MSI GF76 11UC-061FR Katana Specs and Details

Chassis, connectors, screen of the MSI GF76 11UC-061FR Katana

With its black design with angular lines and touches of red, this portable PC for gaming and creating has a relatively discreet appearance for a computer adopting gamer codes.

Cooler Boost 5 technology is responsible for cooling it using 2 fans, 6 heat pipes and ventilation grids.

The connectivity integrated into this versatile computer is good, consisting of 1 USB-C, Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi ax modules ( newer and efficient than Wi-Fi ac ) to communicate and connect wirelessly, d ” a practical HDMI video output to easily connect this PC to a TV or monitor for example, Ethernet and audio ports but also 3 USB including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers taking place up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect USB 3.0 devices.

You can obviously backlit the keys of the chiclet keyboard, which is practical to better distinguish them in a dimly lit environment. SteelSeries helped design the keyboard to best suit gamers’ habits.

Fluency is improved in games thanks to the screen’s 144Hz frequency higher than the standard 60Hz. The screen also adopts IPS technology guaranteeing large viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, but its colorimetry is average, below that of more high-end IPS panels. In any case, with its precise Full HD definition and its 16: 9 format, the screen lends itself well to the display of High Definition content such as videos. Thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, it also offers better visibility than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors) while being more restful for the eyes in prolonged use.

Performance, autonomy of the MSI GF76 11UC-061FR Katana

The MSI GF76 11UC-061FR Katana may appeal to those looking for a relatively lightweight, large-format, versatile, performance-oriented notebook PC with a creative and gaming focus.

Built around an Intel HM570 chipset, a good amount of 16 GB RAM and an Intel Octo Core i7-11800H Tiger Lake-H processor, the heart of this computer delivers a global power capable of seducing the demanding users, including creators and gamers.

The former will particularly appreciate that the processing is much faster than with 8 GB DDR4 and a Quad / Hexa Core processor. We particularly feel the difference in the areas greedy in RAM and CPU resources taking advantage of multicore. This is for example the case in photo editing, video editing or 3D rendering.

Gamers will appreciate for their part that the core supports the dedicated on-board graphics card, the NVIDIA Ampere GeForce GTX 3050 with ray tracing.

Thanks to this GPU, we can run a large number of games on this relatively light laptop as long as we agree to adaptations under the most demanding titles in terms of graphics resources to obtain good playability.

The GeForce RTX 3050 will also be of interest to creative people since it speeds up processing under software using GPU computing power, such as Adobe Photoshop / Premiere or Sony Vegas.

In practice, NVIDIA Optimus technology uses the GeForce RTX 3050 automatically and in real time, but only when the modest performance of the Iris Xe solution (significantly more efficient than the Intel UHD 630 of the previous generation) is insufficient to perform the requested tasks.

Integrated into the Octo Core i7-11800H, the Iris Xe is in fact used as much as possible because its low power consumption promotes autonomy. Of course, with the GeForce RTX 3050 or the Intel UHD 630, you can watch photos and videos.

The on-board SSD storage clearly reinforces the responsiveness and fluidity of this laptop PC designed to play and create, whether under treatment, in games and more generally on a daily basis.

Thanks to the SSD, we obtain in particular faster processing as well as games / software launches and starts / stops, or even a faster arrival on the cards of online games.

It must be said that an SSD is much faster than a hard drive while being more resistant to shocks, more energy efficient and silent.

In addition here the onboard SSD offers a large capacity of 1 TB that rivals hard drives. And scalability is essential since a 2.5-inch slot is free to add a second SSD or a hard drive.Finally on the autonomy side, bet on about 6 hours of battery operation in light use for this computer whose controlled weight facilitates transport which is however not the easiest due to its large format, however particularly comfortable in the context of a sedentary use (eg at home).
In any case, expect noise and heat when this versatile multimedia PC designed for creating and playing is pushed hard (eg processing, games).

Features of the MSI GF76 11UC-061FR Katana