MSI Raider 18 Max HX A2WI-1075 Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Laptop 45.7 cm (18") WQUXGA 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 2 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Home Black German
MSI Raider 18 Max HX A2WI-1075, Intel Core Ultra 9, 45.7 cm (18"), 3840 x 2400 pixels, 32 GB, 2 TB, Windows 11 Home
| Date | Price |
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| 30 October 2026 | £4,173 |
| 30 October 2026 | £4,173 |
| 2 November 2026 | £4,154 |
| 5 November 2026 | £4,154 |
| 9 November 2026 | £4,154 |
| 10 November 2026 | £4,176 |
| 11 November 2026 | £4,176 |
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Product Information
Raider 18 Max HX A2W is an AI Ready flagship desktop-replacement gaming laptop built for gamers who want a larger, more immersive screen for deep focus, expansive worlds, and long playing sessions also those who needs a personal AI agent. Its 18-inch display creates a broader gaming horizon with smooth, responsive gameplay, giving players more room to stay fully immersed in demanding titles. Finished in a bold black-and-red design with signature lighting, it delivers big-screen gaming presence with MSI’s refined character.
Product
Display
- Display diagonal
- 45.7 cm (18")
- Display resolution
- 3840 x 2400 pixels
- Touchscreen
- No
- HD type
- WQUXGA
- Panel type
- Mini LED
- Native aspect ratio
- 16:10
- Anti-glare screen
- Yes
- Display brightness
- 1000 cd/m²
- RGB colour space
- DCI-P3
- Colour gamut
- 100%
- Maximum refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported
- Yes
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology
- DisplayHDR 1000
Processor
- Processor family
- Intel Core Ultra 9
- Processor manufacturer
- Intel
- Processor model
- 290HX Plus
- Processor generation
- Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
- Processor cores
- 8
- Processor threads
- 24
- Processor boost frequency
- 5.5 GHz
- Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
- 5.5 GHz
- Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
- 4.7 GHz
- Performance-core base frequency
- 2.7 GHz
- Efficient-core base frequency
- 1.8 GHz
- Processor cache
- 36 MB
- Processor cache type
- Smart Cache
- Processor base power
- 55 W
- Maximum turbo power
- 160 W
Ports & interfaces
- USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 0
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- 0
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- 0
- HDMI ports quantity
- 1
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- 3
- HDMI version
- 2.1
- Thunderbolt 5 ports quantity
- 2
- Intel® Thunderbolt 5
- Yes
- Combo headphone/mic port
- Yes
Memory
- Internal memory
- 32 GB
- Maximum internal memory
- 128 GB
- Internal memory type
- DDR5-SDRAM
- Memory clock speed
- 5600 MHz
- Memory layout (slots x size)
- 2 x 16 GB
- Memory slots
- 2x SO-DIMM
Weight & dimensions
- Weight
- 3.6 kg
- Width
- 404 mm
- Depth
- 307.5 mm
- Height (front)
- 2.4 cm
- Height (rear)
- 3.2 cm
Power
- USB Type-C charging port
- Yes
- USB Type-C required charging power (min)
- 65 W
- USB Type-C required charging power (max)
- 140 W
- AC adapter power
- 400 W
- USB Power Delivery (USB PD)
- Yes
Audio
- Audio system
- Nahimic 3
- Number of built-in speakers
- 4
- Speakers manufacturer
- Dynaudio
- Speaker power
- 2 W
- Built-in subwoofer
- Yes
Keyboard
- Numeric keypad
- Yes
- Pointing device
- Touchpad
- Keyboard backlit
- Yes
- Keyboard backlit colour
- RGB
- Keyboard backlit zone
- Per-key RGB
- Keyboard language
- German
- Copilot key
- Yes
Network
- Mobile network connection
- No
- Top Wi-Fi standard
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi standards
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- WLAN controller model
- Killer Wi-Fi 7 1750x
- WLAN controller manufacturer
- Killer
- Ethernet LAN
- Yes
- Ethernet LAN data rates
- 2500 Mbit/s
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Bluetooth version
- 5.4
Security
- Cable lock slot
- Yes
- Cable lock slot type
- Kensington
- Fingerprint reader
- Yes
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- Yes
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version
- 2.0
Software
- Operating system installed
- Windows 11 Home
- Bundled software
- AI Noise Cancellation Pro, Discrete Graphics Mode, MSI AI Engine, MSI App Player, MSI Center, MSI Companion, Nahimic 3, Nvidia App, Steelseries GG, True Color
Camera
- Front camera
- Yes
- Front camera HD type
- Full HD
- Video capturing speed
- 30 fps
- Infrared (IR) camera
- Yes
- Privacy camera
- Yes
- Privacy type
- Privacy shutter
Storage
- Total storage capacity
- 2 TB
- Storage media
- SSD
- Optical drive type
- No
- Total SSDs capacity
- 2 TB
- Number of SSDs installed
- 1
- SSD capacity
- 2 TB
- SSD interface
- PCI Express 4.0
- NVMe
- Yes
- SSD form factor
- M.2
- Card reader integrated
- Yes
- Compatible memory cards
- SD
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 99 Wh
- Battery technology
- Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
- Number of battery cells
- 4
- Battery weight
- 400 g
Graphics
- On-board graphics card
- Yes
- Discrete graphics card
- Yes
- Discrete graphics card model
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- On-board graphics card model
- Intel® Graphics
- Discrete GPU manufacturer
- NVIDIA
- Discrete graphics card memory
- 16 GB
- Discrete graphics memory type
- GDDR7
- On-board GPU manufacturer
- Intel
- On-board graphics card family
- Intel® Graphics
Design
- Product type
- Laptop
- Product colour
- Black
- Form factor
- Clamshell
- Colour name
- Core Black
- Housing material
- Metal, Plastic
- Original brand name
- MSI
Performance
- Motherboard chipset
- Intel HM870
Packaging content
- AC adapter included
- Yes
Neural processor unit (NPU)
- Neural processor unit (NPU)
- Intel AI Boost
- Sparsity support
- Yes
- Windows Studio effects support
- Yes
- AI software frameworks supported by NPU
- OpenVINO, Windows ML, DirectML, ONNX RT
- NPU performance up to
- 13 TOPs
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