MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026)

MSI Raider 16 Max HX (2026)
  • Launched: January 2026
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.8%
  • Dimensions: 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm (14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Raider 16 Max HX (2026).
Performance
95
Gaming
87
Display
73
Battery Life
60
Connectivity
72
Portability
54
NanoReview Score
83
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Tests and Specifications

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

Case

Weight 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)
Dimensions 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-28.85 mm
14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.14 inches
Area 979 cm2 (151.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.8%
Side bezels 9.2 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 3
Noise level (max. load) 60.2 dB

Display

Size 16 inches
Type OLED
Refresh rate 240 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes
PPI 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1
sRGB color space 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile 99.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 1 ms
Max. brightness
500 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 400 W
Weight of AC adapter 1335 grams

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)
3116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
21292
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
133
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
2021

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 175 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
GPU base clock 975 MHz
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory size 16 GB
Memory type GDDR7
Memory bus 256 bit
Memory speed ~28 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 7680
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
24268
Blender GPU 7255
Solar Bay 114074
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 128 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
Loudness ~80.8 dB
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 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
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
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Windows Precision Yes

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