MSI Vector A16 HX (2025)
gaming
2025
16"
dGPU
⏱ ~9h
⚖️ 2.70 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
79
out of 100
Fit for you
47/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance
⚠ Weak: fit_price
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianRelated resources
CPU
71
GPU
84
RAM max
96 GB
DDR5
Battery
90 Wh
~9h
Price
~$1,440
estimate
Age
1 year
2025
📝
Our review
MSI Vector A16 HX (2025) review
MSI Vector A16 HX (2025) — from 2025, 2.7 kg, performance 82.
LB Score
79
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 79/100. Strongest suit — Light office (100), weakest — Portability (17).
✓ Strengths
Light office (100) · Photo & design (99)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (17)
💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$360/year (20%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
79
CPU score
71
High tier
GPU score
84
Enthusiast tier
RAM max
96 GB
Professional
Weight
2.70 kg
Heavy
Battery
90 Wh
Huge
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
Full specifications
- Brand
- MSI
- Series
- MSI Cyborg/Katana/Pulse/etc
- Type
- Gaming≈
- Release year
- 2025≈
- Screen size
- 16"
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
- RAM (max)
- 96 GB DDR5≈
- Weight
- 2.70 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Battery
- 90 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
82
Portability
17
Light office
100
Gaming
96
Creative
90
Energy efficiency
80
Connectivity
78
Value
50
Color accuracy
—
🎮
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
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142%
GPU
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RAM
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CPU
355%
GPU
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RAM
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Cyberpunk 2077
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CPU
203%
GPU
282%
RAM
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CPU
709%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
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CPU
129%
GPU
528%
RAM
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GPU
999%
RAM
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GPU
338%
RAM
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GPU
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GPU
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CPU
129%
GPU
211%
RAM
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GPU
282%
RAM
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CPU
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GPU
999%
RAM
999%
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CPU
129%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
122%
RAM
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Call of Duty: Warzone
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CPU
129%
GPU
241%
RAM
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CPU
709%
GPU
999%
RAM
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CPU
473%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
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CPU
101%
GPU
130%
RAM
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CPU
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GPU
282%
RAM
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CPU
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
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RAM
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CPU
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GPU
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RAM
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CPU
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
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GPU
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
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RAM
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CPU
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GPU
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RAM
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CPU
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GPU
422%
RAM
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
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RAM
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CPU
591%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
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CPU
322%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
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CPU
284%
GPU
563%
RAM
999%
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GPU
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RAM
999%
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GPU
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RAM
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GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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CPU
322%
GPU
282%
RAM
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CPU
169%
GPU
352%
RAM
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CPU
203%
GPU
211%
RAM
600%
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CPU
236%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
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CPU
203%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
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CPU
142%
GPU
211%
RAM
999%
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CPU
222%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
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CPU
169%
GPU
130%
RAM
600%
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CPU
142%
GPU
352%
RAM
600%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
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CPU
142%
GPU
211%
RAM
600%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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CPU
142%
GPU
154%
RAM
999%
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CPU
222%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
473%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
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CPU
394%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
355%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
394%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
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CPU
203%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
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CPU
473%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
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GPU
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RAM
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Configuration options
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🔲 Memory (3)
32GB
64GB
96GB
💾 Storage (3)
1024GB
2048GB
4096GB
⚙ Processors (1)
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
🔋 Batteries (1)
90 Wh