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The MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026) wins due to its significantly higher gaming score, thanks to its powerful GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
The MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026) takes the lead in professional work due to its superior performance score, outpacing the MSI Cyborg A17 AI by a wide margin.
Both laptops have similar portability scores, with the MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026) slightly edging out the MSI Cyborg A17 AI.
63 | Performance | 95 |
30 | Gaming | 87 |
50 | Display | 73 |
61 | Battery Life | 60 |
61 | Connectivity | 72 |
51 | Portability | 54 |
46 | QuickComparisons Score | 83 |
| July 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~80.1% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.8% |
| 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm (15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches) | Dimensions: | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm (14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches) |
| 17.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| 127 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:9 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | — |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 1 ms |
| 300 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2699 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3116 |
| 11218 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21292 |
| 106 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 133 |
| 634 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2021 |
| 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm 15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches | Dimensions | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm 14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches |
| 1030 cm 2 (159.7 inches 2 ) | Area | 979 cm 2 (151.8 inches 2 ) |
| ~80.1% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.8% |
| 8.2 mm | Side bezels | 9.2 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black |
| Plastic | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 3 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| AMD Ryzen 5 240 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 4.3 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 6 | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| Radeon 760M | 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 | — |
| 8.6 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 |
| 8.6 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 |
| 55.2 Wh | Capacity | 91.8 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Right | Charging port position | Left, Bottom |
| 120 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 3.2 | 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 |
| — | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Plastic | Surface | — |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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