Key Differences
In short — Gigabyte AORUS 17: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 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 Gigabyte AORUS 17: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
- Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than MSI Katana A15 - 696 vs 641 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 29% cheaper than Gigabyte AORUS 17: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - $1119.0 vs $1574.91
- Up to 23% better value when playing Valorant than Gigabyte AORUS 17: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - $1.75 vs $2.26 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FPS
696
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
77%
Price, $
$1574.91
71%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,574.91 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 226 minutes ago
2nd Variation
FPS
641
92%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1119
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,119 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 185 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93%
Multi-Core
13044
88%
Gigabyte AORUS 17: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
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Feb 22nd, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |