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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
Very 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 10%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 16,313Top 30%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)
- 17,434Top 21%
Battery
- Capacity
- 99.9 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 70.4/100 (“Very 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 ASUS ProArt PZ14 (HT7407), Lenovo Legion 7a 15-inch Gen 11 (15ASH11), Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro 16 GT 2026 AI Yuanqi Edition (Intel Core Ultra X9 388H) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
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