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MSI Katana GF66
Intel Core i7 11800H
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16GB RAM
512GB
15.6" 1920x1080
Battery Life
Battery life information not available
5
$897.99
Product Description
MSI Katana GF66 15.6" gaming laptop offers efficient & strong performance for gamers who are getting started and for gamers seeking their new gaming companion. The Katana series of affordable gaming laptops are workhorses that bridge a balance of display quality and optimal performance for gaming en...
Expert Reviews
Expert Reviews
MSI Katana GF66
4.0/5
December 27, 2021Pros
- Aggressive price for the component mix
- Solid 1080p gaming performance
- 144Hz display
- Roomy 1TB SSD
Cons
- Display isn't overly bright or colorful
- Middling CPU performance
- Brief battery life
Bottom Line
MSI's Katana GF66 is a well-priced, well-rounded budget gaming laptop that cuts competing models down to size.
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Detailed Specifications
Performance
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 11800H
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
- GPU Memory
- 16
Display & Design
- Screen Size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Weight
- 5
- RAM
- 16 GB DDR4
- Brand
- MSI
- Color
- Black
- Series
- Katana GF66 11UE-617
- Voltage
- 230 Volts
- Batteries
- 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz core_i7
- Hard Drive
- 512 GB SSD
- Item Weight
- 7.71 pounds
- Memory Speed
- 2.4 GHz
- Chipset Brand
- NVIDIA
- Wireless Type
- 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency
- Processor Brand
- Intel
- Card Description
- RTX 3060
- Operating System
- Windows 11
- Flash Memory Size
- 16 GB
- Hardware Platform
- PC
- Item model number
- GF6611617
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Optical Drive Type
- No Optical Drive
- Product Dimensions
- 14.1 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches
- Audio-out Ports (#)
- 1
- Computer Memory Type
- DDR4 SDRAM
- Graphics Coprocessor
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Number of Processors
- 8
- Max Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 Pixels
- Graphics Card Ram Size
- 16 GB
- Item Dimensions LxWxH
- 14.1 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports
- 1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports
- 2
- Standing screen display size
- 15.6 Inches
Storage & Memory
- RAM
- 16GB
- Storage
- 512GB SSD
Additional Information
- Model
- GF6611617
- Release Date
- 01/01/2021
- Operating System
- Windows 11
- Condition
- New
CPU Performance
GPU Performance
GPU Performance
Rank:
#106
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
3DMark Time Spy8,322
3DMark Fire Strike18,749
Unigine Valley97
Memory TypeGDDR6
VRAM16
Core Speed817 MHz
Boost Speed1702 MHz
Memory Speed14000 MHz
Memory Bus192-bit
GPU Gaming Benchmarks
GPU Gaming Performance
Rank:
#106
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (6144)
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F1 22 (2022)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset 16xAF TAA:187 FPS
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F1 24 (2024)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset 16xAF TAA:131 FPS
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GTA V (2015)
med. 1366x768 Normal/Off 4xAF:174 FPS
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Dirt 5 (2020)
high 1920x1080 High Preset:89 FPS
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Rage 2 (2019)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset (Resolution Scale Off):73 FPS
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Control (2019)
QHD 2560x1440 High Quality Preset (DX11):51 FPS
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FIFA 21 (2020)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset 4xMSAA:116 FPS
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FIFA 22 (2021)
med. 1920x1080 Medium Rendering Quality:161 FPS
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FIFA 23 (2022)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Rendering Quality:79 FPS
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Hitman 3 (2021)
low 1280x720 Minimum Settings:183 FPS
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Anno 1800 (2019)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11):39 FPS
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Far Cry 5 (2018)
low 1280x720 Low Preset TAA:142 FPS
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Far Cry 6 (2021)
low 1280x720 Low Graphics Quality:118 FPS
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Stalker 2 (2024)
QHD 2560x1440 Epic Preset:4 FPS
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Starfield (2023)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset:29 FPS
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Elden Ring (2022)
high 1920x1080 High Preset:60 FPS
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God of War (2022)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset:43 FPS
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Atomic Heart (2023)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset:174 FPS
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Metro Exodus (2019)
low 1280x720 Low Quality 4xAF:153 FPS
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Battlefield V (2018)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset:104 FPS
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Serious Sam 4 (2020)
high 1920x1080 High (DX12):81 FPS
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The Witcher 3 (2015)
low 1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing:313 FPS
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Civilization 7 (2025)
QHD 2560x1440 High Preset MSAA:71 FPS
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The Last of Us (2023)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset:91 FPS
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Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset:61 FPS
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Civilization VI (2016)
high 1920x1080 High Preset:149 FPS
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Forza Horizon 5 (2021)
high 1920x1080 High Preset:101 FPS
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Battlefield 2042 (2021)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset:51 FPS
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Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
low 1920x1080 cinem. low:30 FPS
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Total War Pharaoh (2023)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset:69 FPS
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Black Myth: Wukong (2024)
high 1920x1080 high TSR 100:32 FPS
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Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset:103 FPS
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Company of Heroes 3 (2023)
high 1920x1080 High Settings:123 FPS
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Need for Speed Heat (2019)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset:72 FPS
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Monster Hunter Wilds (2025)
low 1920x1080 lowest, no upscaling:60 FPS
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A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset:88 FPS
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Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)
high 1920x1080 High Settings:63 FPS
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Horizon Forbidden West (2024)
QHD 2560x1440 Very High Preset TAA:27 FPS
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Need for Speed Unbound (2022)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset:108 FPS
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Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)
QHD 2560x1440 Ultra Preset (with Fixed Resolution Quality):81 FPS
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Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 (2024)
QHD 2560x1440 High Preset:9 FPS
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Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)
low 1920x1080 Low Preset:103 FPS
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
low 1280x720 Lowest Preset:113 FPS
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Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)
low 1280x720 Low Preset:110 FPS
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)
low 1920x1080 Basic Quality Preset T2X SMAA:111 FPS
+4 more presetsMemory6144
BrandNvidia