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MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XW RTX 5080 (2025)
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MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XW RTX 5080 (2025)

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XW RTX 5080 (2025) is a gaming laptop released in January 2025. Key specs: graphics card GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, GPU power (TGP) 175 W, processor Core Ultra 7 255HX, screen size 16″.

9.2Score
Graphics9.4
Overall performance9.5
Display4.4
Memory & storage9.6
Battery & portability3.7
Features & cooling9.2
price range—
Full specifications
Released
January 2025
Brand
MSIMSI
Popularity
#684 of 1,608
GeForce RTX 5080 LaptopGraphics card
175 WGPU power (TGP)
Core Ultra 7 255HXProcessor
16″Screen size
144 HzRefresh rate
96 GBRAM (up to)
90 WhBattery capacity
2.7 kgWeight
Spec guide

How it ranks among gaming laptops of 2025

Spec guide
GPU power (TGP) · 175 WTop 11%Screen size · 16″Bottom 47%Refresh rate · 144 HzBottom 25%RAM (up to) · 96 GBTop 10%Battery capacity · 90 WhTop 39%Weight · 2.7 kgBottom 31%

Compared with gaming laptops released in 2025. Bars show the share of models it beats.

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Why is Vector 16 HX AI A2XW RTX 5080 (2025) a good choice?

GPU power (TGP): 175 Wbetter than 95% of gaming laptops
RAM (up to): 96 GBbetter than 96% of gaming laptops
3DMark Steel Nomad Light: 24,343better than 95% of gaming laptops
Geekbench 6 multi-core: 19,073better than 94% of gaming laptops
Battery capacity: 90 Whbetter than 70% of gaming laptops
Video memory: 16 GBbetter than 92% of gaming laptops
CPU cores: 20better than 89% of gaming laptops
SSD (up to): 4,096 GBbetter than 82% of gaming laptops
Weak points
Weight: 2.7 kgworse than 75% of gaming laptops
Refresh rate: 144 Hzworse than 84% of gaming laptops
Thickness: 28.6 mmworse than 89% of gaming laptops
In rankings
#28Best MSI gaming laptops
Specifications

Full specifications

Graphics
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
GPU maker
NVIDIA
GPU power (TGP)
175 W
Video memory
16 GB
Video memory type
GDDR7
GPU shader cores
7,680
GPU compute (FP32)
42 TFLOPS
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
24,343
Processor
Processor
Core Ultra 7 255HX
CPU maker
Intel
CPU cores
20
CPU threads
20
Max CPU clock
5.2 GHz
Processor options
Core Ultra 7 255HX, Core Ultra 9 275HX, Core Ultra 9 285HX
Geekbench 6 multi-core
19,073
Geekbench 6 single-core
2,991
Cinebench 2024 multi-core
1,837
Display
Screen size
16″
Resolution
1920 × 1200
Resolution class
Full HD (1080p/1200p)
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Panel type
IPS
Pixel density
142 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)
32 GB
RAM type
DDR5
RAM speed
6,400 MHz
Max. supported RAM
96 GB
RAM slots
2
Upgradable RAM
Yes
SSD (up to)
4,096 GB
SSD (base)
512 GB
M.2 SSD slots
2
SSD interface
PCIe 5.0 x4
Battery & power
Battery capacity
90 Wh
Power adapter
330 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)
Yes
USB-C charging power
140 W
Design & cooling
Weight
2.7 kg
Thickness
28.6 mm
Width
357 mm
Depth
284 mm
Body material
Aluminium, Plastic
Colours
Gray
Cooling fans
2
Vapor chamber cooling
No
Liquid metal (CPU)
No
Fan noise (max. load)
49 dB
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt / USB4
Thunderbolt 5
Thunderbolt or USB4
Yes
USB-C ports
2
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
HDMI 2.1
HDMI 2.1
Yes
(Mini) DisplayPort
No
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
Fingerprint reader
No
Audio
Speakers
2.0
Dolby Atmos
No

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