MSI Raider 16 HX AI (2026)

MSI Raider 16 HX AI (2026)
  • Launched: January 2026
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~73.2%
  • Dimensions: 357.2 x 284.05 x 22.20-28.55 mm (14.06 x 11.18 x 0.87-1.12 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Raider 16 HX AI (2026).
Performance
95
Gaming
74
Display
65
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
72
Portability
51
NanoReview Score
76
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Raider 16 HX AI (2026)

Case

Weight 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs)
Dimensions 357.2 x 284.05 x 22.20-28.55 mm
14.06 x 11.18 x 0.87-1.12 inches
Area 1015 cm2 (157.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.2%
Side bezels 6.3 mm
Colors Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz
PPI 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Left, Bottom
Charge power 330 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 24
L3 Cache 36 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3168
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
21127
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
134
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
2005

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB
Memory type GDDR7
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory speed ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 184
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80
GPU performance 31.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
20327
Blender GPU 5422
Solar Bay 89015
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 96 GB

Storage

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

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v5.4
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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