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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
NanoReview Score
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Katana GF76
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the MSI GS76 Stealth
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~87%) battery – 99.9 against 53.5 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm 15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches |
396.1 x 259 x 20.25 mm 15.59 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches |
| Area | 1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2) | 1026 cm2 (159 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.9% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level | 57 dB | 55.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 240 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 744:1 |
| sRGB color space | 59.5% | 94.2% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 41.1% | 66.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 39.8% | 68.7% |
| Response time | 31 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 150 / 180 / 240 W | 230 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 490 gramm | 590 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 1.9-2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 60 W | 80-95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1237 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | 1567 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6.14 TFLOPS | 12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 83 dB | 89 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | 12.0 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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