Following the trend of slapping the AI tag on everything, MSI's newest additions to the Crosshair gaming laptop family highlight the fifth-generation Tensor Cores of Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs. It's a testament to just how proud laptop manufacturers are to play host to some of the most proficient gaming technology today. Whether the MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI can handle the wayward power of the RTX 50-series without all the upscaling magic, we'll get to in a moment. First, let's talk aesthetics.
There's something about the MSI Crosshair HX series' updated design that makes me want to pinch its little cheeks. Leaning away from sharper looks, this lightweight 16-incher in 16:10 form factor features cutesy rounded corners with faint Cyberpunky patterning on the chassis. It's giving fun-size, practical, and a little rambunctious. The typeface on the keys is a little over the top, with the WASD keys also featuring a translucent top that makes them unreadable with RGB on, but you are expected to know what those keys are for with this lappy.
