The 1TB of internal storage is a welcome starting point for this laptop – it's more than enough space to keep a few AAA titles and personal files.

In addition, the system performance of the laptop depends on the values adjusted in the UEFI and on the fan mode. Due to the angled power plug, it can happen that the warm air is blown right onto the cable, and all the USB connections are in the center of the case. That’s reasonable, but the Katana only lasted for just over two hours during a work test with reduced screen brightness and around three hours when watching a movie.

Mainstream 1080p graphics: The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 delivers consistently smooth performance in big games and esports titles. Plus, Max-Q Technologies unleash the power of AI to make thin, high-performance laptops that are faster and better than ever. There's a big difference not only between those two GPUs but also between the amount of power MSI is allowing them to consume for performance.

inch, 1920 x 1080 display that looks flat and isn’t bright enough to stand out among its competitors. However, once again we see the powerful influence of the TDP and TGP values on the computing performance. Since the Nvidia chip also demands up to 100 watts of power, the supplied power is insufficient for the whole system, if all the components are supposed to perform at their highest levels.

As you can see, the GF66 was outperformed by both comparisons in nearly every test, except for narrowly beating out the Predator Triton 300 SE in 3DMark's Night Raid test. MSI Center is what you'd use to change any RGB lighting if you had an MSI laptop with multiple zones or per-key lighting. It offers maximum flexibility with new functions such as Smart Image Finder, UI Skin option and more to to customize your personal preference. The MSI Katana GF66 is one of the most affordable big-brand gaming laptops around, but that doesn’t mean you’ve got to suffer with old, bargain-basement components either.

Even if the quality of the webcam continues to leave something to be desired, the camera of the GF66 has slightly improved compared to last year. As for cooling, the Katana isn't a silent runner by any means, but its fans aren't distracting, and its chassis has no hotspots where you'd normally put your fingers. Our test unit is equipped with an Intel Core i7-11800H processor, an NVIDIA®GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,16 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, and a 512-GB NVMe SSD.However, the GF notebooks were notorious for their cooling problems, and we really hope that this year's redesign will address these issues. The current Intel processors like the one in our test unit support the necessary security features for Windows 11 such as TPM 2. Or maybe it's that lack of polish I've grown accustomed to seeing from MSI over years of testing the company's laptops. NVIDIA ® GeForce RTX™ 30 Series Laptop GPUs power the world’s fastest laptops for gamers and creators.