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MSI Raider A16 HX B8WI - Reviews and Specs

MSI Raider A16 HX B8WI
This page provides reviews and specifications about the MSI Raider A16 HX B8WI of the series Raider A16.

Specifications

MSI Raider A16 HX B8WI
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX 16c/32t, 16 x 5.3 GHz AMD Zen 4, Dragon Range refresh (Zen 4)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 2287 MHz, 175 W TDP, GDDR7
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR5-5200
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, IPS, 240 Hz
Storage
M.2 PCIe
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB4 80 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt 4, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm
Networking
10/100/1000 LAN Card (10/100/1000MBit/s), 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 25.85 x 363 x 269.7 ( = 1.02 x 14.29 x 10.62 in)
Battery
92 Wh, 4-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: IR FHD
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes
Weight
2.45 kg ( = 86.42 oz / 5.4 pounds)
Links
MSI homepage
MSI notebook section

 

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Reviews for the MSI Raider A16 HX B8WI

MSI Raider A16 HX B8W: potenza AMD Ryzen e GeForce RTX 50 in un desktop replacement da 16 pollici
Source: Quotidiano Hardware Upgrade Italian IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/25/2026

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop: A fast graphics card from the Blackwell family for laptops that is based on the GB203 chip and uses 8,192 shaders and 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory (256-bit graphics bus).

These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


R9 8940HX: A flagship 16-core Dragon Range refresh lineup laptop processor that debuted in April 2025. The product offers 16 SMT-enabled Zen 4 cores (32 threads) running at 2.4 GHz to 5.3 GHz, along with a rather basic Radeon 610M RDNA 2 architecture iGPU. This Ryzen 9 8000 APU is essentially a Ryzen 9 7940HX with the Turbo clock speed increased by 100 MHz.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


 

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DeepL / Ninh Duy, 2026-06-29 (Update: 2026-06-29)