The MSI Katana A15 is a clear winner – it's a faster gaming Laptop than the acer Nitro 5 AN517-42 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only $105.41 more expensive!
Advantages of the MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- A faster Laptop for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the acer Nitro 5 AN517-42 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 10% cheaper – $974.77 vs $1080.18
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop vs acer Nitro 5 AN517-42 Gaming Laptop for Gaming
The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
2nd Variation
Average FPS
97
100%
Min 1% FPS
54
100%
Price, €
€1080.18
90%
Value, €/FPS
€11.13/FPS
100%
acer Nitro 5 AN517-42 Gaming Laptop
Average FPS
83
86%
Min 1% FPS
46
85%
Price, €
€974.77
100%
Value, €/FPS
€11.74/FPS
95%
My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
73%
Texture Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
73%
FP32
11.61 TFLOPS
73%
acer Nitro 5 AN517-42 Gaming Laptop
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
15.97 TFLOPS
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
2525
100%
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
13234
100%
acer Nitro 5 AN517-42 Gaming Laptop
Ryzen 7 6800H
3.2 GHz | 8-core
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
1874
74%
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
9030
68%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | acer Nitro 5 AN517-42 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 6800H |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| Screen | ||
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
