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The MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025) is the clear winner in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 79, thanks to its powerful GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics.
The MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025) is the clear winner in professional work due to its significantly higher score of 97, thanks to its strong performance from the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor.
The Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022) is the clear winner in portability due to its significantly higher score of 90, thanks to its highly portable design.
55 | Performance | 97 |
20 | Gaming | 79 |
53 | Display | 53 |
85 | Battery Life | 63 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
94 | Portability | 26 |
64 | QuickComparisons Score | 76 |
| June 2022 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) | Dimensions: | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) |
| 13.6 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 225 ppi | PPI | 126 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1664 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1384:1 | Contrast | — |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | — |
| 87.60% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.40% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 29 ms | Response time | — |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | — |
| 2425 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3260 |
| 9590 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22316 |
| 117 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 139 |
| 547 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2125 |
| 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue | Colors | Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 145° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| — | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 58.9 dB |
| Apple M2 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 3.5 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M2 GPU | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M2 GPU (8-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1398 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 2.9 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1024 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 2.9 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 270 | Blender GPU | — |
| 6244 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 256GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 52.6 Wh | Capacity | 99.9 Wh |
| 2:30 hr | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 65 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 30 / 35 / 67 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 174 / 189 / 250 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 860 grams |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Mechanical |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~82.7 dB | Loudness | ~87.4 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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