Key Differences
In short — MSI Katana A15 outperforms the cheaper Asus TUF A16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Asus TUF A16 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 24% better in Valheim than Asus TUF A16 - 105 vs 85 FPS
Advantages of Asus TUF Gaming A16 Laptop
- Up to 32% cheaper than MSI Katana A15 - $949.0 vs $1399.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Valheim than MSI Katana A15 - $11.16 vs $13.32 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
4th Variation
FPS
105
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.32/FPS
83.78378378378379%
Price, $
$1399
67%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1899 minutes ago
11th Variation
FPS
85
80.95238095238095%
Value, $/FPS
$11.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$949
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $949 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1646 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
4th Variation
11th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
4th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
11th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
4th Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
11th Variation
Ryzen 7 7735HS
null-core
Single-Core
1964
79.41771128184392%
Multi-Core
9281
71.15148727384238%
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Asus TUF Gaming A16 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
