Choose between four modes2: Quiet, Balanced, Performance, and Turbo (all-out overclock, all-out fans). Balanced and ECO3 are also available when on battery. FAN CONTROL Choose between Auto, Max, or set your own. Bring a coat if you go all out. KEEP PINGS LOW Includes the Intel® Killer™ E2600 Ethernet Controller, Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i. FULL RANGE OF PORTS Plug all your peripherals into the full range of USB 3.2 Gen2, including two incredibly fast Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C ports and HDMI 2.1. CARD READER READY There’s even a Micro SD™ Card Reader if so needed!