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Home / Compare / MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI vs MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI

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MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI vs MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI

MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI is the faster machine, averaging 6% more frames across 9 games. We haven't confirmed a UK price for both machines, so treat this as a performance comparison rather than a value one.

Frame rates, side by side

Game MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI Diff
Baldur's Gate 3133136-3
Black Myth: Wukong6286-24
Cyberpunk 2077115120-5
Dota 2182184-2
F1 24223251-28
Final Fantasy XV145142+3
GTA V177172+5
Strange Brigade280302-22
X-Plane 11100111-11

1920×1080, High preset, upscaling off. Source: Notebookcheck.

Specifications

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AIMSI Crosshair 16 HX AI
Price£2,157—
GPURTX 5070RTX 5070
GPU power--
CPUCore Ultra 9 275HXCore Ultra 9 275HX
Memory32GB16GB
Display18in 2560x160016in 2560x1600
Refresh240Hz240Hz
Weight3.116kg2.5kg
Score5.7Not scored - no UK price

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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