Acer has pulled the wraps off the Predator Atlas 8, a Windows gaming handheld built around Intel's freshly announced Arc G-Series processors. It's one of the first portable devices to ship with the chipmaker's new handheld-tuned silicon, putting up to a 12-core Arc B390 integrated GPU in a sub-kilogram chassis aimed at competing with the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go lineup.

Buyers can pick between an Arc G3 with the 10-core Arc B370 iGPU or an Arc G3 Extreme with the 12-core B390. These are the same Xe3-class graphics blocks Intel ships in its Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" parts like the Core Ultra X9 388H, just retuned for the lower power envelopes a handheld can sustain. Acer pairs the SoC with up to 24GB of LPDDR5x-7467 memory and up to a 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD.

The 8-inch IPS LCD touchscreen runs at 1920 x 1200 with variable refresh up to 120 Hz, covered by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. Cooling comes from a dual-fan setup that mixes a metal and a plastic blower, and the controllers include analog sticks alongside triggers that can swap between micro-switch and hall-effect analog sensor modes. Stereo 2-watt speakers handle audio with DTS:X Ultra, and Acer is debuting a PredatorSense companion app with a dedicated hardware button for swapping performance profiles and tweaking RGB without leaving a game.

For enthusiasts interested in running alternative operating systems, the underlying Xe3 graphics architecture has shown a solid upstream open-source driver story. Phoronix benchmarks of the Arc B390 on Panther Lake reference hardware found the GPU working well out of the box with Intel's open-source Mesa driver stack, with good results starting at Linux 6.18 and Mesa 25.3, and best results on Linux 6.19 and Mesa 26.0. That upstream support covers the SoC itself, though it says nothing about whether the Atlas 8's full peripheral set, including its controller inputs and the PredatorSense button, will work under Linux once the device ships in October.

Connectivity covers Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a microSD slot, and a 3.5mm jack, fed by a 65W adapter. The Atlas 8 measures 29.9 x 12.7 x 5.8 cm (11.8 x 5 x 2.3 inches) at its thickest and starts at 770 grams (1.7 lbs) with the 60Wh battery or 810 grams (1.8 lbs) with the optional 80Wh pack.

Acer says the Predator Atlas 8 will go on sale in October 2026, with pricing to be disclosed closer to launch.