MSI Vector A18 HX (2025)
gaming
2025
18"
dGPU
⏱ ~10h
⚖️ 3.60 kg
⚖️ balanced
LB Score
80
out of 100
Fit for you
48/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance
⚠ Weak: fit_price
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianRelated resources
CPU
73
GPU
84
RAM max
96 GB
DDR5
Battery
100 Wh
~10h
Price
~$1,440
estimate
Age
1 year
2025
📝
Our review
MSI Vector A18 HX (2025) review
MSI Vector A18 HX (2025) — from 2025, 3.6 kg, performance 83.
LB Score
80
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 80/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (0).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Light office (100)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (0)
💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$360/year (20%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
80
CPU score
73
High tier
GPU score
84
Enthusiast tier
RAM max
96 GB
Professional
Weight
3.60 kg
Desktop replacement
Battery
100 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
- 18"
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX , AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
- RAM (max)
- 96 GB DDR5≈
- Weight
- 3.60 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Battery
- 100 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
83
Portability
0
Light office
100
Gaming
96
Creative
90
Energy efficiency
81
Connectivity
100
Value
51
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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146%
GPU
122%
RAM
999%
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CPU
365%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
730%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
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CPU
133%
GPU
528%
RAM
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Valorant
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CPU
487%
GPU
999%
RAM
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GPU
338%
RAM
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CPU
133%
GPU
176%
RAM
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CPU
243%
GPU
302%
RAM
999%
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CPU
133%
GPU
211%
RAM
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CPU
162%
GPU
282%
RAM
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Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
487%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
Starfield
✓ Runs well
CPU
104%
GPU
122%
RAM
600%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
730%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
487%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
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CPU
104%
GPU
130%
RAM
999%
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CPU
162%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
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CPU
182%
GPU
384%
RAM
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CPU
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GPU
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RAM
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CPU
162%
GPU
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RAM
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CPU
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GPU
273%
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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GPU
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RAM
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332%
GPU
352%
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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243%
GPU
282%
RAM
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CPU
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GPU
422%
RAM
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CPU
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GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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CPU
332%
GPU
422%
RAM
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GPU
338%
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
608%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
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CPU
332%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
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CPU
292%
GPU
563%
RAM
999%
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GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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CPU
243%
GPU
206%
RAM
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CPU
332%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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CPU
332%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
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CPU
174%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
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CPU
209%
GPU
211%
RAM
600%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
211%
RAM
999%
Atomic Heart
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CPU
228%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Alan Wake 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
174%
GPU
130%
RAM
600%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
352%
RAM
600%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
211%
RAM
600%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
243%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
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✓ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
154%
RAM
999%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
228%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
146%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
487%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
406%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
365%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
406%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
487%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
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GPU
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RAM
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≅ Similar by specs
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≈ Similar class
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Configuration options
Available model options · 16 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (5)
1920 x 1200 (144Hz)
1920 x 1200 (165Hz)
2560 x 1600
3840 x 2400 (Mini-LED)
3840 x 2400 (IPS)
⚙ Processors (2)
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
🎮 Graphics (2)
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB
🔲 Memory (3)
32GB
64GB
96GB
💾 Storage (3)
1024GB
2048GB
4096GB
🔋 Batteries (1)
99.9 Wh