The MSI Stealth 18 HX is an 18-inch gaming laptop in a black clamshell body made of plastic and metal. It is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with 24 cores and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory.
The 18-inch Mini LED display has a 3840 x 2400 UHD+ resolution, a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 120 Hz maximum refresh rate. It covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color space, supports DisplayHDR 1000 and has an anti-glare finish. The screen is not a touchscreen.
It has 32 GB of DDR5 memory and a 2 TB NVMe SSD. It connects over Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and 2500 Mbit/s Ethernet, and it runs Windows 11 Pro.
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (Core Ultra Series 2), 24 cores, 24 threads, 36 MB Smart Cache
- Core layout
- 8 performance cores and 16 efficiency cores
- Clock speeds
- Performance cores 2.7 GHz base, up to 5.5 GHz turbo; efficiency cores 1.8 GHz base, up to 4.7 GHz turbo
- Processor power
- 55 W base, 160 W maximum turbo
- NPU
- Intel AI Boost, up to 13 TOPs; supports OpenVINO, Windows ML, DirectML, ONNX RT and WebNN
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, 16 GB GDDR7; integrated Intel graphics
- Display
- 18 in (45.7 cm) Mini LED, 3840 x 2400 (UHD+), 16:10, non-touch
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz maximum
- Color and HDR
- 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR 1000, anti-glare
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5 (2 x 16 GB SO-DIMM), dual channel, 2 slots, up to 96 GB
- Storage
- 2 TB SSD, M.2 2280 (22 x 80 mm), PCIe 4.0, NVMe, 1 drive installed
- Optical drive
- None
- Card reader
- Built-in, SD cards
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4, Ethernet 2500 Mbit/s
- Battery
- 99.9 Wh
- Power
- 280 W
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
- Form factor
- Clamshell
- Case material
- Plastic, metal
- Color
- Midnight Black