MSI Vector 16 Series

Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Display: 15.60 inch, 16.00 inch
Weight: 2.657kg, 2.7kg
Price: 2550, 2700 euro
Average of 9 scores (from 15 reviews)
MSI Vector 16 HX A14V
Specifications

Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i9-14900HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU 12288 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.657kg
Price: 2700 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Thin-and-light gaming laptops are nice and all, but they often shave off some GPU performance in order to reach a certain size and weight. The MSI Vector 16 HX is unabashedly big in order to preserve and improve graphics performance as much as possible.
Source: Laptop Mag

The MSI Vector 16 HX A14VHG exceeded my expectations, and while my jaw has come up from the floor, I’m still stunned by its best qualities, considering its relatively low price. Excluding a few quibbles, it spares no expense in providing an all-around phenomenal gaming laptop experience while staying under the $3,000 threshold. It boasts leading productivity scores, a powerful RTX 4080 GPU, a bright and colorful display, solid audio, decent battery life, and a clicky keyboard without costing a fortune. However, it’s not perfect, weighed down by overly noisy fans that will get annoying if you’re not wearing headphones, alongside a flimsy trackpad and SSD speed that fails to match competitors.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/07/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Laptop Mag

The MSI Vector 16 HX A14VHG exceeded my expectations, and while my jaw has come up from the floor, I’m still stunned by its best qualities, considering its relatively low price. Excluding a few quibbles, it spares no expense in providing an all-around phenomenal gaming laptop experience while staying under the $3,000 threshold. It boasts leading productivity scores, a powerful RTX 4080 GPU, a bright and colorful display, solid audio, decent battery life, and a clicky keyboard without costing a fortune. However, it’s not perfect, weighed down by overly noisy fans that will get annoying if you’re not wearing headphones, alongside a flimsy trackpad and SSD speed that fails to match competitors.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/07/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
MSI Vector 16 HX A13VHG
Specifications

Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i9-13980HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU 12288 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 2550 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Creative Bloq

The MSI Vector 16 HX is a reliable gaming laptop with a more compact form factor compared to the more common 17 and 18-inch alternatives. The smaller screen benefits from a 16:10 aspect ratio, providing much-needed additional display height. The build quality is generally good but is let down by a plastic base construction instead of a metal chassis, which may disappoint most users considering the price. On the inside, there's not much to criticize. The Intel CPU and GeForce RTX™ 4080 GPU perform well for both gaming and work, especially in creative applications.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/25/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Laptop Media

Compared to some bigger laptops, the MSI Vector 16 HX A13V can give them a run for their money. The device is bulky for a 16-inch machine. There is a reason for that – the high-end hardware that is well-cooled by the massive Cooler Boost 5 thermal system. The end result is great gaming performance thanks to the high CPU and GPU clocks during full loads. The 175W GPU TGP is tied with the “Extreme Performance” preset that will torture your ears with high noise levels. Still, in this mode, the Vector 16 HX isn’t as noisy as the MSI Vector GP78 HX (13V) or Acer Predator Helios 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition (PH3D15-71). The “Balanced” preset is much more suitable for normal usage because the fans don’t spin that aggressively in this scenario but unfortunately, the GPU TGP is heavily reduced to just 120W.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/12/2024
Source: Laptop Media

Support, online available, Medium, Date: 04/12/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Profesional Review

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/26/2024
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 88% performance: 90% display: 84% mobility: 75% workmanship: 87%
Source: Geeknetic

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/17/2024
Rating: Total score: 92%
Source: Noticias 3D

Positive: Powerful processor; high gaming performance; good cooling system; great speakers; comfortable keyboard; affordable price. Negative: Noisy under loads; heavy and bulky; poor display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/29/2024
Source: El chapuzas Informatico

Positive: Excellent gaming performance; powerful processor; great dedicated graphics card; big screen; nice display; very good connectivity; comfortable keyboard. Negative: Expensive; noisy under loads; average autonomy.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/03/2024
Source: Smart World

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/02/2024
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 75% features: 80% display: 85% mobility: 55% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Quotidiano Hardware Upgrade

Positive: High gaming performance; great mobility; good connectivity; premium design. Negative: Poor display; noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/16/2024
Source: Tweakers

Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/26/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: ITHardware.pl

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/12/2024
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Laptopmedia CN

Positive: Big screen; excellent gaming performance; great display; comfortable keyboard; powerful CPU and GPU; long battery life; nice speakers. Negative: Heavy and bulky.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/12/2024
Source: Eprice.com.hk

Positive: Decent processor; high gaming performance; affordable price. Negative: Plastic case.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/22/2024
Comment
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 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).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Raptor Lake-HX:
i9-14900HX: High-end mobile hybrid processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture with 24 cores and 32 threads. Clocks at a maximum of 5.8 GHz (P cores).
i9-13980HX: Mobile CPU of the Raptor Lake series that offers 24 cores (8 performance, 16 efficiency cores) with a Boost core of up to 5.8 GHz for the P-cores. Similar to the Desktop i9-13900K but with reduced clock speeds and TDP.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.00:
This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.657 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.
2.7 kg:
84.33%: 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.