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MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
MSI's 18-inch gaming laptop in the reviewed A9WHG build uses the Ryzen 9 9955HX with a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (140W), 32GB of DDR5-5600, a 2TB SSD and a 2560x1600 240Hz IPS screen. Other builds add the RTX 5080 and a 4K mini-LED panel, and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX models also exist.
Pros
- Ryzen 9 9955HX scored 16,313 multi-core in Geekbench 6.7 in review testing
- 18-inch 2560x1600 240Hz IPS-level panel with 100% DCI-P3 (typical) coverage
- Two USB4 ports, SD Express card reader, HDMI 2.1 and 2.5Gb Ethernet
- Easy to service, with two SODIMM slots and two M.2 slots, one of them PCIe 5.0 compatible
- Spacious keyboard with numpad and a 99.9Wh battery
Cons
- Heavy at about 3.6kg, with a 400W adapter of around 1.3kg
- Thick at up to 32mm, even for an 18-inch laptop
- Single-thread CPU performance is only moderate
- No G-Sync support and no integrated NPU
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
Display
- Screen size
- 18 ″
- Panel type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (12GB GDDR7, 140W)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (SODIMM)
- Storage
- 2,048 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,175Top 9%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 16,313Top 31%
Battery
- Capacity
- 100 Wh
- Charging
- 400 W
Design
- Weight
- 3.6 kg
- Thickness
- 32.1 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen1, 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen2, 2x USB4 Type-C (DisplayPort, PD 3.1, Thunderbolt 4 compatible), HDMI 2.1, SD Express card reader, 2.5Gb Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p FHD IR
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the MSI Vector A18 HX A9W good in 2026?
The MSI Vector A18 HX A9W earns an Inno Score of 67.1/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 18-inch gaming laptop in the reviewed A9WHG build uses the Ryzen 9 9955HX with a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (140W), 32GB of DDR5-5600, a 2TB SSD and a 2560x1600 240Hz IPS screen. Other builds add the RTX 5080 and a 4K mini-LED panel, and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX models also exist.
What are the key specs of the MSI Vector A18 HX A9W?
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 18 ″ · Weight: 3.6 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Vector A18 HX A9W?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10), ASUS Zenbook DUO (2026) UX8407AA, MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
