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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with Intel Arc G3 Extreme appears in early Computex hands-on
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ spotted at Computex booth with Arc G3 Extreme
MSI’s next Claw handheld has appeared in an early Computex hands-on, apparently from the company’s booth before the show floor opens to visitors. Computex 2026 officially runs from June 2 to June 5 in Taipei.
The device is the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, a redesigned 8-inch Windows gaming handheld powered by Intel Arc G3 Extreme. Mobile01 lists the handheld with Intel Arc B390 graphics, 32GB of onboard LPDDR5X memory, a 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, Intel Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0.
Source: Mobile01
The display is listed as an 8-inch 1920×1200 IPS-level touchscreen with a 48Hz to 120Hz VRR range, 100% sRGB coverage and 500 nits brightness. The hands-on also mentions dual 2W speakers, Hall effect triggers, asymmetrical Hall effect sticks, RGB lighting, two rear M1/M2 buttons, a 6-axis IMU, fingerprint login and two Thunderbolt 4 Type-C ports with DisplayPort and Power Delivery 3.0.
Arc G3 on board
Intel officially announced Arc G-Series processors for handhelds this week. The company confirmed a 14-core CPU layout with 2 P-Cores, 8 E-Cores and 4 LP E-Cores, Xe3 graphics, Wi-Fi 7 R2, dual Bluetooth 6.0 and Thunderbolt 4 support. The Arc G3 Extreme product page lists a 4.70 GHz maximum turbo clock, 25W base power, 80W maximum turbo power and LPDDR5X-8533 memory support.
The early hands-on also claims MSI tested the handheld in Forza Horizon 6, where the system reportedly averaged around 80 FPS while running on battery with XeSS 3 and multi-frame generation.
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MSI has not yet announced final pricing or a Taiwan launch date for the Claw 8 EX AI+. The company also appears to be preparing a Glacier Blue version of the existing Claw 8 AI+, separate from the new Arc G3 Extreme model.
Source: Mobile01