ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA) / MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-082US

ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA): UX3607OA-ZB/A16_X0 · X2E-94-100 · touch, 48 GB / 1 TB

MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-082US: A9WIG-082US (US, part no. RAIDERA18HX082): Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, RTX 5080 Laptop GPU 16 GB, 32 GB DDR5, 2 TB Gen5 SSD, 18-inch UHD+ Mini LED, Windows 11 Pro, Core Black. The RTX 5090 A9WJG, the Ryzen 8000 HX A8WIG and the Intel-based Raider 18 HX AI are separate models.

SpecificationASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA)MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-082US
Release year20262025
Announcement7 January 2026 ASUS—
Availability7 April 2026: manufacturer confirmed this configuration was on sale ASUS—
ProcessorSnapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100; 18 cores / 18 threads ASUSAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, 2.5–5.4 GHz

The processor’s stacked extra cache, called 3D V-Cache, keeps frequently used game data close, which helps frame rates especially in large open-world games.

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Graphics and NPUQualcomm Adreno; Hexagon NPU, up to 80 TOPS ASUS—
Display16-inch touch OLED; 2880 × 1800; 16:10; 120 Hz ASUS18-inch UHD+ 3840 × 2400, 16:10, 120 Hz Mini LED; VESA DisplayHDR 1000; 100% DCI-P3

The Mini LED backlight dims zones individually for high HDR brightness and deeper blacks; DisplayHDR 1000 is the tier certifying 1,000-nit peak brightness. Because of the high resolution, refresh is limited to 120 Hz.

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Brightness500 nits; 1100 nits HDR peak

HDR peak brightness is not a sustained full-screen figure.

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Memory48 GB LPDDR5X, onboard; not user-upgradeable ASUS32 GB DDR5-5600 (2 × 16 GB); two slots, up to 96 GB

Both slots come filled; reaching 96 GB means fitting two 48 GB modules.

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Storage1 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD; one M.2 2280 slot ASUS2 TB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen5 x4); one PCIe Gen5 and one PCIe Gen4 M.2 slot

The second M.2 slot runs at Gen4; an added SSD there tops out at Gen4 speed.

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Operating systemWindows 11 Home, Arm64 ASUSWindows 11 Pro; fTPM 2.0 MSI
USB ports2 × USB4 USB-C, up to 40 Gbit/s, display output and power input; 1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ASUS—
Other portsHDMI 2.1 TMDS; SD 4.0 reader; 3.5 mm combo audio jack ASUS—
WirelessWi-Fi 7, tri-band, 2 × 2 ASUS—
CameraFHD with infrared for Windows Hello ASUS—
Battery70 Wh, 3-cell lithium-ion ASUS—
Power adapter130 W USB-C; original ASUS VDM adapter for best performance ASUS—
Body353.5 × 242.4 × 13.8–16.5 mm; touch version approximately 1.30 kg ASUS—
Graphics—NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, 16 GB GDDR7; up to 175 W including TGP and Dynamic Boost; boost up to 2,287 MHz

175 W is the highest GPU power MSI gives in this chassis; CPU and GPU together can draw up to 260 W (OverBoost Ultra). The desktop RTX 5080 is a separate card.

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Ports—2 × USB4 Type-C (DisplayPort and PD 3.1; Thunderbolt 4 compatible); 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A; HDMI 2.1 (8K 60 Hz / 4K 120 Hz); 3.5 mm audio combo jack

The USB4 ports are listed as compatible with Thunderbolt 4 accessories, but MSI does not state separate Thunderbolt certification; PD 3.1 allows USB-C charging, while full gaming power needs the 400 W adapter.

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Card reader and network—Full-size SD card reader (UHS-III); 2.5 Gbit Ethernet; MediaTek Wi-Fi 7; Bluetooth 5.4

UHS-III gives faster reads than UHS-II with compatible cards; the full-size slot reads camera cards without an adapter.

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Audio, camera and keyboard—Dynaudio-tuned 4 × 2 W speakers and 2 × 2 W woofers; 1080p IR camera with privacy shutter; SteelSeries per-key RGB, 99 keys

The IR camera enables Windows Hello face sign-in; the physical shutter blocks the camera.

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Battery and adapter—99.9 Wh, 4-cell lithium-ion; 400 W adapter

99.9 Wh is just under the limit for laptop batteries allowed on planes.

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Size and weight—404 × 307.5 × 24–32.05 mm; 3.6 kg

The weight excludes the 400 W adapter.

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Warranty and colour—1-year limited warranty (1-year global coverage); Core Black MSI