MSI Titan GT77 HX (2023) vs Titan 18 HX (2024)

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Display 3840 x 2160
CPU
Intel Core i9 14900HX
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Titan GT77 HX (2023) and Titan 18 HX (2024) important characteristics
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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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25.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
19.1
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Titan GT77 HX (2023)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
  • 52% sharper screen – 255 versus 168 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the MSI Titan 18 HX (2024)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 20% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 3.3 kg (7.28 lbs) 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs)
Dimensions 397 x 330 x 23 mm
15.63 x 12.99 x 0.91 inches
404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm
15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches
Area 1310 cm2 (203 inches2) 1242 cm2 (192.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~63% ~75.6%
Side bezels 7 mm 8.2 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 4 2
Noise level (max. load) 61 dB 62.8 dB

Display

Size 17.3 inches 18 inches
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 240 Hz
PPI 255 ppi 168 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 3840 x 2160 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Titan 18 HX (2024)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Titan GT77 HX (2023)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
~13% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 6060000:1 -
sRGB color space 99.9% -
Adobe RGB profile 92.4% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 94.9% 100%
Response time - 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:40 hr 2:20 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Right, Bottom
Charge power 330 W 400 W
Weight of AC adapter 1330 grams 1148 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 5.8 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 32 32
L3 Cache 36 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 175 W 175 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1860 MHz 1860 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz 2280 MHz
FLOPS 37.6 TFLOPS 37.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 192 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~18 Gbps ~18 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 7424 7424
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 232 232
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80 80
GPU performance 37.6 TFLOPS 37.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 6090 6255
Solar Bay 91546 103140
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB 4x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 4 4
Max. ram size 128 GB 192 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 3 3
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W 4x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~90.1 dB ~89.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort 1x v1.4 No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Mechanical Mechanical
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size - 13.0 x 8.2 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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20 (45.5%)
24 (54.5%)
Total votes: 44

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hani sleman August 28, 2024 at 05:09 PM
total slots of storage of msi titan 18 hx 2024 is 3 not 2, please correct the info.
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