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A high-end MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2026) laptop with strong gaming capability (95/100), excellent display. Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads.
| Performance | 98 /100 |
| Gaming | 95 /100 |
| Display | 90 /100 |
| Battery Life | 56 |
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Compare MSI Titan →| Connectivity | 72 /100 |
| Portability | 26 /100 |
| QuickComparisons Score | 91 /100 |
| Launched | January 2026 |
| Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.6% |
| Dimensions: | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches) |
| Size | 18 inches |
| Type | Mini LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| PPI | 252 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2400 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Coating | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | — |
| Display tests | — |
| Contrast | 2000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | — |
| Adobe RGB profile | — |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| Response time | — |
| Max. brightness | 1000 nits |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3542 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 23802 |
| Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 141 |
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2473 |
| Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
| Area | 1242 cm 2 (192.7 inches 2 ) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% |
| Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Colors | Black |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No |
| Opening angle | 145° |
| Cooling system | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No |
| Number of fans | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | — |
| CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads | 24 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Type | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GPU boost clock | — |
| FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 16 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | — |
| Solar Bay | — |
| RAM size | 32GB |
| Channels | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 7200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes |
| Storage size | 1024GB |
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes |
| NVMe | Yes |
| Capacity | 99.9 Wh |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| Charge power | 400 W |
| Cable length | — |
| Weight of AC adapter | — |
| Wi-Fi | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes |
| Optical drive | No |
| Webcam | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No |
| VGA | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| [Keyboard] | — |
| Keyboard type | Mechanical |
| Numpad | Yes |
| Backlit | Yes |
| Key Travel | — |
| [Touchpad] | — |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm |
| Surface | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes |
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No |
| Loudness | — |
| Microphones | 2 |
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