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The MSI Vector A18 HX (2025) is the clear winner in gaming, thanks to its powerful GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics. It outperforms the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024) by a significant margin.
The MSI Vector A18 HX (2025) takes the lead in professional work due to its strong performance from the AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX processor. Although the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024) is close, it falls short in this category.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024) is the clear winner in portability, thanks to its highly portable design and 14.2 inches display. It outperforms the MSI Vector A18 HX (2025) by a significant margin in this category.
76 | Performance | 88 |
26 | Gaming | 76 |
88 | Display | 53 |
87 | Battery Life | 69 |
80 | Connectivity | 72 |
88 | Portability | 26 |
79 | QuickComparisons Score | 72 |
| October 2024 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~84.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) | Dimensions: | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) |
| 14.2 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Yes (24-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 254 ppi | PPI | 126 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 3024 x 1964 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 | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| 89% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 75 ms | Response time | — |
| 1000 nits | Max. brightness | — |
| 3611 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3402 |
| 14098 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 20131 |
| 167 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 122 |
| 930 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1601 |
| 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~84.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 3.4 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Black, Silver | Colors | Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | 145° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 44.5 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M4 (10-Core) | CPU name | AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX |
| 4.46 GHz | Base frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 12 |
| 10 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1470 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| 7.5 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 31.2 TFLOPS |
| 1008 | Blender GPU | — |
| 16175 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 72.4 Wh | Capacity | 99.9 Wh |
| 1:30 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 70 / 96 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 233 / 365 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | 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 |
| 3x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.2 x 8.1 cm | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 4 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~84.9 dB | Loudness | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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