MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ gaming performance

The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ reaches 30 FPS in 210 of 210 games at 800p Low in our estimates, and 60 FPS in 178. Power mode: AI Engine (default, about 25 W).

Updated October 17, 2026

How sure are these numbers?

Confidence: medium. Fitted to 5 published results from PC Gamer and Tom's Hardware.

On 4 held-out results for this device, the estimates were a median 8% off.

Processor: Panther Lake (Core Ultra X7): newer P and E cores than Lunar Lake.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ specs

Chip	Intel Arc G3 Extreme (Panther Lake)
Graphics	Intel Arc B390, 12 Xe3 cores
Processor	14 cores (2 P + 8 E + 4 LP-E)
Memory	32 GB LPDDR5X-8533
Screen	8-inch IPS, 1920x1200, 120 Hz
Released	Jun 2026
Launch price	$1799.99
System	Windows 11
Estimates use	AI Engine (default, about 25 W)

MSI Claw 8 EX 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	240	240	240	240
Geometry Dash	240	240	240	240
Valorant	220	220	220	220
Terraria	200	200	200	200
Hollow Knight	200	200	200	190
Slay the Spire 2	200	200	200	200
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	200	200	200	200
Bloons TD 6	200	200	200	200
Brawlhalla	200	200	200	200
Balatro	200	200	200	200
League of Legends	180	180	180	180
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	165	165	165	165
Counter-Strike 2	164	164	164	147
Diablo IV	164	142	131	104
Manor Lords	163	129	119	95
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2	163	154	142	113
Deep Rock Galactic	161	161	149	118
Destiny 2	161	161	154	122
Risk of Rain 2	161	161	161	161
Rocket League	160	148	136	108
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	160	160	160	150
The Sims 4	160	160	160	160
Don't Starve Together	160	160	160	160
Hollow Knight: Silksong	158	158	158	158
Apex Legends	157	157	157	141
RimWorld	157	157	157	157
Death Stranding Director's Cut	156	124	114	91
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales	153	121	112	89
War Thunder	152	152	142	113
Resident Evil 2	152	129	119	95
PUBG: Battlegrounds	146	146	146	123
Valheim	145	121	112	89
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	145	145	145	145
It Takes Two	145	145	145	131
DayZ	145	130	120	95
Garry's Mod	145	145	145	145
Far Cry 5	144	144	144	121
eFootball	144	136	126	100
GTA IV	143	143	143	143
Assetto Corsa	143	143	143	120
Doom Eternal	142	142	140	111
F1 24	141	141	135	115
F1 25	141	121	104	88
Left 4 Dead 2	140	140	140	140
Roblox	140	140	140	140
Honkai: Star Rail	139	136	126	100
Delta Force	138	136	126	100
Fallout 4	138	138	138	138
Lethal Company	134	106	98	78
Crusader Kings III	134	134	134	118
Fortnite	132	111	103	82
Lies of P	131	131	124	98
Forza Horizon 5	131	131	131	106
Euro Truck Simulator 2	131	117	108	86
Subnautica	131	131	131	131
Dota 2	128	128	128	128
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered	128	116	107	85
Hearts of Iron IV	127	127	127	127
Minecraft	124	124	124	124
Overwatch 2	124	124	124	124
Team Fortress 2	124	124	124	124
Warframe	124	124	124	124
Assassin's Creed Odyssey	124	124	124	124
Assassin's Creed Origins	124	124	124	124
Assassin's Creed Unity	124	124	124	124
Metro Exodus	124	98	91	72
Ready or Not	123	123	117	93
Far Cry 6	123	121	112	88
Minecraft Dungeons II	123	123	114	91
GTA V	121	121	121	121
Resident Evil Village	121	96	89	70
Dead by Daylight	120	120	120	120
Assetto Corsa Competizione	120	120	112	88
The Outlast Trials	120	106	98	77
EA Sports FC 26	118	93	86	68
EA Sports FC 25	118	93	86	68
Lost Ark	118	94	87	69
EA Sports FC 27	118	93	86	68
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT	118	118	118	100
Hell Let Loose	116	116	107	85
Monster Hunter: World	116	116	116	108
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	116	116	116	116
Project Zomboid	116	116	116	116
Limbus Company	116	116	116	116
Sea of Thieves	114	91	84	66
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	113	89	82	65
Resident Evil 4	113	90	83	66
World of Warcraft	112	89	82	65
Hades II	111	88	82	65
Call of Duty: Warzone	110	110	107	85
Age of Empires IV	109	109	109	109
God of War	103	82	76	60
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade	102	81	75	59
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	102	102	102	102
Black Desert	101	80	74	59
World of Warships	100	100	100	100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99	99	99	97
Path of Exile 2	99	79	73	58
Ghost of Tsushima	99	79	73	58
Arena Breakout: Infinite	98	79	73	58
R.E.P.O.	97	82	76	60
Red Dead Redemption 2	96	76	70	56
