Quick/Comparisons
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) takes the lead in gaming performance with its GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics, outscoring the MSI Raider 18 Max HX (2026) by 18 points.
The MSI Raider 18 Max HX (2026) edges out the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) in professional work performance, thanks to its Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor.
Both laptops have poor portability scores, with the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) scoring 6 points higher than the MSI Raider 18 Max HX (2026), resulting in a tie.
93 | Performance | 97 |
95 | Gaming | 77 |
77 | Display |
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61 | Battery Life | 56 |
72 | Connectivity | 72 |
33 | Portability | 26 |
87 | QuickComparisons Score | 84 |
| April 2025 | Launched | April 2026 |
| ~81.7% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm (15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches) | Dimensions: | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | Mini LED |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| 168 ppi | PPI | 252 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 3840 x 2400 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | — |
| 99.60% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 84.50% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 5 ms | Response time | — |
| 1200 nits | Max. brightness | 1000 nits |
| 3342 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3459 |
| 22441 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 23055 |
| 145 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 136 |
| 2132 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2396 |
| 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 1150 cm 2 (178.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~81.7% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 6.5 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black |
| Plastic | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 125° | Opening angle | 145° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| Yes | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 4 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 53 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
| 2.7 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 24 (8P + 16E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 42 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| 16 GB | Memory size | 12 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 7680 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 240 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 96 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 42 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 |
| 99 Wh | Capacity | 99.9 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:10 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 400 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 1119 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 1371 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| Yes | 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 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 1x v2.1 | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | 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 | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.4 x 9.0 cm | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 4 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~77 dB | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |