MSI Katana 15 (2025)

gaming 2025 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~8h ⚖️ 2.40 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
86
out of 100
Fit for you
63/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance ⚠ Weak: fit_price
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CPU
94
GPU
75
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
RAM max
96 GB
DDR5
Battery
75 Wh
~8h
Price
~$1,440
estimate
Age
1 year
2025
📝 Our review

MSI Katana 15 (2025) review

MSI Katana 15 (2025) — from 2025, 2.4 kg, performance 85.

LB Score
86
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 86/100. Strongest suit — Light office (100), weakest — Portability (28).

✓ Strengths

Light office (100) · 3D & video (95)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (28)

💰 Price trend

$1,800 $1,476 $1,152 2025: $1,800 2025 2026: $1,440 2026 2027: $1,152 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$360/year (20%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 86
CPU score 94 Enthusiast tier
GPU score 75 High tier
RAM max 96 GB Professional
Weight 2.40 kg Heavy
Battery 75 Wh Large tier

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

Full specifications

Brand
MSI
Series
MSI Cyborg/Katana/Pulse/etc
Type
Gaming≈
Release year
2025≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i7 14650HX , Intel Core i9 14900HX
Graphics
GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB , GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB , GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB , GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU , GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU , GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU , GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
RAM (max)
96 GB DDR5≈
Weight
2.40 kg
Ports
4
Battery
75 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 87
Portability 28
Light office 100
Gaming 76
Creative 85
Energy efficiency 89
Connectivity 65
Value 66
Color accuracy —

Graphics (4 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (dGPU)
8 GB · GDDR6
CUDA DLSS
75
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (dGPU)
8 GB · GDDR6
CUDA DLSS
70
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (dGPU)
6 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 8.9 DLSS
66
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR6
60

