MSI Raider 18 HX AI 96GB RAM 2025
The 18-inch UHD+ Mini-LED display with 1000 nits brightness and 100% DCI-P3 coverage pairs with an RTX 5080 16GB for uncompromised visual fidelity. Its 4TB of combined PCIe 5.0 and 4.0 storage and 64GB of DDR5 RAM provide massive headroom for large project files and multitasking. This 3.6kg desktop replacement is best for 3D artists and game developers who need a color-accurate, high-refresh panel and top-tier rendering power in a single transportable unit.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.6 kg
Battery 100 Wh
71 Overall Score
Price MX$93,699
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average compact (1th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | GB LAN (Up to 2.5G) |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18 HX AI | Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Razer Blade RZ09-05306ES3-R3U1 | HP ZBook 8 G1i | Microsoft Surface Laptop EP2-33241 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc 140T | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | 70 | 72 | 77 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18 HX AI | 98.1 | 91.4 | 98.7 | 95.7 | 96.6 | 0.8 | 98.2 | 59.1 | 80.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 92.4 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 95.1 | 6.2 | 97.7 | 79.3 | 86.7 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95 | 80.2 | 99.9 | 76.2 | 90.5 | 92.9 | 81.8 | 59.1 | 95.5 |
| Razer Blade RZ09-05306ES3-R3U1 Compare | 86.7 | 87.6 | 91.8 | 86.6 | 94.4 | 67.9 | 81.8 | 3.7 | 87.5 |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i Compare | 88.2 | 60.9 | 98 | 93.9 | 88.1 | 77.2 | 81.8 | 32.5 | 0 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop EP2-33241 Compare | 67 | 60.9 | 93.4 | 59.9 | 87.9 | 87.5 | 69.7 | 79.3 | 53.1 |
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