Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16" (RTX 5070 Ti Laptop / 32GB RAM / 1TB) VS MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) 18"

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) both belong to the gaming laptop category, but they differ in a few design aspects. The Lenovo Legion weighs 2720 g, while the MSI Titan is heavier at 3600 g. This makes the MSI Titan notably bulkier. In terms of size, the Legion is more compact with a width of 364 mm, a height of 275.9 mm, and a thickness of 26.6 mm, compared to the Titan's larger dimensions of 404 mm in width, 307 mm in height, and a slightly slimmer thickness of 24 mm.

Both laptops feature a backlit keyboard, but neither uses a fanless design. The volume of the Lenovo Legion is 2671.37416 cm³, while the MSI Titan has a larger volume at 2976.672 cm³, making the Titan physically more voluminous overall.

Neither laptop is weather-sealed or has a rugged build, so durability in harsh conditions is not a standout feature for either device.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) have notable differences in their display specifications. The Legion has a 16″ screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 px, while the Titan features an 18″ screen with a higher resolution of 3840 x 2400 px. This gives the Titan a significantly sharper display with more pixels packed into its larger screen.

In terms of pixel density, the Legion has 189 ppi, which is lower than the Titan's 251 ppi, indicating that the Titan's display will have a more detailed and sharper image. The Legion uses an OLED/AMOLED display, which typically offers richer colors and better contrast, while the Titan uses an LCD Mini-LED display, known for its excellent brightness and contrast ratios as well, but typically with less vivid colors compared to OLED.

Both laptops lack a touch screen and do not feature anti-reflection coating. They also both support up to 4 external displays, and their refresh rates differ: the Legion offers a smoother 240Hz, while the Titan has a 120Hz refresh rate.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) offer different levels of performance, with the Titan providing significantly more power in several areas. Both laptops have 6400 MHz RAM, but the Legion has 32GB of RAM, while the Titan comes with a larger 96GB of RAM. Despite this, the maximum memory amount supported by the Legion is 192GB, whereas the Titan's maximum is limited to 96GB.

In terms of CPU, both laptops feature 24 threads, but the Titan has a slightly higher base CPU speed, with 8 cores running at 2.8 GHz and 16 cores at 2.1 GHz, compared to the Legion’s 2.7 GHz (8 cores) and 2.1 GHz (16 cores). The Titan also has a higher turbo clock speed at 5.5GHz versus the Legion's 5.4GHz. Both laptops feature multithreading, but their respective processor speeds give the Titan a small edge in raw CPU performance.

The Legion has a 12GB VRAM compared to the Titan’s 24GB VRAM, which will be especially relevant for graphics-intensive tasks. The floating-point performance of the Titan is also much higher at 31.8 TFLOPS compared to the Legion’s 17.04 TFLOPS. The Titan also surpasses the Legion in texture rate (496.9 GTexels/s vs. 266.2 GTexels/s) and pixel rate (193.9 GPixel/s vs. 115.8 GPixel/s). Both laptops feature GDDR7 VRAM, use NVMe SSDs, and support DirectX 12 Ultimate. The Titan’s GPU clock speed is 990 MHz, slightly higher than the Legion’s 847 MHz, and its GPU turbo is also higher at 1515 MHz compared to the Legion’s 1447 MHz. The Titan uses PCIe 4, while the Legion supports PCIe 5, and both have a semiconductor size of 4 nm. Neither laptop supports XeSS (XMX) nor has any specific mention of improvements to 64-bit support beyond the standard.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) show a difference in their benchmark results. The Legion scores 56426 in the overall PassMark benchmark, while the Titan has a higher score of 62297. In the single-threaded PassMark results, the Legion has a score of 4723, while the Titan is slightly higher at 4784.

While both laptops perform similarly in single-threaded tasks, with the Titan having a small edge, the difference in overall PassMark scores suggests the Titan is likely to perform better in multi-threaded or more demanding tasks.

These results reflect the Titan’s superior performance in both overall and single-thread benchmarks, but both laptops are high-performing in their own right.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) offer a range of similar connectivity features but with some key differences. Both laptops have an HDMI output with HDMI 2.1 support, and both support USB Type-C. The Legion has one USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-A port and one USB 4 40Gbps port, while the Titan has three USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-A ports and two USB 4 40Gbps ports. Neither laptop includes USB 3.2 Gen 1 or Gen 2 USB-C ports, nor do they support USB 4 20Gbps ports.

Both laptops support Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 4, with the Titan also supporting Wi-Fi 7. They also both have Bluetooth version 5.4 and one RJ45 port for wired Ethernet connectivity. The Lenovo Legion does not have an external memory slot, while the MSI Titan does offer this feature. Additionally, the Titan supports AirPlay, which is not available on the Legion.

In terms of display outputs, neither laptop has DisplayPort or mini DisplayPort outputs, and both lack a VGA connector. Both models also feature one HDMI port for external displays.

Both the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) feature the same battery size of 99 Wh, providing them with comparable power capacity. Neither of the two laptops includes a MagSafe power adapter, meaning both devices rely on standard charging solutions.

Overall, the battery specifications are identical between the two products, offering the same battery size and charging connection type.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) have several similar features. Both laptops include stereo speakers, a 3.5 mm audio jack, support ray tracing and DLSS, and lack Dolby Atmos support. Neither includes a stylus or a fingerprint scanner, and both have a front camera.

However, there are a few differences. The Lenovo Legion has two microphones, while the MSI Titan only has one. The Legion also supports voice commands, which the Titan does not. Additionally, the Legion has an accelerometer and a compass, while the Titan lacks both. Both laptops do not have an optical disc drive, S/PDIF Out port, gyroscope, or GPS.

Overall, the Legion offers more features related to sensors and voice control, while the Titan is more limited in these areas.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 16″ and MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) share several similar technical features, but there are notable differences in their specifications. Both laptops support Intel Resizable BAR, have Blackwell GPU architecture, and support 3D and multi-display technology. They both also feature integrated graphics, utilize big.LITTLE technology, and support ECC memory. Additionally, both laptops have a 105 °C CPU temperature, an unlocked multiplier, and support various instruction sets like MMX, AES, AVX, and SSE 4.1/4.2.

The Legion and Titan differ in several aspects. The Titan has a higher clock multiplier at 28, compared to the Legion's 27. The Titan also has a higher Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 95W, while the Legion's TDP is 60W. In terms of memory, the Titan has a wider memory bus of 256-bit compared to the Legion's 192-bit, and it achieves a higher maximum memory bandwidth of 811.5 GB/s, versus the Legion's 608.6 GB/s. The Titan's GPU memory speed is also faster at 2000 MHz, compared to the Legion's 1750 MHz.

Another key difference lies in the Titan's enhanced graphics capabilities, with 128 ROPs and 328 TMUs, compared to the Legion's 80 ROPs and 184 TMUs. The Titan also boasts more shading units at 10496, compared to the Legion's 5888, further indicating a difference in raw graphical power. Both laptops feature the same L3 and L2 cache sizes, and both have the same RAM speed limit of 6400 MHz.