MSI Vector A16 HX (2025)
gaming
2025
16"
dGPU
⏱ ~9h
⚖️ 2.70 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
USComp Score
61
out of 100
Fit for you
48/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance
⚠ Weak: fit_price
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianRelated resources
CPU
71
GPU
84
RAM max
96 GB
DDR5
Battery
90 Wh
~9h
Price
~$1,440
estimate
Age
1 year
2025
📝
Our review
MSI Vector A16 HX (2025) review
MSI Vector A16 HX (2025) — from 2025, 2.7 kg, performance 82.
USComp Score
61
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 61/100. Strongest suit — Light office (100), weakest — Portability (17).
✓ Strengths
Light office (100) · Photo & design (99)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (17)
💰 Price trend
2025
$1,800
2026
$1,440
2027
$1,152
📉 Loses ~$360/year (20%).
Full specifications
- Brand
- MSI
- Series
- MSI Cyborg/Katana/Pulse/etc
- Type
- Gaming≈
- Release year
- 2025≈
- Screen size
- 16"
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
- RAM (max)
- 96 GB DDR5≈
- Weight
- 2.70 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Battery
- 90 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
82
Portability
17
Light office
100
Gaming
96
Creative
90
Energy efficiency
80
Connectivity
78
Value
50
Color accuracy
—
🎮
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
122%
RAM
999%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
355%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
709%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
528%
RAM
999%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
473%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
176%
RAM
800%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
302%
RAM
999%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
211%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
158%
GPU
282%
RAM
600%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
473%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
Starfield
✓ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
122%
RAM
600%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
129%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
709%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
473%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
101%
GPU
130%
RAM
999%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
158%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
384%
RAM
999%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
469%
RAM
999%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
158%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
273%
RAM
999%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
284%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
284%
GPU
273%
RAM
999%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
394%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
253%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
253%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
284%
GPU
302%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
591%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
284%
GPU
563%
RAM
999%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
253%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
282%
RAM
999%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
211%
RAM
600%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
211%
RAM
999%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Alan Wake 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
130%
RAM
600%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
352%
RAM
600%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
211%
RAM
600%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
322%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
154%
RAM
999%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
473%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
394%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
355%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
352%
RAM
999%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
394%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
473%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
394%
GPU
704%
RAM
999%
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≅ Similar by specs
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≈ Similar class
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Configuration options
Available model options · 10 variants across 5 categories
🎮 Graphics (2)
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GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB
🔲 Memory (3)
32GB
64GB
96GB
💾 Storage (3)
1024GB
2048GB
4096GB
⚙ Processors (1)
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
🔋 Batteries (1)
90 Wh