MSI Raider A18 HX A9WJG

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MSI Raider A18 HX A9W review – Cosmic Power, Colossal Price (RTX 5090 BEAST!)
Source: Laptop Media
The MSI Raider A18 HX A9W is an absolute monster of a machine, designed with a singular focus: to deliver uncompromising, desktop-class performance in a portable (albeit hefty) form factor. It’s a statement piece, a “cosmic-level gaming powerhouse” that largely succeeds in its mission to conquer any task or game thrown at it, thanks to its top-of-the-line components and spectacular display. However, this level of power comes at an equally stratospheric price, and for 6000 EUR, perfection is expected. While the Raider A18 gets incredibly close in many areas, a few notable issues prevent it from being a flawless victory. It’s a machine for the enthusiast who demands the best and is willing to accept a few specific trade-offs for the ultimate performance crown.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/21/2025

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91% MSI Raider A18 HX A9W Review en Español (Análisis completo)
Source: Profesional Review ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/30/2025
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 89% performance: 100% display: 99% mobility: 64% workmanship: 93%

微星 Raider A18 HX A9W 评测–宇宙之力，巨无霸价格（RTX 5090 BEAST!）
Source: Laptopmedia CN zh-CN→EN
Positive: Excellent gaming performance; premium design; good cooling system; comfortable keyboard; nice connectivity; great speakers. Negative: Average display; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/21/2025

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop: The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile uses the GB203 chip and utilizes 10,496 shaders / CUDA cores of the maximum 10,752 that the chip has. This makes the RTX 5090 Laptop more similar to the RTX 5080 desktop variant (same chip) than the Desktop RTX 5090 with 20,760 cores and higher clock rates.

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 9955HX3D: High-end mobile 16-core processor with 32 threads and large 128 MB L3 cache (64 MB additional 3D V-cache with a CCD). Very fast, especially for games. Uses the new Zen 5 architecture.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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