- Launched: 26-Jan
- Screen-to-body ratio:: ~75.8%
- Dimensions:: 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm (14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches)
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Expert Verdict
A high-end MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026) laptop with strong gaming capability (87/100). Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads.
Review
Performance
95
Gaming
87
Display
73
Battery Life
60
Connectivity
72
Portability
54
QuickComparisons Score
83
Pros
- Strong performance
- Capable gaming
- Thunderbolt connectivity
- Generous 32GB RAM
Cons
- Heavy (2.6 kg (5.73 lbs))
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Full Specifications
Case
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm 14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches |
| Area | 979 cm 2 (151.8 inches 2 ) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.8% |
| Side bezels | 9.2 mm |
| Colors | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No |
| Opening angle | — |
Cooling Solution
| Cooling system | Active |
|---|---|
| Vapor chamber | No |
| Liquid metal | No |
| Number of fans | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | — |
Display
| Size | 16 inches |
|---|---|
| Type | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| PPI | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Coating | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | — |
| Display tests | — |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | — |
| Adobe RGB profile | — |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms |
| Max. brightness | 500 nits |
Battery
| Capacity | 91.8 Wh |
|---|---|
| Full charging time | — |
| Battery type | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom |
| Charge power | 400 W |
| Cable length | — |
| Weight of AC adapter | — |
CPU
| CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
|---|---|
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads | 24 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
21292
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206
133
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
2021
Graphics Card
| GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
|---|---|
| Type | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GPU boost clock | — |
| FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 16 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | — |
| Solar Bay | — |
RAM
| RAM size | 32GB |
|---|---|
| Channels | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes |
Storage
| Storage size | 1024GB |
|---|---|
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes |
| NVMe | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | No |
| Loudness | — |
| Microphones | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | v7 |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes |
| Optical drive | No |
| Webcam | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
Ports
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
|---|---|
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No |
| VGA | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard | |
| Keyboard type | Island |
|---|---|
| Numpad | Yes |
| Backlit | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| Touchpad | |
| Size | — |
| Surface | — |
| Windows Precision | Yes |
