![]() The 16:9 aspect ratio of the display isn't ideal for working on documents and looking at websites, but it does obviously work well for videos as well as games.Īs for the keyboard and the trackpad, they do their job and not much beyond that. When it comes to non-gaming matters, the laptop performs very well, as you would expect: that CPU and GPU combo gives you plenty of headroom for editing video and images, and for doing anything else you might need. We've come across many louder, hotter gaming laptops, that's for sure. Of course the fans kick in as soon as you start doing any serious gaming, but we're impressed with the thermal management that MSI has been able to put in place here – the heat pipes have apparently been redesigned to shift warm air more effectively, and as a result the fans never really get too loud and the underside of the laptop never really gets too hot. That's fairly middle of the road when it comes to comparing this laptop against the competition, and slightly above the gaming laptop average for the benchmark of 5,730. The laptop scores a respectable 5,971 in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark, which according to the software itself is the equivalent of being able to play Battlefield V at more than 55 frames per second or Fornite at more than 45 frames per second (both at 1440p with dialled up graphics settings). ![]() For a lot of gamers, especially on a budget, that's more than good enough. We played games including Red Dead Redemption 2 (50-60 frames per second most of the time) and GTA 5 (120-130 frames per second most of the time), and this is certainly a laptop capable of playing the best games around nice and smoothly – albeit at a 1080p resolution and without the graphics settings inside these games set to the absolute maximum. ![]() RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 options are also available if you want to spend a little bit more money for extra graphics oomph – we tested the GF76-12UD model if you're comparing specs online. Our review model came with a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H processor, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB hard drive and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU. In terms of what's changed with the internal specs over earlier versions of this laptop, it's mainly the jump from 11th Gen to 12th Gen Intel processor options for improved performance and lower power draw. MSI Katana GF76 review: performance and features What we don't have here is any sort of biometric login option (face or fingerprint), so you're stuck with the traditional ways of logging into Windows. Wi-Fi 6 is supported for super-speedy access to the web (assuming you've also got a Wi-Fi 6 router). There's a 720p webcam embedded in the bezel above the screen, as well as stereo 2W speakers. When it comes to ports, you've got one USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, one USB-A 2.0, one HDMI, an Ethernet port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It might not be particularly flashy or sleek, but it feels durable and solid. You should be able to tell whether the design suits your tastes from the pictures accompanying this review, and it's undoubtedly unoffensive at the very least. The bezels aren't particularly thin around the screen, and a rather plain black plastic finish, but it's good enough as far as aesthetics go. The IPS LCD panel isn't the brightest or the richest screen you're going to come across when shopping for a gaming laptop, but we do like the maximum 144Hz refresh rate, which brings with it super-fluid motion while gaming. The 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution display of course dominates the laptop, and is largely responsible for the overall dimensions of 398 x 273 x 28.2mm and the 2.6kg weight – this is not a lightweight laptop you can carry in a bag without noticing.
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