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MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG

Specifications

MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG
MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG (Vector A18 Series)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, 16 x 5.4 GHz AMD Zen 5, Fire Range-HX (Zen 5)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop - 16 GB VRAM, 175 W TDP, GDDR7
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR5-5600
Display
18.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 168 PPI, IPS, glossy: no, 240 Hz
Storage
M.2 PCIe
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB4 40 Gbps, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: SD
Networking
10/100/1000 LAN Card (10/100/1000MBit/s), 802.11 a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax/​be (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 32 x 404 x 307 ( = 1.26 x 15.91 x 12.09 in)
Battery
99.9 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 4-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: IR
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes
Weight
3.6 kg ( = 126.99 oz / 7.94 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
2700 Euro
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Price comparison

Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)

Reviews for the MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG

80% I ditched my PC for the MSI Vector A18 HX A9W gaming laptop - here's my verdict after three weeks
Source: Techradar English
The MSI Vector A18 HX A9W easily stands among the first choices when buying a gaming laptop, with a powerful RTX 5080 mobile GPU acting as the driving force for high-quality gaming. At its native 2560x1600 resolution, it storms through the most demanding triple-A games like Cyberpunk 2077 without much effort.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/31/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Test MSI Vector A18 HX - Wydajny notebook do gier i pracy z AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX oraz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
Source: PurePC Turkish PL→EN
Positive: Big screen; high performance; great built quality; rich set of ports; good ergonomics. Negative: Overheats while using; short battery life; somewhat high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/13/2025

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 9955HX: High-end mobile 16-core processor with 32 threads and large 64 MB L3 cache. 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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