Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — ASUS [2025 Updated ROG Strix G18 2.5K outperforms the more expensive MSI 2023 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of ASUS [2025 Updated ROG Strix G18 2.5K Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 24% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than MSI 2023 - 143 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than MSI 2023 - $2359.99 vs $2439.00
- Up to 22% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than MSI 2023 - $16.50 vs $21.21 per FPS
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Buy for $2,439 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8715 minutes ago
Dec 19th, 2024
FPS
143
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2359.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,359.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8713 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
17th Variation
Dec 19th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
17th Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
75%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
94%
Dec 19th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
17th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
88%
Multi-Core
13044
79%
Dec 19th, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI 2023 Gaming Laptop | vs | ASUS [2025 Updated ROG Strix G18 2.5K Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Dec 19th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 8 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
