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Gigabyte Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023) vs MSI Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)

What Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023) does better (14) and where Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023) wins (10) — every spec side by side.

Gigabyte Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023)
Gigabyte · 2023Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023)
7.1Score
14 advantages
Higher score
vs
MSI Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)
MSI · 2023Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)
7.1Score
10 advantages
4.9Graphics8.0
5.6Overall performance8.0
4.8Display2.2
7.4Memory & storage7.4
8.1Battery & portability3.3
8.7Features & cooling4.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023)Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)
398 × 29321.8398 × 27327.2
Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023)Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)Difference
Depth293 mm273 mm+20 mm
Width398 mm398 mm=
Thickness21.8 mm27.2 mm−5.4 mm
Weight2.8 kg2.7 kg+0.1 kg

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023) better than Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)?

  1. Thunderbolt or USB4Yes · Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023): No
  2. Battery capacity99 Wh vs 90 Wh+10%
  3. Thickness21.8 mm vs 27.2 mm+25%
  4. USB-C charging (Power Delivery)Yes · Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023): No
  5. USB-C ports2 vs 12×
  6. SD card readerYes · Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023): No
  7. CPU cores12 vs 10+20%
  8. Brightness300 nits vs 250 nits+20%
  9. Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E vs Wi-Fi 6+8%
  10. sRGB coverage100% vs 58%+72%
  11. Cooling fans3 vs 2+50%
  12. Webcam1,080p vs 720p+50%

Why is Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023) better than Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023)?

  1. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light8,107 vs 13,677+69%
  2. GPU compute (FP32)13.4 TFLOPS vs 21.8 TFLOPS+63%
  3. GPU shader cores2,560 vs 4,608+80%
  4. Geekbench 6 multi-core9,878 vs 12,873+30%
  5. Weight2.8 kg vs 2.7 kg+4%
  6. Video memory6 GB vs 8 GB+33%
  7. Cinebench 2024 multi-core776 vs 861+11%
  8. Geekbench 6 single-core2,262 vs 2,608+15%
  9. Max CPU clock4.5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz+9%
  10. RAM speed4,800 MHz vs 5,200 MHz+8%
Specifications

Side by side

Gigabyte Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023)Gigabyte Aorus 17 RTX 4050 (2023)7.1
MSI Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)MSI Pulse 17 RTX 4070 (2023)7.1
Graphics
Graphics cardGeForce RTX 4050 LaptopGeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
GPU makerNVIDIANVIDIA
GPU power (TGP)140 W140 W
Video memory6 GB8 GB
Video memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
GPU shader cores2,5604,608
GPU compute (FP32)13.4 TFLOPS21.8 TFLOPS
3DMark Steel Nomad Light8,10713,677
Processor
ProcessorCore i5-12500HCore i7-13620H
CPU makerIntelIntel
CPU cores1210
CPU threads1616
Max CPU clock4.5 GHz4.9 GHz
Processor optionsCore i5-12500H, Core i7-13700HCore i7-13620H, Core i7-13700H
Geekbench 6 multi-core9,87812,873
Geekbench 6 single-core2,2622,608
Cinebench 2024 multi-core776861
Display
Screen size17.3″17.3″
Resolution1980 × 10801920 × 1080
Resolution classFull HD (1080p/1200p)Full HD (1080p/1200p)
Refresh rate144 Hz144 Hz
Panel typeIPSIPS
Brightness300 nits250 nits
sRGB coverage100%58%
Response time—28 ms
DCI-P3 coverage—38%
Pixel density130 ppi127 ppi
Aspect ratio16:916:9
G-Sync / FreeSync—No
Advanced OptimusNoNo
MUX switchYesYes
HDRNoNo
TouchscreenNoNo
Memory & storage
RAM (up to)64 GB64 GB
RAM (base)16 GB16 GB
RAM typeDDR5DDR5
RAM speed4,800 MHz5,200 MHz
Max. supported RAM64 GB64 GB
RAM slots22
Upgradable RAMYesYes
SSD (up to)2,048 GB2,048 GB
SSD (base)512 GB512 GB
M.2 SSD slots22
SSD interfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
Battery & power
Battery capacity99 Wh90 Wh
Power adapter240 W240 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)YesNo
Design & cooling
Weight2.8 kg2.7 kg
Thickness21.8 mm27.2 mm
Width398 mm398 mm
Depth293 mm273 mm
Body materialAluminiumPlastic
ColoursBlackBlack, Gray
Cooling fans32
Vapor chamber coolingNoNo
Liquid metal (CPU)NoNo
Fan noise (max. load)—46.5 dB
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt / USB4Thunderbolt 4—
Thunderbolt or USB4YesNo
USB-C ports21
USB-A ports33
HDMIHDMI 2.1HDMI 2.1
HDMI 2.1YesYes
(Mini) DisplayPortYesNo
Ethernet portYesYes
SD card readerYesNo
3.5 mm audio jackYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.2
Keyboard & camera
Backlit keyboardYesYes
Numeric keypadYesYes
Key travel2 mm1.7 mm
Webcam1,080p720p
IR camera (face login)NoNo
Fingerprint readerNoNo
Audio
Speakers2.02.0
Dolby AtmosNoNo

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