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MSI Titan 18 HX A2W
MSI's 2026 flagship 18-inch gaming laptop pairs the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with a GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and a 3840x2400 240Hz Mini-LED screen. The US A2WJ-1258US has 64GB DDR5, 4TB of SSD storage and a 99.9Wh battery, and launched at $6,699.99. MSI's spec page also lists an A2WI variant with an RTX 5080.
Pros
- GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB GDDR7 and 175W graphics power, with up to 270W combined CPU-GPU power through MSI OverBoost
- 18-inch 3840x2400 Mini-LED panel at 240Hz, VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certified, with 100% DCI-P3 (typical)
- Two Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI 2.1, 2.5GbE, an SD Express card reader and Wi-Fi 7
- Two DDR5 slots (up to 128GB) and four M.2 slots, one of them PCIe Gen5-compatible
- Cherry mechanical per-key RGB keyboard by SteelSeries and an RGB haptic touchpad
Cons
- 3.6kg and up to 32.05mm thick, with a 400W power adapter
- $6,699.99 launch price for the 64GB and 4TB US model
- The US A2WJ-1258US spec sheet lists only a 1-year limited warranty, against 2 to 3 years on several other MSI regional pages
- The Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is an incremental refresh, with MSI quoting up to 10% higher performance than the Core Ultra 9 275HX
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Titan 18 HX A2W
Display
- Screen size
- 18 ″
- Panel type
- Mini-LED
- Resolution
- 3840x2400
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (24GB GDDR7)
- RAM
- 64 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-6400
- Storage
- 4,096 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 5.0 / 4.0 NVMe SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 100 Wh
- Charging
- 400 W
Design
- Weight
- 3.6 kg
- Thickness
- 32.1 mm
- Material
- Magnesium-aluminum alloy
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 5 (DisplayPort, Power Delivery 3.1), 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, SD Express card reader, 2.5GbE RJ45, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p IR with HDR
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the MSI Titan 18 HX A2W good in 2026?
The MSI Titan 18 HX A2W earns an Inno Score of 72.1/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 2026 flagship 18-inch gaming laptop pairs the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with a GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and a 3840x2400 240Hz Mini-LED screen. The US A2WJ-1258US has 64GB DDR5, 4TB of SSD storage and a 99.9Wh battery, and launched at $6,699.99. MSI's spec page also lists an A2WI variant with an RTX 5080.
What are the key specs of the MSI Titan 18 HX A2W?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · RAM: 64 GB · Screen size: 18 ″ · Weight: 3.6 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Titan 18 HX A2W?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS ProArt PZ14 (HT7407), Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Pro) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
