MSI Raider MSI Raider GE68HX 16" FHD+ 144Hz Gaming Laptop Review
CPU Intel Core i9 14900HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.7 kg
76.9 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (89th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 87th
- Strong ram (81th percentile) 83th
- Strong storage (78th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average compact (22th percentile) 7th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 4070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 6.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider MSI Raider GE68HX 16" FHD+ 144Hz Gaming Laptop | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ProArt ASUS - ProArt PX13 13" 3K OLED Touch Screen Laptop - Copilot+ PC - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - 32GB Memory - RTX 4050 - 1TB SSD - Nano Black | Lenovo Legion Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop | MSI Stealth MSI Stealth A16 - 16.0" OLED 240 Hz - GeForce RTX | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft 13.8" Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC (7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1000 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 99 | - | 54 |