The first laptops equipped with an RTX of the 4000 generation entered the market at the start of the year with prices rarely seen. As today with the MSI Katana 15 equipped with an RTX 4060 whose price goes from 1,399.99 euros to 1,199.99 euros on Cdiscount.
More efficient and three times less energy-consuming than the previous generation, the RTX 4000 graphics cards have managed to break through the glass ceiling imposed by the excellent RTX 3000s. With such a GPU, you will be able to play all the latest AAA titles without problems as well as to those still to come, we still have to pay the price. But some configurations benefit from promotions from time to time, this is particularly the case with this MSI Katana 15 equipped with an RTX 4060 with a reduction of 200 euros at the moment.
The MSI Katana 15 B12VFK-241XFR in a few points
- A GeForce RTX 4060 with a 105W TGP
- A panel with a refresh rate of 144 Hz
- A 12th generation i5 processor with 16 GB of RAM
Instead of 1399.99 euros usually, the MSI Katana 15 B12VFK-241XFR is now available on sale at 1199.99 euros at Cdiscount.
What the RTX 4060 is really worth
One of the difficulties in designing a laptop gamer is to be able to fit all the components into a chassis as if it were part of Tetris, while allowing good air circulation. But with an RTX 4060, expect heating at high usage and rather low autonomy, even if the GPU TDP is only 105 W. A first advantage in this graphics card is that even if it consumes less energy than previous models, it sends out at the performance level.
Even though the RTX 4060 only comes with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM (the RTX 3060 had 12GB for example), different benchmarks claim that its performance is on par with the RTX 3070 Ti. Clearly, you will be able to launch the latest AAA games in 1080p or 1440p with several features activated such as ray tracing and DLSS. Even with advanced settings, the number of FPS should not drop, so take advantage of it on this panel capable of a refresh rate of 144 Hz.
A screen for gamers
This configuration of the MSI Katana 15 has a 15.6-inch IPS LCD panel in Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) and with an ultra-smooth frame rate as mentioned above. This screen is therefore suitable for all types of video games, from epic single player with resplendent graphics to high-strung competitive multiplayer. The resolution would have deserved to be a bit higher, especially for people doing photo or video editing and for whom the fine detail on the screen is important.
As for the processor, we have an Intel Core i5-12450H which has 8 cores and 12 threads and can be clocked from 2 GHz to 4.4 GHz. It is assisted by 16GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 4800MHz making multitasking smooth. For storage, we have a 512 GB NVMe SSD. The connection is complete and allows versatile use with a USB-A Gen 2.0 port, two USB-A Gen 3.2 ports, a USB-C port, an RJ45 port and a HDMI port.
Finally, it should be noted that this laptop is supplied without an OS, so it will take an additional investment in a license.
In order to compare the MSI Katana 15 B12VFK-241XFR with other products in the same category, we invite you now to consult our guide on the best gaming laptops of the moment.
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