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MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2W
MSI's 16-inch Raider 16 Max HX B2W gaming laptop, covered in its RTX 5090 version: Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (175W), 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, a 2560x1600 240Hz OLED screen and a 91.8Wh battery. MSI's US versions run from $2,999 with an RTX 5070 Ti and $3,499 with an RTX 5080 to $4,099 with this RTX 5090 model.
Pros
- 16-inch 2560x1600 OLED at 240Hz, VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1000 certified, with 100% DCI-P3 (typical) coverage
- RTX 5090 Laptop GPU at up to 175W, and MSI quotes up to 300W combined CPU and GPU power with OverBoost
- In review testing, the 91.8Wh battery lasted about 7.9 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing
- A quick-access panel opens two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots (up to 128GB) and two M.2 SSD slots, one of them PCIe 5.0 compatible
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, three USB-A, HDMI 2.1, an SD Express card reader and 2.5G Ethernet
Cons
- Heavy and thick at 2.6kg and up to 29mm, with a 400W power adapter
- No G-Sync or Advanced Optimus, and the very glossy OLED panel reflects a lot of glare in bright rooms in review testing
- Plastic base and keyboard deck, and the thin metal lid flexes in review testing
- Costs $4,099 in this RTX 5090 version, while review testing found only marginal gaming gains over RTX 5080 laptops at the same 175W graphics power
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2W
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 487 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (24GB GDDR7, 175W)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5 SO-DIMM (2 slots, up to 128GB)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (2 M.2 slots, one PCIe 5.0 compatible)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,149Top 11%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 20,699Top 7%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)
- 25,090Top 1%
Battery
- Capacity
- 91.8 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 7.9 h
- Charging
- 400 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.6 kg
- Thickness
- 29 mm
- Material
- Aluminum lid, plastic base and keyboard deck
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 (DisplayPort, Power Delivery 3.1), 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, SD Express card reader, 2.5G Ethernet (RJ45), 3.5mm combo jack, Kensington lock
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (Intel Killer BE1750)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p IR with privacy shutter
- Biometrics
- IR camera for Windows Hello face login
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2W good in 2026?
The MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2W earns an Inno Score of 59.8/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 16-inch Raider 16 Max HX B2W gaming laptop, covered in its RTX 5090 version: Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (175W), 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, a 2560x1600 240Hz OLED screen and a 91.8Wh battery. MSI's US versions run from $2,999 with an RTX 5070 Ti and $3,499 with an RTX 5080 to $4,099 with this RTX 5090 model.
What are the key specs of the MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2W?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.6 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2W?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Dynabook Portégé Z40L-P, Acer TravelMate P6 14 AI TMP614-55, MSI Summit 16 AI Evo A2HM — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
