Key Differences
In short — Acer Predator Helios 16 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Acer Predator Helios 16 is 578 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD.
Advantages of Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 57% better in Counter-Strike 2 than MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD - 373 vs 238 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 44% cheaper than Acer Predator Helios 16 - $924.0 vs $1654.99
- Up to 13% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Acer Predator Helios 16 - $3.88 vs $4.44 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
373
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.44/FPS
87.38738738738738%
Price, $
$1654.99
55%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,654.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75221 minutes ago
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
238
63.806970509383376%
Value, $/FPS
$3.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$924
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $924 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75204 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
84.070796460177%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
70.05325686194183%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
72.18844984802432%
Multi-Core
7887
53.4385798495833%
Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 30th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
