Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 RTX 5080 (2025) vs MSI Raider 18 Max HX A2W RTX 5070 Ti (2026)
What Erazer Beast 18 X1 RTX 5080 (2025) does better (3) and where Raider 18 Max HX A2W RTX 5070 Ti (2026) wins (4) — every spec side by side.
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2.4Memory & storage8.2
Why is Erazer Beast 18 X1 RTX 5080 (2025) better than Raider 18 Max HX A2W RTX 5070 Ti (2026)?
- Video memory16 GB vs 12 GB+33%
- GPU shader cores7,680 vs 5,888+30%
- SSD (base)2,000 GB vs 1,000 GB2×
Why is Raider 18 Max HX A2W RTX 5070 Ti (2026) better than Erazer Beast 18 X1 RTX 5080 (2025)?
- RAM (up to)32 GB vs 96 GB3×
- SSD (up to)2,000 GB vs 8,000 GB4×
- Thunderbolt or USB4No · Erazer Beast 18 X1 RTX 5080 (2025): Yes
- HDMI 2.1No · Erazer Beast 18 X1 RTX 5080 (2025): Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop |
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| GPU power (TGP) | — | 175 W |
| Video memory | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Video memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| GPU shader cores | 7,680 | 5,888 |
| GPU compute (FP32) | — | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | — | 20,881 |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Core Ultra 9 275HX | Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| CPU cores | 24 | 24 |
| Max CPU clock | 5.4 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Processor options | — | Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 18″ | 18″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 2560 × 1600 |
| Resolution class | QHD (1440p/1600p) | QHD (1440p/1600p) |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Panel type | — | IPS |
| Brightness | — | 1,000 nits |
| sRGB coverage | — | 100% |
| DCI-P3 coverage | — | 100% |
| Pixel density | — | 252 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| G-Sync / FreeSync | — | No |
| Advanced Optimus | — | No |
| MUX switch | — | Yes |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Touchscreen | — | No |
| Memory & storage | ||
| RAM (up to) | 32 GB | 96 GB |
| RAM (base) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM type | — | DDR5 |
| RAM speed | — | 5,600 MHz |
| Max. supported RAM | — | 128 GB |
| RAM slots | — | 2 |
| Upgradable RAM | — | Yes |
| SSD (up to) | 2,000 GB | 8,000 GB |
| SSD (base) | 2,000 GB | 1,000 GB |
| M.2 SSD slots | — | 2 |
| SSD interface | — | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery capacity | 99 Wh | 99 Wh |
| Power adapter | — | 400 W |
| USB-C charging (Power Delivery) | — | Yes |
| USB-C charging power | — | 140 W |
| Design & cooling | ||
| Weight | — | 3.6 kg |
| Thickness | — | 32 mm |
| Width | — | 404 mm |
| Depth | — | 308 mm |
| Body material | — | Aluminium, Plastic |
| Colours | Black | Grey |
| Cooling fans | — | 2 |
| Vapor chamber cooling | — | No |
| Liquid metal (CPU) | — | No |
| Ports & wireless | ||
| Thunderbolt / USB4 | — | Thunderbolt 5 |
| Thunderbolt or USB4 | No | Yes |
| USB-C ports | — | 2 |
| USB-A ports | — | 3 |
| HDMI | — | HDMI 2.1 |
| HDMI 2.1 | No | Yes |
| (Mini) DisplayPort | — | No |
| Ethernet | — | 5 Gbit/s |
| Ethernet port | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | — | Yes |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
| Keyboard & camera | ||
| Backlit keyboard | — | Yes |
| Numeric keypad | — | Yes |
| Webcam | — | 1,080p |
| IR camera (face login) | — | Yes |
| Fingerprint reader | — | Yes |
| Audio | ||
| Speakers | — | 6 speakers |
| Dolby Atmos | — | No |
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