MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD vs MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ for Gaming

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

Ryzen 9 8945HS GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

FPS Winner

MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop

May 3rd, 2024 - 2nd Variation

Core i9-14900HX GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile

The MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is a much slower gaming Laptop than the MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $1308.00 cheaper!

Advantages of the MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Up to 45% cheaper – $1591.00 vs $2899.00
A better value for money for gaming

Advantages of the MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop

A much faster Laptop for gaming

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD vs MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ for Gaming

The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

Average FPS

106

72%

Min 1% FPS

68%

Price, $

$1591

100%

Value, $/FPS

$15/FPS

100%

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 9-8945HS, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11: Black B8VG-450US

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$1,591.00

In Stock

MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop

May 3rd, 2024, 2nd Variation

Average FPS

148

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$2899

54%

Value, $/FPS

$19.58/FPS

77%

MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Pro: Black A14VHG-268US

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$2,899.00

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop

May 3rd, 2024, 2nd Variation

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

81.36 GPixel/s

61%

Texture Fillrate

244.1 GTexel/s

63%

FP32

15.62 TFLOPS

63%

MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop

May 3rd, 2024, 2nd Variation

GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

386.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

24.72 TFLOPS

100%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

Ryzen 9 8945HS

4.0 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2372

88%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

11571

73%

MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop

May 3rd, 2024, 2nd Variation

Core i9-14900HX

2.2 GHz | 24-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2695

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15815

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	MSI Raider 18 HX 18” 120Hz UHD+ Gaming Laptop
General
Mar 12th, 2024	Release Date	May 3rd, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS	CPU	Core i9-14900HX
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile	GPU	GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
32 GB	RAM	32 GB
1 TB	SSD	1 TB
-	HDD	-
Screen
2560 x 1440	Resolution	3840 x 2160
165 Hz	Refresh Rate	120 Hz
15.6"	Screen Size	18"

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