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The MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025) leads in gaming performance with its GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics, outscoring the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16) by a significant margin.
The MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025) excels in professional work with its strong performance, outscoring the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16) by 19 points.
The Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16) offers better portability, with a score 23.5 points higher than the MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025).
79 | Performance | 98 |
40 | Gaming | 93 |
72 | Display | 53 |
69 | Battery Life | 63 |
79 | Connectivity | 72 |
68 | Portability | 26 |
71 | QuickComparisons Score | 82 |
| January 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~83% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm (14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches) | Dimensions: | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| OLED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Yes | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 212 ppi | PPI | 126 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1800 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| Yes | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 1 ms | Response time | — |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | — |
| 2796 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3294 |
| 14030 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22184 |
| 125 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 142 |
| 1114 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2129 |
| 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 894 cm 2 (138.6 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~83% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 8 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 145° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 50.1 dB | Noise level (max. load) | 45.8 dB |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 1.9 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 16 (4P + 12E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| Intel Xe3 Graphics | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 2 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 | — |
| 13.6 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 |
| 13.6 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 32GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x16 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 7467 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 92.2 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 | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 170 / 245 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 753 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 1375 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| — | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1.5 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.0 x 9.5 cm | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~83.1 dB | Loudness | ~85.9 dB |
| 4 | Microphones | 2 |
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