MSI Stealth 18 Series

MSI Stealth 18 A1VHG

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MSI’s Stealth 18 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is a powerhouse that misses pole position by a Meteor Lake whisker
Source: Tom's Guide
It’s OK to hope for more — especially with a $3,899 price tag. But that’s not to say the MSI Stealth 18 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport comes damn close to being an unstoppable luxury gaming laptop. The GPU power is packed into a slim, sexy body with all kinds of racing heritage baked in, and that screen is a marvel to any eyes. But with a Meteor Lake-shaped flat tire, how long will it be before you need to dive into the pits for Lunar Lake?
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/06/2024

MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XWIG

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Average Score: 81% - good

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90% This monstrous MSI laptop is the new king of Premiere Pro (until the next one)
Source: Creative Bloq
This may be meant as a gaming laptop, but its combination of some of the best components currently out there means it’s a creator’s dream too. It’s enormous, can get hot and loud and shouldn’t be used on your lap, but it carries an excellent screen to complement its processing power.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/28/2025
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 60% performance: 100% workmanship: 80%

80% MSI Stealth 18 HX AI review: THE killer gaming laptop right now
Source: T3
The MSI Stealth 18, as tested in this HX Intel variant, does exactly what it says on the tin – with the key caveat that the tin has been sensibly priced. It's not the smallest laptop you could find, even in the 18-inch category, but there are only a handful of alternatives that come slimmer with the same spec. That means those looking for a gaming laptop delivering 1440p/4K output that don't shout about their status from the rooftops should pay attention, as this is a great premium option.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/21/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%

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73% MSI Stealth 18 HX AI review
Source: PC Games DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/21/2025
Rating: Total score: 73%

MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XWJG

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Average Score: 90% - very good

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90% MSI Stealth 18 HX AI A2XW Review en Español (Análisis completo)Finalizamos el análisis del portátil gaming MSI perteneciente a una familia cuya cualidad es ajustar el grosor del equipo un poco más que la serie Raider, a costa, claro, de perder un poc
Source: Profesional Review ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/04/2025
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 87% performance: 95% display: 94% mobility: 72% workmanship: 91%

MSI Stealth 18 HX AI, la opción más bestia de MSI combina una pantalla de 18 pulgadas con una RTX 5090
Source: El chapuzas Informatico ES→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; excellent display; great speakers; nice speakers; decent connectivity; good cooling and silent system. Negative: Expensive; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/03/2025

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MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

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

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 12 GB GDDR6 (192 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 60 - 150W (+ Dynamic Boost). 

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).

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.

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

Intel Meteor Lake-H:

Ultra 9 185H: The top-of-the-line Meteor Lake chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core chips; it has 16 cores (6 + 8 + 2) and 22 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 6, run at up to 5.1 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The 8-core Arc GPU, just out of the oven, serves as the integrated graphics adapter - this runs at up to 2.35 GHz - and there is a bevy of other brand-new technologies on offer as well such as the integrated AI Boost NPU with two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. vPro Enterprise and business-centric features such as the Remote Platform Erase are onboard as well. This laptop processors's "base" power consumption is 45 W, while its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 115 W.

Intel Arrow Lake:

Ultra 9 275HX: Mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Offers 24 cores consisting of 8 fast performance cores with up to 5.4 GHz and 16 smaller efficiency cores with up to 4.6 GHz clock speed. The CPU can access 40 MB L2 cache and 36 MB L3 cache and is specified with a TDP of 55 watts. The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.00: This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.79 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

2.89 kg:

83.25%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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