Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
There's been a lot of debate about why RTX 5090 laptops aren't much faster than the RTX 4090 laptops. Well, AMD figured out a solution: the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. With it, RTX 5090 gaming laptops can finally, FINALLY stretch their legs and get the gaming framerates everyone expected it could. Not only that but the RTX 5080 also benefits. There's one problem though: the MSI Raider and Vector are some of the only laptops with these CPUs & NVIDIA best RTX 5000 GPUs. And unfortunately, they aren't that great in some key ways....
Check out the Thermaltake TR100 (sponsor) - geni.us/TR100
Buy the Vector A18 HX + RTX 5080 at Amazon below:
Vector A18 HX 32GB / 1TB - geni.us/VECTOR32GB
Vector A18 HX 64GB / 2TB - geni.us/VECTOR64GB
Buy both of these laptops at Best Buy:
Vector A18 HX 5080 - bestbuy.7tiv.net/VECTOR5080
Raider A18 HX 5090 - bestbuy.7tiv.net/RAIDER5090
Raider A18 HX 5080 - bestbuy.7tiv.net/RAIDER5080
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - An Effing AMD X3D Laptop Tragedy
1:17 - Ryzen Laptop vs Desktop CPU Performance
1:49 - OMG The Specs & Prices
3:07 - Sponsor Spot - Thermaltake
3:37 - Laptop Lineup for this Review
4:35 - 1600p & 4K Gaming Framerates = WOW!
6:49 - Real World Performance
8:29 - Temperatures & Noise...Uh Oh.
10:08 - What's Going On - System Disassembly
11:21 - Upgrade Options
12:26 - The WORST Battery Life I've Seen :(
14:05 - Performance on Battery (Gaming too)
15:08 - Big, Heavy, Plastic
16:48 - Keyboard & Trackpad from 2010
17:45 - Cheaper Laptop = BETTER Screen?
19:00 - AMAZING Performance ≠ Good Laptop
20:19 - NVIDIA Should be Thanking AMD....
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There's been a lot of debate about why RTX 5090 laptops aren't much faster than the RTX 4090 laptops. Well, AMD figured out a solution: the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. With it, RTX 5090 gaming laptops can finally, FINALLY stretch their legs and get the gaming framerates everyone expected it could. Not only that but the RTX 5080 also benefits. There's one problem though: the MSI Raider and Vector are some of the only laptops with these CPUs & NVIDIA best RTX 5000 GPUs. And unfortunately, they aren't that great in some key ways....
Check out the Thermaltake TR100 (sponsor) - geni.us/TR100
Buy the Vector A18 HX + RTX 5080 at Amazon below:
Vector A18 HX 32GB / 1TB - geni.us/VECTOR32GB
Vector A18 HX 64GB / 2TB - geni.us/VECTOR64GB
Buy both of these laptops at Best Buy:
Vector A18 HX 5080 - bestbuy.7tiv.net/VECTOR5080
Raider A18 HX 5090 - bestbuy.7tiv.net/RAIDER5090
Raider A18 HX 5080 - bestbuy.7tiv.net/RAIDER5080
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - An Effing AMD X3D Laptop Tragedy
1:17 - Ryzen Laptop vs Desktop CPU Performance
1:49 - OMG The Specs & Prices
3:07 - Sponsor Spot - Thermaltake
3:37 - Laptop Lineup for this Review
4:35 - 1600p & 4K Gaming Framerates = WOW!
6:49 - Real World Performance
8:29 - Temperatures & Noise...Uh Oh.
10:08 - What's Going On - System Disassembly
11:21 - Upgrade Options
12:26 - The WORST Battery Life I've Seen :(
14:05 - Performance on Battery (Gaming too)
15:08 - Big, Heavy, Plastic
16:48 - Keyboard & Trackpad from 2010
17:45 - Cheaper Laptop = BETTER Screen?
19:00 - AMAZING Performance ≠ Good Laptop
20:19 - NVIDIA Should be Thanking AMD....
SUBSCRIBE ►bit.ly/SubHWC
Review unit provided free of charge as loaner units by MSI. This video is sponsored by Thermaltake. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
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