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MSI Crosshair A16 HX D8W
MSI's 16-inch gaming laptop pairs the Ryzen 9 8940HX (16 cores) with a GeForce RTX 5060 (8GB GDDR7) in the US D8WFKG-015US: 32GB of DDR5, a 1TB SSD, a 2560x1600 240Hz IPS-level display and a 90Wh battery. A 16GB D8WFKG-090US and RTX 5070 versions also exist.
Pros
- 16-core Ryzen 9 8940HX with up to 5.3GHz boost
- 16-inch 2560x1600 240Hz display with about 100% DCI-P3 coverage
- 90Wh battery and a 240W power adapter
- Two SO-DIMM slots (up to 96GB) and a spare M.2 slot that is PCIe Gen5 compatible
- Three USB-A ports, HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet and a 24-zone RGB keyboard
Cons
- 2.5kg and up to 27.9mm thick, heavy for a 16-inch laptop
- Wi-Fi 6E rather than Wi-Fi 7
- Only one USB-C port
- 720p webcam
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Crosshair A16 HX D8W
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS-level
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2x SO-DIMM, up to 96GB)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 90 Wh
- Charging
- 240 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.5 kg
- Thickness
- 27.9 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 3.0), 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Webcam
- 720p HD with shutter
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the MSI Crosshair A16 HX D8W good in 2026?
The MSI Crosshair A16 HX D8W earns an Inno Score of 63.3/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 16-inch gaming laptop pairs the Ryzen 9 8940HX (16 cores) with a GeForce RTX 5060 (8GB GDDR7) in the US D8WFKG-015US: 32GB of DDR5, a 1TB SSD, a 2560x1600 240Hz IPS-level display and a 90Wh battery. A 16GB D8WFKG-090US and RTX 5070 versions also exist.
What are the key specs of the MSI Crosshair A16 HX D8W?
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.5 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Crosshair A16 HX D8W?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025), Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Gen 10, Framework Laptop 13 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
