MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025) vs Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025)
- Can run popular games at about 100-137% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.9 against 90 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 (2025)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1000 grams less (around 2.21 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (175 vs 192.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
399 x 283 x 18.9-26.7 mm 15.71 x 11.14 x 0.74-1.05 inches |
| Area | 1242 cm2 (192.7 inches2) | 1129 cm2 (175 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% | ~83.2% |
| Side bezels | 8.2 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 45.8 dB | 32.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 126 ppi | 126 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 67.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 69.3% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:10 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 400 W | 100 / 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1375 grams | 700 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 780M |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 175 W | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 975 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 7680 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 7934 | 3143 |
| Solar Bay | 113735 | 46041 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC256 |
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~85.9 dB | ~74.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm | 15.0 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Raider 18 HX AI (2025):
- The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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