Key Differences
In short — Acer Predator Helios 16 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Acer Predator Helios 16 Laptop
- Performs up to 65% better in Alan Wake 2 than MSI Katana A15 - 86 vs 52 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 49% cheaper than Acer Predator Helios 16 - $1419.0 vs $2786.98
- Up to 16% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Acer Predator Helios 16 - $27.29 vs $32.41 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2nd Variation
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$32.41/FPS
84.2024066646097%
Price, $
$2786.98
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,786.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 53078 minutes ago
7th Variation
FPS
52
60.46511627906976%
Value, $/FPS
$27.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1419
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,419 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 53321 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2nd Variation
7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
68.10810810810811%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
46.95832254724308%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
2nd Variation
Core i9-13900
null-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
7th Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
91.12011790714813%
Multi-Core
13044
79.4106903689273%
Acer Predator Helios 16 Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
