Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW 16" Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 2.7GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop / 64GB RAM / 2TB SSD VS MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) 17"

The Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) are both gaming laptops, but they differ in size and weight. The Asus laptop weighs 2730 g, while the MSI is heavier at 3000 g. This makes the MSI laptop about 270 g heavier. In terms of physical dimensions, the Asus has a width of 354 mm, height of 268 mm, and thickness of 22 mm, while the MSI is larger with a width of 380 mm, height of 297 mm, and the same thickness of 22 mm. The MSI's larger size results in a volume of 2482.92 cm³, compared to the Asus's 2087.184 cm³.

Both laptops feature a backlit keyboard, but neither uses a fanless design. Neither product is weather-sealed (splashproof), and neither has a rugged build. Both are built for gaming but have similar portability concerns given their non-fanless designs.

Overall, while both laptops are designed for similar uses, the MSI offers a larger form factor and more weight, which may impact portability. The Asus, being slightly smaller and lighter, may be more suited for users looking for a more compact option.

The Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) offer similar display characteristics, but with a few key differences. The Asus features a 16″ screen, while the MSI has a larger 18″ display. Both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1600 px, providing a crisp image on either screen. However, the Asus has a slightly higher pixel density of 188 ppi, compared to the MSI's 177 ppi, meaning the Asus display will have slightly sharper text and images.

Both laptops use an LCD, LED-backlit, IPS display, and neither offers a touchscreen. The refresh rate for both displays is the same at 240Hz, providing smooth motion, particularly useful for gaming. Neither screen has an anti-reflection coating, which might affect visibility in brightly lit environments. Additionally, both models support up to four displays, offering flexibility for multi-monitor setups.

In summary, the Asus offers a more compact 16″ display with slightly higher pixel density, while the MSI offers a larger 18″ screen with a slightly lower pixel density. Both have similar core display features, including the high refresh rate and support for multiple displays.

The Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) both feature powerful specifications, though with some notable differences. The Asus comes with 64GB of RAM running at 5600 MHz, while the MSI has 32GB of RAM running slightly faster at 6400 MHz. Both products use flash storage, with the Asus and MSI both offering 2048GB of internal storage, which is an NVMe SSD for fast performance in both cases.

In terms of CPU, both laptops share the same configuration with an 8-core at 2.7 GHz and 16 cores at 2.1 GHz, for a total of 24 threads. The Asus is equipped with 16GB of VRAM, whereas the MSI has a larger 24GB of VRAM, giving it more memory dedicated to graphics tasks. The floating-point performance also differs, with the Asus achieving 23.04 TFLOPS, while the MSI reaches 31.8 TFLOPS, offering higher computational power for demanding tasks. The Asus has a texture rate of 384 GTexels/s and a pixel rate of 144 GPixel/s, while the MSI’s texture rate is higher at 496.9 GTexels/s, and its pixel rate is 193.9 GPixel/s.

Both laptops support multithreading and have a turbo clock speed of 5.4GHz. The GPU clock speed for the Asus is 975 MHz, slightly lower than the MSI’s 990 MHz. Both models support PCI Express (PCIe) version 4 and use the same 4 nm semiconductor size. Neither product supports XeSS (XMX), and both are 64-bit compatible with a DDR memory version of 5. The maximum memory capacity for the Asus is 64GB, while the MSI supports up to 96GB of RAM.

Both the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) have identical benchmark results. The PassMark overall score for both laptops is 56426, and their single-threaded PassMark result is also the same at 4723. This means both laptops perform equally well in these specific benchmark tests.

Given that both products show the same benchmark scores, users can expect similar overall performance in tasks measured by PassMark, with no distinction between the two based on these results.

Overall, the Asus and MSI laptops offer equal performance when it comes to the PassMark scores, indicating comparable processing power under these specific conditions.

The Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) offer similar connectivity options but with a few differences. Both laptops have USB 4 40Gbps ports (2 each), and both feature HDMI outputs with HDMI 2.1 support. They also support Wi-Fi 7 and earlier Wi-Fi versions, and both have Bluetooth 5.4. However, the Asus has three USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-A ports, while the MSI has two, and the Asus does not have an external memory slot, while the MSI does.

Additionally, the Asus has one RJ45 port, while the MSI has none. Both laptops support AirPlay but do not have DisplayPort outputs, mini DisplayPort outputs, or VGA connectors. Both also include USB Type-C but lack Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 ports with any specific connection speed beyond USB 4.

In summary, the main differences are that the Asus includes an RJ45 port and has more USB-A ports, while the MSI provides an external memory slot but lacks an RJ45 port. Both have similar core features like HDMI 2.1, USB Type-C, and Wi-Fi support.

Both the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) feature the same battery size of 90 Wh. Both laptops also include sleep-and-charge USB ports, allowing devices to charge while the laptop is in sleep mode. Neither product is equipped with a MagSafe power adapter.

Overall, in terms of battery features, both laptops offer the same specifications, providing equal power capacity and charging convenience without the MagSafe adapter.

There are no differences between the two in this category, as both the Asus and MSI offer the same battery size and charging capabilities.

Both the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) come with stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm audio jack socket. Both laptops also support ray tracing and DLSS, ensuring enhanced gaming performance. The Asus model includes Dolby Atmos for improved audio, while the MSI lacks this feature.

Both laptops include a front camera and use 3D facial recognition for security. However, the Asus has two microphones, while the MSI has only one. Neither laptop has voice commands, a fingerprint scanner, or an S/PDIF Out port. Additionally, neither laptop includes a gyroscope, GPS, accelerometer, compass, or an optical disc drive.

In summary, the main differences are that the Asus offers Dolby Atmos sound and has more microphones, while the MSI lacks Dolby Atmos. Both models share many similar features, such as ray tracing, DLSS support, and 3D facial recognition, but differ slightly in their audio and microphone configurations.

The Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615LW and the MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XW (2025) are similar in many aspects but have a few differences in their technical specifications. Both laptops have the same clock multiplier of 27 and support Intel Resizable BAR. They both use the Blackwell GPU architecture and share a maximum GPU memory speed of 2000 MHz. Additionally, both have support for 3D and multi-display technology, OpenCL version 3, OpenGL version 4.6, and ECC memory support.

The key differences lie in the TDP (Thermal Design Power), where the Asus has a TDP of 80W and the MSI has a higher TDP of 95W. The MSI also has more render output units (ROPs) at 128, compared to the Asus’s 96 ROPs, and more texture mapping units (TMUs) at 328, compared to the Asus’s 256 TMUs. Additionally, the MSI has more shading units, with 10496 compared to the Asus’s 7680. These differences suggest that the MSI may have a slightly more powerful GPU configuration.

Both laptops use the same CPU socket (BGA 2114) and feature the same instruction sets, including MMX, F16C, FMA3, AES, AVX, AVX2, SSE 4.1, SSE 4.2. They also both have the same L3 cache of 36 MB and L2 cache of 40 MB, as well as the same CPU temperature of 105 °C and turbo boost version 2. The RAM speed (max) is also the same for both laptops at 6400 MHz, and they both use big.LITTLE technology for CPU power management.