MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming performance

The MSI Claw 8 AI+ reaches 30 FPS in 200 of 210 games at 800p Low in our estimates, and 60 FPS in 139. Power mode: 30 W (the limit reviews test).

Updated October 17, 2026

How sure are these numbers?

Confidence: medium. Fitted to 6 published results from Notebookcheck and PC Gamer.

On 3 held-out results for this device, the estimates were a median 6% off.

Processor: Core Ultra 7 258V (4 P + 4 E cores).

MSI Claw 8 AI+ specs

Chip	Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
Graphics	Intel Arc 140V, 8 Xe2 cores
Processor	8 cores (4 P + 4 LP-E), 8 threads
Memory	MSI Claw 8 AI+: 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533 MSI Claw 7 AI+: 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533
Screen	MSI Claw 8 AI+: 8-inch IPS, 1920x1200, 120 Hz MSI Claw 7 AI+: 7-inch IPS, 1920x1080, 120 Hz
Released	MSI Claw 8 AI+: Dec 2024 MSI Claw 7 AI+: Dec 2024
Launch price	MSI Claw 8 AI+: $899.99 MSI Claw 7 AI+: $799.99
System	Windows 11
Estimates use	30 W (the limit reviews test)

The MSI Claw 8 AI+ and MSI Claw 7 AI+ have the same chip and power limits, so they share these estimates; reviews measured them within a few percent.

MSI Claw 8 AI+: estimated FPS in every game

Estimated average FPS at the typical power mode, upscaling off. Tap a column to sort. Plugged in at a higher power limit, expect a little more.


