MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic delivers high-end gaming performance for $7,000

The MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic is a limited-edition $7,000 gaming laptop featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU, and 96GB of DDR5 RAM. It features a magnesium alloy chassis with an etched dragon graphic on glass, a Cherry MX mechanical keyboard, and a haptic RGB-backlit trackpad. The 18-inch MiniLED display supports UHD+ resolution at 240Hz. In benchmarks, it scored 6,517 in 3DMark Steel Nomad and averaged over 24,000 in Time Spy. Real-world gaming tests showed Cyberpunk 2077 running at 80-85 FPS at 1600p Ultra, but dropping below 60 FPS at native 3840x2400 without DLSS. With DLSS Multi Frame Generation enabled, it exceeded 130 FPS. Forza Horizon 6 averaged over 105 FPS at 4K Extreme, while Mortal Kombat 1 ran at a locked 60 FPS at 4K Very High. Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 91 FPS at 4K Ultra with DLSS Quality.

Tech4K StaffVideo report

The MSI Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic is a limited-edition $7,000 gaming laptop featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU, and 96GB of DDR5 RAM. It features a magnesium alloy chassis with an etched dragon graphic on glass, a Cherry MX mechanical keyboard, and a haptic RGB-backlit trackpad. The 18-inch MiniLED display supports UHD+ resolution at 240Hz. In benchmarks, it scored 6,517 in 3DMark Steel Nomad and averaged over 24,000 in Time Spy. Real-world gaming tests showed Cyberpunk 2077 running at 80-85 FPS at 1600p Ultra, but dropping below 60 FPS at native 3840x2400 without DLSS. With DLSS Multi Frame Generation enabled, it exceeded 130 FPS. Forza Horizon 6 averaged over 105 FPS at 4K Extreme, while Mortal Kombat 1 ran at a locked 60 FPS at 4K Very High. Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 91 FPS at 4K Ultra with DLSS Quality.

The laptop features an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU. It includes 96GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD, expandable via four M.2 slots with RAID support.

The 18-inch MiniLED display offers a UHD+ (3840x2400) resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 80-85 FPS at 1600p Ultra but requires DLSS to maintain 60+ FPS at native 3840x2400.

Forza Horizon 6 averages over 105 FPS at 4K Extreme settings without DLSS. The chassis features an etched dragon design on glass using a five-layer silk screening process.

Chapter guide

Introduction and DesignOverview of the $7,000 laptop's design, etched magnesium alloy chassis, and glass dragon graphic.Keyboard and TrackpadCherry MX mechanical keyboard and haptic RGB-backlit trackpad.Display and Accessories18-inch MiniLED UHD+ display and boxed accessories including a special edition mouse and coin.Technical SpecificationsDetailed breakdown of the CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, and battery specs.Software and Performance SettingsMSI Center performance profiles, GPU switch modes, and SteelSeries GG RGB control.Synthetic Benchmarks3DMark Steel Nomad and Time Spy benchmark results.Cyberpunk 2077 Gaming TestPerformance at 1600p and native 2400p with and without DLSS.Forza Horizon 6 Gaming TestPerformance at 4K Extreme settings.Mortal Kombat 1 Gaming TestPerformance at 4K Very High settings.Red Dead Redemption 2 Gaming TestPerformance at 4K Ultra settings with and without DLSS.Conclusion and VerdictFinal thoughts on the laptop's value proposition compared to a desktop PC.

Worth noting

  • The reviewer noted that the unit tested was a loaner and had to be returned.
  • High-end performance requires the laptop to be plugged into a wall outlet, limiting its portability.

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