Sid Meier's Civilization VII	95	88	81	64
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	95	75	69	55
7 Days to Die	95	95	95	86
Red Dead Redemption	93	74	68	54
Phasmophobia	92	73	67	53
Cyberpunk 2077	91	71	66	52
Final Fantasy XIV Online	91	72	67	53
skate.	91	72	66	53
Wuthering Waves	90	71	66	52
Stronghold 4	90	71	66	52
VRChat	90	71	66	52
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	89	70	65	51
Battlefield 2042	87	69	64	50
Helldivers 2	87	78	72	57
Cities: Skylines	87	87	87	87
Hogwarts Legacy	86	68	63	50
Satisfactory	86	68	63	50
Need for Speed Unbound	86	68	63	50
Mycopunk	86	68	63	50
PEAK	86	68	63	50
The Finals	82	65	60	48
ARC Raiders	82	65	60	48
Baldur's Gate 3	81	69	64	51
Zenless Zone Zero	81	81	80	63
Aion 2	81	64	60	47
Forza Horizon 6	81	64	59	47
Farming Simulator 25	81	67	62	49
Arknights: Endfield	81	68	63	50
Total War: Warhammer III	80	80	80	74
Sons of the Forest	77	61	57	45
Marvel Rivals	76	61	56	44
Horizon Forbidden West	76	60	56	44
Assassin's Creed Mirage	76	76	76	67
Marvel's Spider-Man 2	76	60	56	44
The Last of Us Part II Remastered	76	60	56	44
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered	76	60	56	44
God of War Ragnarök	75	60	55	44
NBA 2K26	75	60	55	44
NBA 2K27	75	60	55	44
The Last of Us Part I	74	64	59	47
Onimusha: Way of the Sword	74	59	54	43
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4	74	59	54	43
Rust	73	58	54	43
Stellar Blade	73	58	54	43
BeamNG.drive	73	58	54	43
RuneScape: Dragonwilds	72	57	53	42
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse	71	56	52	41
Forza Motorsport	70	56	51	41
Enshrouded	70	56	51	41
Schedule I	70	56	51	41
Hunt: Showdown 1896	69	55	51	40
No Man's Sky	68	54	50	40
Alan Wake 2	67	53	49	39
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced	67	53	49	39
Battlefield 6	64	51	47	37
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	63	50	46	36
Assassin's Creed Shadows	63	50	46	36
Escape from Tarkov	62	49	46	36
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	61	61	61	59
Elden Ring	60	60	60	60
Elden Ring Nightreign	60	60	60	60
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	60	60	60	60
Dark Souls III	60	60	60	60
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	60	47	44	35
Starfield	60	47	44	35
Factorio	60	60	60	60
Stardew Valley	60	60	60	60
Genshin Impact	60	60	60	60
Tekken 8	60	60	60	48
Tekken 7	60	60	60	60
Street Fighter 6	60	57	53	42
Mortal Kombat 1	60	54	50	40
Mortal Kombat 11	60	60	60	60
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero	60	60	60	51
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4	60	60	60	60
Planet Zoo 2	60	48	44	35
Split Fiction	59	47	43	34
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024	58	58	56	44
Monster Hunter Wilds	57	45	42	33
Final Fantasy XVI	57	45	42	33
Control Resonant	57	45	42	33
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl	55	46	42	34
Silent Hill 2	55	44	40	32
Phantom Blade Zero	55	44	40	32
Star Wars: Galactic Racer	55	43	40	32
Palworld	54	43	40	32
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2	54	43	40	32
Borderlands 4	53	42	39	31
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls	53	42	39	31
WARDOGS	53	42	39	31
Gears of War: E-Day	51	41	37	30
Dragon's Dogma 2	50	40	37	29
Valor Mortis	50	39	36	29
Black Myth: Wukong	45	36	33	26
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II	45	36	33	26
ARK: Survival Ascended	44	35	32	26
Doom: The Dark Ages	43	34	31	25
Avowed	43	34	32	25
Star Wars Outlaws	42	33	31	24
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	41	32	30	24
Star Wars Zero Company	41	33	30	24
Silent Hill: Townfall	40	32	29	23
Mortal Shell II	40	32	29	23
Halo: Campaign Evolved	38	30	28	22
Mafia: The Old Country	37	30	27	22
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam	37	30	27	22
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve	37	29	27	21
Cities: Skylines II	31	25	23	18

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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 EX AI+ FAQs

What games can the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ run?

In our estimates it reaches 30 FPS in 210 of 210 games at 800p Low and 60 FPS in 178. The table above lists every game with Low and Medium at 800p and 1080p.

What power mode do these numbers use?

AI Engine (default, about 25 W). 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 EX AI+ run games at 1080p?

Light games, yes. In 193 of 210 games it reaches 30 FPS at 1080p Medium in our estimates; heavier games need 800p, Low or upscaling.