Among Us	218	218	218	218
Geometry Dash	218	218	218	218
Valorant	200	200	200	200
Terraria	182	182	182	182
Hollow Knight	182	182	168	133
Slay the Spire 2	182	182	182	182
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	182	182	182	182
Bloons TD 6	182	182	182	182
Brawlhalla	182	182	182	182
Balatro	182	182	182	182
League of Legends	163	163	163	163
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	150	150	150	150
Counter-Strike 2	149	141	130	103
Destiny 2	146	117	108	86
Risk of Rain 2	146	146	145	115
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	145	144	133	106
The Sims 4	145	145	145	145
Don't Starve Together	145	145	145	145
Hollow Knight: Silksong	144	144	144	133
Apex Legends	143	135	125	99
Deep Rock Galactic	143	113	104	83
RimWorld	143	143	143	143
War Thunder	136	108	100	79
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2	136	108	100	79
PUBG: Battlegrounds	133	118	109	86
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	132	132	132	132
It Takes Two	132	125	116	92
Garry's Mod	132	132	132	132
Rocket League	131	104	96	76
Far Cry 5	131	116	107	85
GTA IV	130	130	130	130
Assetto Corsa	130	115	106	84
Doom Eternal	129	106	98	78
F1 24	129	110	95	81
Left 4 Dead 2	127	127	127	127
Roblox	127	127	127	127
Diablo IV	125	99	92	73
Fallout 4	125	125	125	116
Crusader Kings III	122	113	104	83
Delta Force	121	96	88	70
Honkai: Star Rail	121	96	88	70
eFootball	121	96	88	70
Dead by Daylight	120	120	120	120
Lies of P	119	94	87	69
Forza Horizon 5	119	102	94	74
Subnautica	119	119	119	119
Dota 2	116	116	116	116
DayZ	115	91	84	67
Hearts of Iron IV	115	115	115	111
Resident Evil 2	114	91	84	66
Manor Lords	114	91	84	66
Minecraft	112	112	112	112
Overwatch 2	112	112	112	112
Ready or Not	112	89	82	65
Team Fortress 2	112	112	112	112
Warframe	112	112	112	103
Assassin's Creed Odyssey	112	112	112	99
Assassin's Creed Origins	112	112	112	112
Assassin's Creed Unity	112	112	112	104
GTA V	110	110	110	110
Death Stranding Director's Cut	110	87	80	64
Minecraft Dungeons II	110	87	80	64
Valheim	107	85	79	62
Far Cry 6	107	85	78	62
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales	107	85	79	62
Assetto Corsa Competizione	107	85	78	62
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT	107	96	88	70
Monster Hunter: World	106	104	96	76
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	106	106	106	106
Project Zomboid	106	106	106	106
Limbus Company	106	106	106	106
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered	103	81	75	60
Euro Truck Simulator 2	103	82	76	60
Hell Let Loose	102	81	75	60
Call of Duty: Warzone	100	81	75	60
Fortnite	99	78	72	57
Age of Empires IV	99	99	99	99
F1 25	99	85	73	62
Lethal Company	94	75	69	55
The Outlast Trials	94	74	69	54
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	93	93	93	80
World of Warships	91	91	91	91
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90	90	85	68
Metro Exodus	87	69	64	50
7 Days to Die	86	82	76	60
Resident Evil Village	85	67	62	49
EA Sports FC 26	83	66	61	48
EA Sports FC 25	83	66	61	48
Lost Ark	83	66	61	48
EA Sports FC 27	83	66	61	48
Sea of Thieves	80	64	59	47
Resident Evil 4	80	63	58	46
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79	63	58	46
Cities: Skylines	79	79	79	79
World of Warcraft	79	62	58	46
Sid Meier's Civilization VII	78	62	57	45
Hades II	78	62	57	45
Zenless Zone Zero	74	60	56	44
Total War: Warhammer III	73	71	66	52
R.E.P.O.	73	58	53	42
God of War	72	57	53	42
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade	72	57	53	42
Black Desert	71	56	52	41
Path of Exile 2	70	55	51	40
Ghost of Tsushima	70	55	51	40
Arena Breakout: Infinite	70	55	51	40
Helldivers 2	69	55	51	40
Assassin's Creed Mirage	69	64	59	47
Red Dead Redemption 2	67	53	49	39
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	67	53	49	39
Red Dead Redemption	66	52	48	38
Cyberpunk 2077	64	50	47	37
Phasmophobia	64	51	47	37
Final Fantasy XIV Online	64	51	47	37
skate.	64	50	47	37
Wuthering Waves	63	50	46	37
Stronghold 4	63	50	46	37
VRChat	63	50	46	37
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	62	49	46	36
Baldur's Gate 3	62	49	45	36
Battlefield 2042	61	48	45	35
Elden Ring	60	60	59	47
Hogwarts Legacy	60	48	44	35
Elden Ring Nightreign	60	57	53	42
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	60	60	60	60
Dark Souls III	60	60	60	60
Satisfactory	60	48	44	35
Factorio	60	60	60	60
Stardew Valley	60	60	60	60
Genshin Impact	60	60	60	60
Tekken 7	60	60	60	60
Mortal Kombat 11	60	60	60	60
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero	60	49	45	36
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4	60	60	60	60
Need for Speed Unbound	60	48	44	35
Mycopunk	60	48	44	35
Farming Simulator 25	60	47	44	35
PEAK	60	48	44	35
Arknights: Endfield	60	48	44	35
The Finals	58	46	42	34
Tekken 8	58	46	42	34
ARC Raiders	58	46	42	34
The Last of Us Part I	57	45	41	33
Aion 2	57	45	42	33
Forza Horizon 6	57	45	42	33
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	56	56	53	42
Marvel Rivals	54	43	39	31
Sons of the Forest	54	43	40	32
Horizon Forbidden West	53	42	39	31
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024	53	42	39	31
God of War Ragnarök	53	42	39	31
Marvel's Spider-Man 2	53	42	39	31
The Last of Us Part II Remastered	53	42	39	31
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered	53	42	39	31
NBA 2K26	53	42	39	31
NBA 2K27	53	42	39	31
Onimusha: Way of the Sword	52	41	38	30
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4	52	41	38	30
Rust	51	41	38	30
Stellar Blade	51	41	38	30
BeamNG.drive	51	41	38	30
Street Fighter 6	50	40	37	29
RuneScape: Dragonwilds	50	40	37	29
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse	50	40	36	29
Forza Motorsport	49	39	36	29
Enshrouded	49	39	36	29
Hunt: Showdown 1896	49	39	36	28
Schedule I	49	39	36	29
No Man's Sky	48	38	35	28
Mortal Kombat 1	48	38	35	28
Alan Wake 2	47	37	35	27
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced	47	37	34	27
Battlefield 6	45	36	33	26
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	44	35	32	26
Assassin's Creed Shadows	44	35	32	26
Escape from Tarkov	44	35	32	25
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	42	33	31	24
Starfield	42	33	31	24
Planet Zoo 2	42	33	31	24
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl	41	32	30	24
Split Fiction	41	33	30	24
Monster Hunter Wilds	40	32	29	23
Final Fantasy XVI	40	32	29	23
Control Resonant	40	32	29	23
Silent Hill 2	39	31	28	23
Phantom Blade Zero	39	31	28	22
Palworld	38	30	28	22
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2	38	30	28	22
Star Wars: Galactic Racer	38	30	28	22
Borderlands 4	37	30	27	22
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls	37	29	27	22
WARDOGS	37	30	27	22
Gears of War: E-Day	36	29	26	21
Dragon's Dogma 2	35	28	26	20
Valor Mortis	35	28	26	20
Black Myth: Wukong	32	25	23	18
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II	32	25	23	18
ARK: Survival Ascended	31	25	23	18
Doom: The Dark Ages	30	24	22	17
Avowed	30	24	22	18
Star Wars Outlaws	29	23	21	17
Star Wars Zero Company	29	23	21	17
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	28	23	21	17
Silent Hill: Townfall	28	22	21	16
Mortal Shell II	28	22	21	16
Halo: Campaign Evolved	27	21	20	16
Mafia: The Old Country	26	21	19	15
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam	26	21	19	15
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve	26	20	19	15
Cities: Skylines II	22	17	16	13

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Smooth 60+ FPS · Playable 30–59 · Choppy under 30 · What is a good FPS?

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MSI Claw 8 AI+ FAQs

What games can the MSI Claw 8 AI+ run?

In our estimates it reaches 30 FPS in 200 of 210 games at 800p Low and 60 FPS in 139. The table above lists every game with Low and Medium at 800p and 1080p.

What power mode do these numbers use?

30 W (the limit reviews test). Lower modes save battery but cost FPS; plugged in at a higher limit, Windows handhelds usually gain 5 to 15%.

Can the MSI Claw 8 AI+ run games at 1080p?

Light games, yes. In 161 of 210 games it reaches 30 FPS at 1080p Medium in our estimates; heavier games need 800p, Low or upscaling.