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MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XW RTX 5090 (2025)
MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XW RTX 5090 (2025) is a desktop replacement released in January 2025. Key specs: graphics card GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, GPU power (TGP) 175 W, processor Core Ultra 9 285HX, screen size 18″.
7.9Score
Graphics9.5
Overall performance9.3
Display3.6
Memory & storage5.7
Battery & portability3.5
Features & cooling6.2
price range$5,300–6,600Reference price converted from EUR
- Released
- January 2025
- Brand
MSI- Popularity
- #196 of 1,575
- Model numbers
- A2XWJG-074
GeForce RTX 5090 LaptopGraphics card
175 WGPU power (TGP)
Core Ultra 9 285HXProcessor
18″Screen size
144 HzRefresh rate
64 GBRAM (up to)
99 WhBattery capacity
3.6 kgWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among desktop replacements of 2025
GPU power (TGP) · 175 WTop 11%Screen size · 18″Top 10%Refresh rate · 144 HzBottom 24%RAM (up to) · 64 GBTop 31%Battery capacity · 99 WhTop 15%Weight · 3.6 kgBottom 3%
Compared with desktop replacements released in 2025. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other desktop replacements
Why is Raider 18 HX AI A2XW RTX 5090 (2025) a good choice?
3DMark Steel Nomad Light: 31,723better than 96% of desktop replacements
Battery capacity: 99 Whbetter than 72% of desktop replacements
GPU power (TGP): 175 Wbetter than 70% of desktop replacements
Video memory: 24 GBbetter than 90% of desktop replacements
Fan noise (max. load): 45.8 dBbetter than 95% of desktop replacements
CPU cores: 24better than 72% of desktop replacements
USB-C charging power: 140 Wbetter than 75% of desktop replacements
Weak points
Refresh rate: 144 Hzworse than 91% of desktop replacements
Specifications
Full specifications
Graphics
- GPU maker
- NVIDIA
- GPU power (TGP)
- 175 W
- Video memory
- 24 GB
- GPU shader cores
- 10,496
- GPU compute (FP32)
- 51.4 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
- 31,723
Processor
- CPU maker
- Intel
- CPU cores
- 24
- Max CPU clock
- 5.5 GHz
- Processor options
- Core Ultra 9 275HX, Core Ultra 9 285HX, Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
Display
- Screen size
- 18″
- Resolution
- 3840 × 2400
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Pixel density
- 126 ppi
- Aspect ratio
- 16:10
- G-Sync / FreeSync
- No
- Advanced Optimus
- No
- MUX switch
- Yes
- HDR
- No
- Touchscreen
- No
Memory & storage
- RAM (up to)
- 64 GB
- RAM (base)
- 64 GB
- RAM speed
- 6,400 MHz
- Max. supported RAM
- 96 GB
- RAM slots
- 2
- Upgradable RAM
- Yes
- SSD (up to)
- 4,000 GB
- SSD (base)
- 4,000 GB
- M.2 SSD slots
- 2
- SSD interface
- PCIe 5.0 x4
Battery & power
- Battery capacity
- 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
- Cooling fans
- 2
- Vapor chamber cooling
- No
- Liquid metal (CPU)
- No
- Fan noise (max. load)
- 45.8 dB
Ports & wireless
- Thunderbolt or USB4
- Yes
- USB-C ports
- 2
- USB-A ports
- 3
- HDMI
- HDMI 2.1
- HDMI 2.1
- Yes
- (Mini) DisplayPort
- No
- Ethernet
- 5 Gbit/s
- Ethernet port
- Yes
- SD card reader
- Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- 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
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
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