Same price ≈ $950
- Battery capacity 70 Wh vs 54 Wh
- GPU compute (FP32) 10.5 TFLOPS vs 6.7 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 7,178 vs 5,167
- Refresh rate 60 Hz vs 144 Hz
- MUX switch
Alternatives to MSI Katana 17 B13 RTX 3050 (2023)
10 gaming laptops at a similar price that compete with the Katana 17 B13 RTX 3050 (2023) — what each does better, what it gives up and how the price compares.
Alternatives to the Katana 17 B13 RTX 3050 (2023)
Same price ≈ $970
- Video memory 12 GB vs 4 GB
- Battery capacity 70 Wh vs 54 Wh
- Weight 2.29 kg vs 2.6 kg
- MUX switch
- RAM (up to) 12 GB vs 16 GB
5% cheaper ≈ $920
- Weight 1.98 kg vs 2.6 kg
- GPU compute (FP32) 8.2 TFLOPS vs 6.7 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 6,316 vs 5,167
- GPU power (TGP) 40 W vs 75 W
- M.2 SSD slots 1 vs 2
23% pricier ≈ $1,200
- GPU compute (FP32) 10.5 TFLOPS vs 6.7 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 7,364 vs 5,167
- Video memory 6 GB vs 4 GB
- Thickness 26 mm vs 25 mm
- USB-A ports 2 vs 3
22% pricier ≈ $1,200
- SSD (up to) 5,000 GB vs 512 GB
- GPU compute (FP32) 10.5 TFLOPS vs 6.7 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 7,444 vs 5,167
- MUX switch
- USB-A ports 2 vs 3
34% pricier ≈ $1,300
- Video memory 16 GB vs 4 GB
- Thunderbolt or USB4
- SSD (up to) 1,000 GB vs 512 GB
- MUX switch
- GPU power (TGP) 65 W vs 75 W
23% pricier ≈ $1,200
- GPU power (TGP) 95 W vs 75 W
- Battery capacity 60 Wh vs 54 Wh
- GPU compute (FP32) 7.9 TFLOPS vs 6.7 TFLOPS
- Max. supported RAM 32 GB vs 64 GB
- Key travel 1.5 mm vs 1.7 mm
28% pricier ≈ $1,250
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 10,783 vs 5,167
- GPU compute (FP32) 13.8 TFLOPS vs 6.7 TFLOPS
- GPU power (TGP) 105 W vs 75 W
- Screen size 15.6″ vs 17.3″
- Response time 33 ms vs 30 ms
35% pricier ≈ $1,300
- Video memory 6 GB vs 4 GB
- GPU shader cores 2,560 vs 2,048
- SD card reader
- Weight 2.8 kg vs 2.6 kg
- Thickness 31 mm vs 25 mm
9% pricier ≈ $1,050
- RAM (up to) 64 GB vs 16 GB
- Battery capacity 90 Wh vs 54 Wh
- Video memory 16 GB vs 4 GB
- CPU cores 6 vs 8
- Max. supported RAM 32 GB vs 64 GB