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MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025) is the clear winner in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 93, while MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) scored 27.
MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025) takes the lead in professional work with a score of 98, outperforming MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) by 11 points.
MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) is the winner in portability with a score of 59, 14 points ahead of MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025).
87 | Performance | 98 |
54 | Gaming | 93 |
65 | Display | 53 |
60 | Battery Life | 63 |
61 | Connectivity | 72 |
57 | Portability | 26 |
65 | QuickComparisons Score | 82 |
| January 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm (14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 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 |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 126 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| No | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | — |
| — | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 3 ms | Response time | — |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | — |
| 3150 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3294 |
| 16770 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22184 |
| 140 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 142 |
| 1911 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2129 |
| 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches | Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| 956 cm 2 (148.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| 7.2 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Black |
| Plastic | 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 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 45.8 dB |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 2.4 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 20 (8P + 12E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 18.4 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 |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 |
| 90 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, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Left, Bottom | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 240 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 1375 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 4.0 | 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 |
| 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 | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | ~85.9 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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