Razer Blade 18 (2025) vs MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025)

Please select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
Display
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Razer Blade 18 (2025) and MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025) important characteristics
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
NanoReview Score
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Please input up-to-date prices for the selected laptop configurations to get an accurate value-for-money index.
Currency
VS
31.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
17.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Razer Blade 18 (2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 144 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 13% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • 33% sharper screen – 168 versus 126 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (170.6 vs 192.5 square inches)
Advantages of the MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025)
  • Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 99.9 against 91.7 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs)
Dimensions 399.96 x 275.4 x 21.99-27.94 mm
15.75 x 10.84 x 0.87-1.1 inches
404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm
15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches
Area 1101 cm2 (170.7 inches2) 1242 cm2 (192.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.3% ~75.6%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 8.2 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 3 2
Noise level (max. load) 66.3 dB 58.9 dB

Display

Size 18 inches 18 inches
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 300 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 168 ppi 126 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support - No
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Left, Right Right, Bottom
Charge power 330 W 400 W
Weight of AC adapter 1230 grams 860 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz 5.4 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 24 24
L3 Cache 36 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 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 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 37.4 TFLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 192 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 5888 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 184 184
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80 80
GPU performance 37.4 TFLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 5941 5755
Solar Bay 89297 98053
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB 2x16 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 128 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 3
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power - 4x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~82.1 dB ~87.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 5
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 Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Mechanical
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size - 13.0 x 8.2 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Blade 18 (2025):
    - The 4K display supports two modes: UHD at 240 Hz and FHD at 440 Hz.
    - It has two Thunderbolt ports: one is 5.0, the other 4.0.
Notes on Titan 18 HX AI (2025):
    - One NVMe slot supports PCIe Gen 4, while the other supports PCIe Gen 5.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
21 (53.8%)
18 (46.2%)
Total votes: 39

Comments

Write your opinion about the comparison of MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025) and Razer Blade 18 (2025) or ask any questions
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!