
Head-to-head
Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 vs Medion Erazer Major 16 X1
Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 is the faster machine, averaging 3% more frames across 11 games. Whether that's the one to buy depends on the £271 price gap.
Frame rates, side by side
| Game | Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 | Medion Erazer Major 16 X1 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 182 | 161 | +21 |
| Civilization 7 | 166 | 202 | -36 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 148 | 143 | +5 |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 104 | 86 | +18 |
| Dota 2 | 175 | 186 | -11 |
| Final Fantasy XV | 190 | 173 | +17 |
| GTA V | 171 | 181 | -10 |
| Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 | 146 | 127 | +19 |
| Stalker 2 | 78 | 77 | +1 |
| The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered | 94 | 82 | +12 |
| X-Plane 11 | 109 | 102 | +7 |
1920×1080, High preset, upscaling off. Source: Notebookcheck.
Specifications
| Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 | Medion Erazer Major 16 X1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,499 | £2,770 |
| GPU | RTX 5080 | RTX 5070 Ti |
| GPU power | - | 140W |
| CPU | Core Ultra 9 275HX | Core Ultra 7 255HX |
| Memory | 32GB | 32GB |
| Display | 18in 2560x1600 | 16in 2560x1600 |
| Refresh | 240Hz | 300Hz |
| Weight | 3.6kg | 2.45kg |
| Score | 5.5 | 6.0 |
How these numbers were produced
Frame rates here are not measured by us, and we label how each one was arrived at. A figure marked measured comes from a published run on that exact machine. A figure marked representative is derived from the GPU and its power limit (TGP) and cross-referenced against published reviews - a sound estimate of what that configuration delivers, but not a measurement of that specific laptop. Unless stated otherwise, numbers are 1920x1080, High preset, upscaling off. Where a laptop ships in several power configurations we use the wattage of the exact SKU listed, because a 140W RTX 5070 and a 115W one are not the same product.
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