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The MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026) outperforms the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) in gaming due to its GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics, resulting in a significant 45-point gap.
The MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026) excels in professional work with its Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and strong performance, outscoring the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) by 26 points.
Both laptops have similar portability scores, with the MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026) slightly edging out the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025) by 9 points, but the difference is not significant enough to declare a clear winner.
69 | Performance | 95 |
42 | Gaming | 87 |
53 | Display | 73 |
68 | Battery Life | 60 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
45 | Portability | 54 |
54 | QuickComparisons Score | 83 |
| January 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~83.2% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.8% |
| 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm (15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches) | Dimensions: | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm (14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| 126 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| 67.90% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 69.30% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2690 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3116 |
| 13740 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21292 |
| 112 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 133 |
| 954 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2021 |
| 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| 399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm 15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches | Dimensions | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm 14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches |
| 1129 cm 2 (175 inches 2 ) | Area | 979 cm 2 (151.8 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.2% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.8% |
| 5.7 mm | Side bezels | 9.2 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 180° | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 3 |
| 32.5 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7 260 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 3.8 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 8 | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| Radeon 780M | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 16 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 7500 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 90 Wh | Capacity | 91.8 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Bottom |
| 100 / 240 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Optional | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | 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 |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.0 x 9.9 cm | Size | — |
| Plastic | Surface | — |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~74.5 dB | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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