Key Differences
In short — MSI Katana A15 outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 25% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A - 55 vs 44 FPS
Advantages of Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A Gaming Laptop
- Up to 28% cheaper than MSI Katana A15 - $869.0 vs $1199.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than MSI Katana A15 - $19.75 vs $21.8 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
1st Variation
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.8/FPS
90.59633027522935%
Price, $
$1199
72%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 251 minutes ago
May 18th, 2022
FPS
44
80%
Value, $/FPS
$19.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$869
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $869 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 271 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
1st Variation
May 18th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
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
May 18th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
75.3968253968254%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
94.26681367144431%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
May 18th, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
92.72139102304892%
Multi-Core
10780
82.64336093222938%
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | May 18th, 2022 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