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 323 322 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — 260 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — 250 ✓ Comfortable
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Extraction 253 240 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 — 229 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2020 230 228 ✓ Comfortable
Back 4 Blood 252 221 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil Village 220 212 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 3 234 208 ✓ Comfortable
Diablo 4 227 207 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite — 200 ✓ Comfortable
Vampire Bloodhunt 212 200 ✓ Comfortable
Ready or Not 220 194 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 216 190 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 — 180 ✓ Comfortable
F1 24 210 179 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 178 ✓ Comfortable
Ghostwire Tokyo 173 172 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter World 177 169 ✓ Comfortable
The Finals 187 168 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2021 183 163 ✓ Comfortable
EA Sports FC 24 193 162 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil 4 Remake 108 160 ✓ Comfortable
F1 25 163 156 ✓ Comfortable
Last Epoch 156 156 ✓ Comfortable
Days Gone 173 155 ✓ Comfortable
F1 23 169 153 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 160 152 ✓ Comfortable
Dead Island 2 162 152 ✓ Comfortable
Lies of P 172 150 ✓ Comfortable
Halo Infinite 173 149 ✓ Comfortable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 162 149 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 22 203 148 ✓ Comfortable
Guardians of the Galaxy 148 147 ✓ Comfortable
Outriders 165 145 ✓ Comfortable
Horizon Zero Dawn — 143 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 — 140 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry 5 115 139 ✓ Comfortable
Total War Pharaoh 206 137 ✓ Comfortable
Company of Heroes 3 171 135 ✓ Comfortable
Cyberpunk 2077 82 135 ✓ Comfortable
Riders Republic 160 135 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 134 ✓ Comfortable
Total War: Three Kingdoms 293 133 ✓ Comfortable
Deathloop 140 130 ✓ Comfortable
Watch Dogs Legion — 130 ✓ Comfortable
High On Life 166 127 ✓ Comfortable
Alone in the Dark 133 126 ✓ Comfortable
GRID Legends 133 126 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 124 ✓ Comfortable
EA Sports FC 25 194 123 ✓ Comfortable
The Quarry 146 122 ✓ Comfortable
Escape from Tarkov — 120 ✓ Comfortable
Civilization 7 150 118 ✓ Comfortable
Elex 2 119 118 ✓ Comfortable
ARC Raiders 147 116 ✓ Comfortable
Assassin's Creed Mirage 124 116 ✓ Comfortable
Spider-Man Miles Morales — 115 ✓ Comfortable
The Callisto Protocol 114 112 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 — 111 ✓ Comfortable
Metro Exodus 129 111 ✓ Comfortable
F1 22 134 109 ✓ Comfortable
Atlas Fallen 113 107 ✓ Comfortable
Borderlands 3 118 107 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 6 125 105 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry 6 117 105 ✓ Comfortable
Once Human 122 105 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry New Dawn 107 102 ✓ Comfortable
Palworld 118 102 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil Requiem 110 102 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 v4 215 101 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 130 99 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed Unbound 108 99 ✓ Comfortable
God of War Ragnarök 112 98 ✓ Comfortable
God of War 120 96 ✓ Comfortable
Dying Light 2 — 95 ✓ Comfortable
Skull & Bones 101 94 ✓ Comfortable
Anno 1800 107 92 ✓ Comfortable
Helldivers 2 114 92 ✓ Comfortable
Pragmata 109 92 ✓ Comfortable
Armored Core 6 92 91 ✓ Comfortable
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 106 89 ✓ Comfortable
The First Descendant 106 87 ✓ Comfortable
Atomic Heart 132 86 ✓ Comfortable
EA Sports WRC 91 85 ✓ Comfortable
The Outer Worlds 2 102 84 ✓ Comfortable
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 89 84 ✓ Comfortable
Flight Simulator 2020 117 83 ✓ Comfortable
Ghost of Tsushima 90 82 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 105 81 ✓ Comfortable
Dead Space Remake 94 81 ✓ Comfortable
007 First Light 79 74 ✓ Comfortable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 93 74 ✓ Comfortable
Baldur's Gate 3 107 73 ✓ Comfortable
Death Stranding 2 80 73 ✓ Comfortable
Sons of the Forest 73 72 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 6 117 71 ✓ Comfortable
Crimson Desert 72 69 ✓ Comfortable
Doom: The Dark Ages 76 68 ✓ Comfortable
Anno 117: Pax Romana 89 67 ✓ Comfortable
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered 97 67 ✓ Comfortable
Alan Wake 2 67 65 ✓ Comfortable
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 74 65 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 70 65 ✓ Comfortable
Returnal 69 64 ✓ Comfortable
Enshrouded 75 63 ✓ Comfortable
Lords of the Fallen 84 63 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Wilds 63 — ✓ Comfortable
Dragon's Dogma 2 — 61 ✓ Comfortable
Elden Ring 60 60 ✓ Comfortable
The Crew Motorfest 60 60 ✓ Comfortable
A Plague Tale Requiem 67 59 ⚠ Playable
Final Fantasy XVI 68 59 ⚠ Playable
Horizon Forbidden West 77 59 ⚠ Playable
Until Dawn 79 59 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 70 58 ⚠ Playable
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 72 58 ⚠ Playable
Space Marine 2 59 58 ⚠ Playable
Hogwarts Legacy 92 57 ⚠ Playable
The Last of Us 61 57 ⚠ Playable
Immortals of Aveum — 56 ⚠ Playable
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle — 55 ⚠ Playable
Black Myth Wukong 68 54 ⚠ Playable
Borderlands 4 65 52 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 75 52 ⚠ Playable
Starfield 62 51 ⚠ Playable
Stalker 2 55 50 ⚠ Playable
Assassin's Creed Shadows 55 46 ⚠ Playable
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 84 41 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Outlaws 45 40 ⚠ Playable
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 53 34 ⚠ Playable
💡 135 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
108%
RAM
999%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
470%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
268%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
940%
GPU
746%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
466%
RAM
999%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
626%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
298%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
155%
RAM
800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
266%
RAM
999%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
187%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
249%
RAM
600%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
626%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
213%
RAM
999%
Starfield ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
108%
RAM
600%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
213%
RAM
999%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
940%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
626%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
115%
RAM
999%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
235%
GPU
339%
RAM
999%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
268%
GPU
414%
RAM
999%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
209%
GPU
213%
RAM
999%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
235%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
235%
GPU
311%
RAM
999%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
182%
RAM
999%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
298%
RAM
999%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
311%
RAM
999%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
241%
RAM
999%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
522%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
298%
RAM
999%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
311%
RAM
999%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
266%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
783%
GPU
746%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
298%
RAM
999%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
376%
GPU
497%
RAM
999%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
336%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
182%
RAM
999%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
224%
GPU
311%
RAM
800%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
268%
GPU
187%
RAM
600%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
182%
RAM
999%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
268%
GPU
213%
RAM
999%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
187%
RAM
999%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
294%
GPU
311%
RAM
999%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
224%
GPU
115%
RAM
600%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
311%
RAM
600%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
311%
RAM
999%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
187%
RAM
600%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
427%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
136%
RAM
999%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
294%
GPU
182%
RAM
999%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
268%
GPU
311%
RAM
999%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
162%
RAM
800%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
626%
GPU
746%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
522%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
470%
GPU
373%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
268%
GPU
311%
RAM
999%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
522%
GPU
182%
RAM
999%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
268%
GPU
213%
RAM
999%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
626%
GPU
746%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
522%
GPU
622%
RAM
999%

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Configuration options

Available model options · 19 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
⚙ Processors (2)
Intel Core i7 14650HX Intel Core i9 14900HX
🎮 Graphics (7)
GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
🔲 Memory (4)
16GB 32GB 64GB 96GB
💾 Storage (3)
512GB 1024GB 2048GB
🔋 Batteries (1)
75 Wh

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