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The MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2026) is the clear winner in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 95, thanks to its powerful GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
The MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2026) takes the lead in professional work with a score of 98, outperforming the Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) by a wide margin.
The Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) is the more portable option with a score of 70, offering better portability than the MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2026).
58 | Performance | 98 |
38 | Gaming | 95 |
74 | Display | 90 |
68 | Battery Life | 56 |
72 | Connectivity | 72 |
71 | Portability | 26 |
55 | QuickComparisons Score | 91 |
| January 2026 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~80.7% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm (13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches) | Dimensions: | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| OLED | Type | Mini LED |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 197 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 |
| Glossy | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | 2000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 1 ms | Response time | — |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 1000 nits |
| 2550 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3542 |
| 11126 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 23802 |
| 100 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 141 |
| 827 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2473 |
| 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm 13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 841 cm 2 (130.4 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~80.7% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 7.3 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 180° | Opening angle | 145° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7 250 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
| 3.3 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 | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 1x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 7200 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 |
| 80 Wh | Capacity | 99.9 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| 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, Bottom | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 245 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Optional | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 2560 x 1440 | 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 5 |
| 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 | Mechanical |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.6 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 12.0 x 7.5 cm | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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