Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs™ Edition: Play Games in 3D Without the Glasses

Edmund_McGowan · May 22

Step into the next dimension of glasses-free 3D gaming with Acer’s incredible Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition gaming laptop. Are you under the impression that 3D gaming requires specialist peripherals like headache inducing clunky glasses? If so, we invite you to reconsider your perspective, and take a look at this mind-blowing glasses-free 3D gaming laptop. The Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition is truly the first of its kind, a gaming laptop with a stereoscopic 3D display, bringing your favorite AAA titles to life in full 3D glory.

Sounds appealing? Well the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition is a game changing, powerful, and stylish laptop that’s ready to hurl your gaming into the third dimension! Read on to discover all you need to know about the glasses-free 3D gaming revolution!

What, exactly is SpatialLabs?

Acer SpatialLabs view series displays are a next generation technology featuring built-in immersive stereoscopic 3D for both gamers and creators. You may have heard of the groundbreaking Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition, or perhaps the Predator SpatialLabs View 27 monitor at CES 2024. If not, fear not, before we dive into the tech-specs of the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition, let’s cover the innovative technology behind Acer’s glasses-free 3D gaming.

SpatialLabs works by combining an LCD lenticular lens overlay on the screen with state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology. In practice, what this means is that the SpatialLabs technology creates a pair of images, and by tracking where your eyes are, projects each of the images to the location of each of your eyes. So, while you’re gaming or viewing images, the tracking camera communicates with the display, offsetting each of the two images to add depth, delivering a glasses-free, totally immersive, consistently smooth 3D gaming experience.

Aside from gaming, the stereoscopic display is the perfect tool for creation. Next-gen shading and driver tech lets you render games in true-to-life depth, while AI assistance accelerates conversion: machine-learning models enable fully automatic conversion of 2D to 3D, all in real-time. And, no, you don’t have to stay as still as a statue while you’re playing, or working, the cameras track both eye and head movement, so you can move about a bit without compromising the quality of your gaming or creation.

Introducing the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition

Did you check out our review of the Helios 300? In case you missed it, or need to brush up on your Greek mythology, Helios was the sun god: by day, he drove his chariot from east to west across the sky, bringing daylight to the earth. By night, he sailed around the northerly stream of the Ocean in a huge cup. If you want to jump into glasses-free 3D game adventures like Helios might have dreamed of doing, then the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition will get you where you need to go!

This is a 15.6-inch gaming laptop that comes armed with a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor, GeForce RTX™ 3080 graphics power, and Windows 11 Home, and 32 GB DDR5 memory. Let’s have a closer look at the impressive tech-specs:

Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64-bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i9-12900H Processor
Graphics Card: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 3080 with 8 GB dedicated memory
Display: 15.6” LED 3840 x 2160, 60 Hz IPS SpatialLabs glasses-free 3D screen, 350 nits
Memory: 32 GB DDR5 4800MHz
Storage: 2 TB
Wireless: Killer AX1675i Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.2
Built in Devices: Microphone
Interfaces/Ports: 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C, 2 x USB-A 3.2, 1 x USB-A 3.1, mini DisplayPort, gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm headset jack, 1 x Kensington Lock
Input: Per-key RGB backlit keyboard, Precision TouchPad
Battery: 90Wh
Dimensions: 12.4 x 8.7 x 0.70 inches
Weight (Approx): 5.7 lb

The power to adventure in 3D, and stay cool

Available in abyssal black, this understated, stylish metal powerhouse of a gaming laptop has lots of great hardware under the hood. As we mentioned above, the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition comes with a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor. Combined with Windows 11 Home OS, the 12th Gen processor ensures ultimate gaming performance, as well as the ability to effortlessly multitask.

Featuring groundbreaking new architecture that matches the correct core to the correct workload, with up to 14 cores and up to 20 threads, gaming bliss and more pedestrian background tasks can co-exist without skipping a beat. So, whether you’re gaming on-the-go, editing, recording, editing, browsing, chatting or even streaming, the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition has got you covered.

Cool running temps are what you’ve come to expect from Acer’s gaming computers, and the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition is no exception. Play as hard and fast as you please, and count on truly next-gen cooling technology to keep temps comfortably low with custom-engineered 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D Fan Technology, augmented by automated CoolBoost, as well as the the super-chill effects of Liquid Metal thermal grease.

Graphic support

Featuring Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs, the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition will help you forge your quest for victory in your favorite 3D titles. With graphics powered by Nvidia’s 2nd Gen RTX Ampere architecture, life-like immersive 3D gaming experiences come alive. RTX 30 series of GPUs feature a suite of AI powered technologies including Nvidia Max-Q for optimal performance in thin, high performance laptops.

30 series GPUs are powered by Nvidia’s 2nd Gen RTX Ampere architecture, offering an extra AI performance boost from Nvidia DLSS. Crank the settings and resolution for a mind-blowing visual experience, truly pushing the limits of gaming speed and performance, without compromising image quality. On top of this, ray tracing simulates real-world light, creating beyond life-like virtual worlds for you to explore. The Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs edition provides AI powered boost for turbo charged, fluid gaming, creation, and much, much more.

SpatialLabs screen

Alternate with ease between 2D in 4K and 3D in 2K at 60Hz on the beautiful 15.6-inch display, and enter the SpatialLabs Experience center to control your 3D world. SpatialLabs TrueGame is a user-friendly app to access a range of AAA titles and enter the new dimension of 3D gaming. Rooms appear like 3D holograms, with layered objects, and smooth, real-time adventures in the new era of glasses-free 3D gaming. Standout titles currently available in 3D include God of War, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, as well as No Man’s Sky.

While the Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition is a gaming oriented laptop, SpatialLabs Experience also lets you transform your preferred content, including photos, videos, and even video calls into lush simulated 3D via SpatialLabs Go. On top of this, the SpatialLabs Player app presents side-by-side video in stereoscopic 3D.

The takeaway

We hope that you have enjoyed our brief foray into the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition, a glasses-free 3D gaming laptop that promises to break the boundaries of visualization. Remember that more and more of your favorite titles are making their way to the immersive 3D gaming made possible by Acer’s SpatialLabs technology. Are you in the market to enter the new era of 3D gaming, on a gaming laptop that also has the power to handle all of your editing and multitasking needs? Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs edition delivers all this, as well as glasses-free, immersive 3D experiences, so do yourself a favor and go check out this laptop today, and open up a truly new perspective!