MSI Pulse GL66 (2022)

gaming 2022 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 2.25 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
73
out of 100
Fit for you
54/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
60
GPU
78
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
54 Wh
~5h
Price
~$737
estimate
Age
4 years
2022
📝 Our review

MSI Pulse GL66 (2022) review

MSI Pulse GL66 (2022) — from 2022, 2.25 kg, performance 74.

LB Score
73
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 73/100. Strongest suit — Light office (95), weakest — Portability (33).

✓ Strengths

Light office (95) · Photo & design (78)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (33)

💰 Price trend

$1,800 $1,195 $590 2022: $1,800 2022 2023: $1,440 2024: $1,152 2025: $922 2026: $737 2026 2027: $590 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$266/year (15%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 73
CPU score 60 Mainstream tier
GPU score 78 High tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 2.25 kg Standard
Battery 54 Wh Standard

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
2022≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
58%
Processor
Intel Core i7 12700H , Intel Core i9 12900H , Core i5 12450H
Graphics
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4≈
Weight
2.25 kg
Ports
4
Battery
54 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 74
Portability 33
Light office 95
Gaming 69
Creative 75
Energy efficiency 75
Connectivity 65
Value 58
Color accuracy 38

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 8.6 DLSS
52

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — ~240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — ~240 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 21 190 183 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 22 177 171 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — ~165 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — ~147 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Stories 2 144 143 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons 161 143 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — ~140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) — ~140 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite — ~133 ✓ Comfortable
Back 4 Blood 143 123 ✓ Comfortable
Apex Legends 143 118 ✓ Comfortable
Doom Eternal 120 115 ✓ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Extraction 112 108 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 22 130 105 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2020 119 104 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 — ~104 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil Village 102 101 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 108 98 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 — ~98 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 23 118 92 ✓ Comfortable
GRID 2019 113 92 ✓ Comfortable
Gears Tactics 136 91 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 98 90 ✓ Comfortable
Vampire Bloodhunt 112 86 ✓ Comfortable
Alan Wake Remastered 92 85 ✓ Comfortable
Diablo 4 95 84 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 93 83 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 3 95 83 ✓ Comfortable
Days Gone 91 80 ✓ Comfortable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78 79 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry New Dawn 80 78 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed Heat 87 78 ✓ Comfortable
Ghostwire Tokyo 80 77 ✓ Comfortable
The Division 2 94 76 ✓ Comfortable
Yakuza Like a Dragon 79 76 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 75 ✓ Comfortable
Hunt Showdown 86 74 ✓ Comfortable
Guardians of the Galaxy 83 69 ✓ Comfortable
Company of Heroes 3 91 68 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2021 72 68 ✓ Comfortable
Mafia Definitive Edition 74 68 ✓ Comfortable
Outriders 76 68 ✓ Comfortable
Riders Republic 85 67 ✓ Comfortable
Serious Sam 4 78 67 ✓ Comfortable
Anno 1800 94 66 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 2042 79 65 ✓ Comfortable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 80 65 ✓ Comfortable
Dead Island 2 76 64 ✓ Comfortable
Cyberpunk 2077 — ~60 ✓ Comfortable
High On Life 78 60 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 84 59 ⚠ Playable
Death Stranding 62 59 ⚠ Playable
Halo Infinite 81 59 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty Vanguard 89 58 ⚠ Playable
Immortals Fenyx Rising 73 58 ⚠ Playable
GRID Legends 62 57 ⚠ Playable
Borderlands 3 76 55 ⚠ Playable
Metro Exodus 71 55 ⚠ Playable
Elden Ring 55 54 ⚠ Playable
Grand Theft Auto V — 54 ⚠ Playable
Control 69 53 ⚠ Playable
The Quarry 63 52 ⚠ Playable
Total War: Three Kingdoms 77 52 ⚠ Playable
Dirt 5 59 51 ⚠ Playable
Elex 2 52 51 ⚠ Playable
Red Dead Redemption 2 76 51 ⚠ Playable
Deathloop 70 49 ⚠ Playable
God of War 61 49 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 55 49 ⚠ Playable
F1 22 63 48 ⚠ Playable
Crysis Remastered 89 47 ⚠ Playable
Returnal 50 45 ⚠ Playable
Spider-Man Miles Morales 54 45 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 58 44 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 6 48 44 ⚠ Playable
Horizon Zero Dawn 47 44 ⚠ Playable
Atomic Heart 71 42 ⚠ Playable
Watch Dogs Legion 46 42 ⚠ Playable
Resident Evil 4 Remake 47 41 ⚠ Playable
Hogwarts Legacy 50 40 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 47 39 ⚠ Playable
Dying Light 2 47 39 ⚠ Playable
Flight Simulator 2020 52 38 ⚠ Playable
The Callisto Protocol 62 37 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3 v4 76 37 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 44 36 ⚠ Playable
Need for Speed Unbound 63 36 ⚠ Playable
Sons of the Forest 39 35 ⚠ Playable
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53 34 ⚠ Playable
New World 35 34 ⚠ Playable
A Plague Tale Requiem 38 32 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 39 32 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 30 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 31 29 ✗ Low
Dead Space Remake 35 28 ✗ Low
The Last of Us 33 26 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 33 24 ✗ Low
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 31 21 ✗ Low
💡 100 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30)~ — estimated value (indirect estimation, no direct measurement for this GPU).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
114%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
491%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
314%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
164%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
280%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
196%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
262%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
114%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
121%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
357%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
436%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
253%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
314%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
253%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
392%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
314%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
280%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
314%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
523%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
392%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
327%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
196%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
196%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
327%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
196%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
143%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
171%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
392%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
327%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
785%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
654%
RAM
800%

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Configuration options

Available model options · 17 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (3)
1920 x 1080 (144Hz) 1920 x 1080 (240Hz) 2560 x 1440
🔋 Batteries (2)
53.5 Wh 90 Wh
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i7 12700H Intel Core i9 12900H Core i5-12450H
🎮 Graphics (3)
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
🔲 Memory (3)
16GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (3)
512GB 1024GB 2048GB

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