MSI Vector A18 HX (2025)

MSI Vector A18 HX (2025)
  • Launched: January 2025
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.6%
  • Dimensions: 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Vector A18 HX (2025).
Performance
88
Gaming
76
Display
53
Battery Life
69
Connectivity
72
Portability
26
NanoReview Score
72
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Vector A18 HX (2025)

Case

Weight 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs)
Dimensions 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm
15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches
Area 1242 cm2 (192.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.6%
Side bezels 8.2 mm
Colors Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 145°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 126 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Right, Bottom
Charge power 400 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.2 GHz
Cores 12
Threads 24
L3 Cache 64 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M
Fabrication process 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3402
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
20131
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
122
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1601

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
21988
Blender GPU 5896
Solar Bay 90309
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB
Clock 5600 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 4.0
Power 4x2W
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 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
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.2 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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