MSI Katana GF66
MSI Katana GF66 - Specs
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 85W) #109 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 85W) #130 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) #171 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) #181 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) #213 in Top GPUsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop)
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- up to 2x M.2 PCIe x4
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, DOS, Windows 11, Chrome OS, Windows 10 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 53Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 0.98")
- Weight
- 2.25 kg (5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Speakers
- Stereo Speakers by Nahimic Audio
- Optical drive
All MSI Katana GF66 configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Katana GF66 series.
Here, we evaluate the CPU's performance using a real-world 3D rendering task, assessing its ability to handle complex computations and rendering workloads efficiently.
Results are from the Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core test (higher is better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Katana GF66 series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
MSI Katana GF66 in-depth review
MSI's GF series has traditionally been the manufacturer's entry-level gaming devices. Naturally, this makes it a hot property as not everybody is willing to spend a whole fortune on a laptop. However, the GF notebooks were notorious for their cooling problems, and we really hope that this year's redesign will address these issues.In addition to the mild redesign, we are happy to see that MSI has spared no effort in introducing the latest additions from Intel and NVIDIA. This includes the Tiger Lake H45 processors and the Ampere graphics cards. It is particularly interesting to see how the[...]
Pros
- Competitively priced
- Two SODIMM slots, and up to two M.2 PCIe x4 slot
- Rigid structure
- Lacks PWM (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- 144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
Cons
- 53% sRGB coverage (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- Slow pixel response times and low maximum brightness (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
- Runs hot
- Unimpressive battery life
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
NORMAL |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 138 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 123 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 97 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 85W) | 133 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 120 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 90 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 231 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 167 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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