MSI Katana GF76

  • Launched: May 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.9%
  • Dimensions: 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm (15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Katana GF76
Performance
65
Gaming
37
Display
51
Battery Life
54
Connectivity
67
Portability
44
BestCheck Score
53

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Katana GF76

Case

Weight 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)
Dimensions 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm 15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches
Area 1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.9%
Side bezels 7.5 mm
Colors Black
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 57 dB

Display

 
Size 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
sRGB color space 59.5%
Adobe RGB profile 41.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut 39.8%
Response time 31 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery No
Charging port position Left
Charge power 150 / 180 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 490 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 1.9-2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz
Cores 8
Threads 16
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2175
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9861
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1575
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12921

Graphics Card

 
TGP 60 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock 1500 MHz
FLOPS 6.14 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
GPU performance
6.14 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~83 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes