New- pan.tf
- Gaming laptops
- MSI
- Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)
MSINewGaming laptop
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026) is a gaming laptop released in January 2026. Key specs: graphics card GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, GPU power (TGP) 115 W, processor Ryzen 9 8940HX, screen size 16″.
8.6Score
Graphics6.9
Overall performance8.6
Display8.7
Memory & storage9.5
Battery & portability5.5
Features & cooling4.3
price range$2,100–2,650Reference price converted from JPY
- Released
- January 2026
- Type
- Gaming laptop
- Brand
MSI- Popularity
- #802 of 1,575
GeForce RTX 5060 LaptopGraphics card
115 WGPU power (TGP)
Ryzen 9 8940HXProcessor
16″Screen size
240 HzRefresh rate
96 GBRAM (up to)
90 WhBattery capacity
2.5 kgWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among gaming laptops of 2026
GPU power (TGP) · 115 WBottom 43%Screen size · 16″Top 49%Refresh rate · 240 HzTop 25%RAM (up to) · 96 GBTop 16%Battery capacity · 90 WhTop 41%Weight · 2.5 kgBottom 35%
Compared with gaming laptops released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other gaming laptops
Why is Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026) a good choice?
RAM (up to): 96 GBbetter than 95% of gaming laptops
Refresh rate: 240 Hzbetter than 85% of gaming laptops
Geekbench 6 multi-core: 15,758better than 84% of gaming laptops
Battery capacity: 90 Whbetter than 70% of gaming laptops
CPU cores: 16better than 81% of gaming laptops
SSD (up to): 4,096 GBbetter than 81% of gaming laptops
Brightness: 400 nitsbetter than 78% of gaming laptops
DCI-P3 coverage: 100%better than 86% of gaming laptops
Weak points
Thickness: 27.9 mmworse than 82% of gaming laptops
In rankings
Specifications
Full specifications
Graphics
- GPU maker
- NVIDIA
- GPU power (TGP)
- 115 W
- Video memory
- 8 GB
- GPU shader cores
- 3,328
- GPU compute (FP32)
- 18.4 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
- 12,557
Processor
- CPU maker
- AMD
- CPU cores
- 16
- CPU threads
- 32
- Max CPU clock
- 5.3 GHz
- Processor options
- Ryzen 9 8940HX
- Geekbench 6 multi-core
- 15,758
- Geekbench 6 single-core
- 2,785
- Cinebench 2024 multi-core
- 1,698
Display
- Screen size
- 16″
- Resolution
- 2560 × 1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Brightness
- 400 nits
- sRGB coverage
- 100%
- Response time
- 3 ms
- DCI-P3 coverage
- 100%
- Pixel density
- 189 ppi
- Aspect ratio
- 16:10
- G-Sync / FreeSync
- No
- Advanced Optimus
- No
- MUX switch
- Yes
- HDR
- No
- Touchscreen
- No
Memory & storage
- RAM (up to)
- 96 GB
- RAM (base)
- 16 GB
- RAM speed
- 5,200 MHz
- Max. supported RAM
- 96 GB
- RAM slots
- 2
- Upgradable RAM
- Yes
- SSD (up to)
- 4,096 GB
- SSD (base)
- 1,024 GB
- M.2 SSD slots
- 2
- SSD interface
- PCIe 5.0 x4
Battery & power
- Battery capacity
- 90 Wh
- Power adapter
- 240 W
- USB-C charging (Power Delivery)
- Yes
Design & cooling
- Weight
- 2.5 kg
- Thickness
- 27.9 mm
- Width
- 359 mm
- Depth
- 266.4 mm
- Body material
- Plastic
- Colours
- Gray
- Cooling fans
- 2
- Vapor chamber cooling
- No
- Liquid metal (CPU)
- No
- Fan noise (max. load)
- 59 dB
Ports & wireless
- Thunderbolt or USB4
- No
- USB-C ports
- 1
- USB-A ports
- 3
- HDMI
- HDMI 2.1
- HDMI 2.1
- Yes
- (Mini) DisplayPort
- No
- Ethernet port
- Yes
- SD card reader
- No
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Yes
- Wi-Fi standard
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Keyboard & camera
- Keyboard backlight
- Zone RGB
- Per-key RGB
- No
- Backlit keyboard
- Yes
- Numeric keypad
- Yes
- Key travel
- 1.7 mm
- Webcam
- 720p
- IR camera (face login)
- No
Audio
- Speakers
- 2.0
- Dolby Atmos
- No
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
Compare
Compare Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026) with
vs
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)vsAcer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI RTX 5070 (2026)8.68.7vsMSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)vsAcer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI RTX 5060 (2026)8.68.5vs
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)vsAsus ROG Strix G16 G615 RTX 5060 (2026)8.69.1vs
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)vsAsus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651 RTX 5070 Ti (2026)8.69.1vs
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)vsMSI Crosshair 16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)8.68.8vs
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI RTX 5060 (2026)vsMSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W RTX 5060 (2026)8.68.8In collections
Gaming laptops — CPU maker: AMD + GPU power (TGP) from 115 w197Gaming laptops — CPU maker: AMD + refresh rate from 165 hz201Gaming laptops — Resolution class: QHD (1440p/1600p) + RAM (up to) from 64 GB201Gaming laptops: Refresh rate from 240 Hz215Gaming laptops — Resolution class: QHD (1440p/1600p) + weight up to 2.5 kg253Gaming laptops: Refresh rate from 240 Hz + RAM (up to) from 64 GB253Gaming laptops — Resolution class: QHD (1440p/1600p)254Gaming laptops — Resolution class: QHD (1440p/1600p) + SSD (up to) from 2,048 GB263
