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MSI Katana 15 RTX 3050 (2023)
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MSI Katana 15 RTX 3050 (2023)

MSI Katana 15 RTX 3050 (2023) is a gaming laptop released in January 2023. Key specs: graphics card GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop, GPU power (TGP) 75 W, processor Core i5-12450H, screen size 15.6″.

4.4Score
Graphics2.7
Overall performance3.6
Display2.4
Memory & storage7.5
Battery & portability4.2
Features & cooling3.5
price range—
Full specifications
Released
January 2023
Brand
MSIMSI
Popularity
#757 of 1,608
GeForce RTX 3050 LaptopGraphics card
75 WGPU power (TGP)
Core i5-12450HProcessor
15.6″Screen size
144 HzRefresh rate
64 GBRAM (up to)
54 WhBattery capacity
2.25 kgWeight
Spec guide

How it ranks among gaming laptops of 2023

Spec guide
GPU power (TGP) · 75 WBottom 12%Screen size · 15.6″Bottom 22%Refresh rate · 144 HzBottom 38%RAM (up to) · 64 GBTop 24%Battery capacity · 54 WhBottom 4%Weight · 2.25 kgTop 31%

Compared with gaming laptops released in 2023. Bars show the share of models it beats.

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Why is Katana 15 RTX 3050 (2023) a good choice?

Weight: 2.25 kgbetter than 79% of gaming laptops
RAM (up to): 64 GBbetter than 73% of gaming laptops
Weak points
GPU power (TGP): 75 Wworse than 93% of gaming laptops
Video memory: 6 GBworse than 86% of gaming laptops
Battery capacity: 54 Whworse than 95% of gaming laptops
Refresh rate: 144 Hzworse than 84% of gaming laptops
Specifications

Full specifications

Graphics
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
GPU maker
NVIDIA
GPU power (TGP)
75 W
Video memory
6 GB
Video memory type
GDDR6
GPU shader cores
2,048
GPU compute (FP32)
6.7 TFLOPS
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
5,068
Processor
Processor
Core i5-12450H
CPU maker
Intel
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
12
Max CPU clock
4.4 GHz
Processor options
Core i5-12450H, Core i7-12650H, Core i7-13620H, Core i9-13900H
Geekbench 6 multi-core
9,669
Geekbench 6 single-core
2,274
Cinebench 2024 multi-core
610
Display
Screen size
15.6″
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Resolution class
Full HD (1080p/1200p)
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Panel type
IPS
Brightness
250 nits
sRGB coverage
57%
Response time
33 ms
DCI-P3 coverage
38%
Pixel density
141 ppi
Aspect ratio
16:9
G-Sync / FreeSync
No
Advanced Optimus
No
MUX switch
Yes
HDR
No
Touchscreen
No
Memory & storage
RAM (up to)
64 GB
RAM (base)
8 GB
RAM type
DDR5
RAM speed
5,200 MHz
Max. supported RAM
64 GB
RAM slots
2
Upgradable RAM
Yes
SSD (up to)
2,048 GB
SSD (base)
512 GB
M.2 SSD slots
2
SSD interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Battery & power
Battery capacity
54 Wh
Power adapter
240 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)
No
Design & cooling
Weight
2.25 kg
Thickness
24.9 mm
Width
359 mm
Depth
259 mm
Body material
Plastic
Colours
Black
Cooling fans
2
Vapor chamber cooling
No
Liquid metal (CPU)
No
Fan noise (max. load)
54.4 dB
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt or USB4
No
USB-C ports
1
USB-A ports
3
HDMI
HDMI 2.1
HDMI 2.1
Yes
(Mini) DisplayPort
No
Ethernet port
Yes
SD card reader
No
3.5 mm audio jack
Yes
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.2
Keyboard & camera
Backlit keyboard
Yes
Numeric keypad
Yes
Key travel
1.7 mm
Webcam
720p
IR camera (face login)
No
Fingerprint reader
No
Audio
Speakers
2.0
Dolby Atmos
No

Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.

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