Introduction

Katana GF series is as powerful and sturdy as a blade and optimized to unleash true performance during gameplay. Katana GF66 runs at the optimum performance with exclusive red illumination keyboard so that you can shine on the battlefield.

REINVENTING MULTI-CORE ARCHITECTURE
Katana GF66 equips the latest 12th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor, features with performance and efficiency cores, providing unprecedented boost in multitasking works and heavy games.

BOOST PERFORMANCE WITH AI
NVIDIA DLSS massively increases performance, without sacrificing quality, by using cutting-edge AI.

MORE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Ray Tracing enables the most realistic and immersive graphics, which runs fast thanks to 2nd gen RT Cores.

OPTIMIZED POWER AND PERFORMANCE
NVIDIA Max-Q is a suite of technologies powered by AI that optimize laptops to deliver high performance in thin form factors.

LIGHTNING FAST AND SMOOTH DISPLAY
The 144Hz IPS-level display brings you striking visuals and smooth refresh rate so you never miss a thing.

REVOLUTIONARY COOLING FOR NEXT-GEN GAMING
Dedicated thermal solutions for both the CPU and GPU with up to 6 heat pipes. By enlarging the internal diameter of the thermal pipe and utilizing MSI exclusive thermal grease to ensure the maximum performance under extreme gaming.

THE WAY MUSIC SHOULD BE
Immerse yourself in lossless music and enjoy the premium sound quality with Hi-Resolution Audio.

ELEVATE YOUR AUDIO
Experience audio the way it was intended and share it with Nahimic in-game 3D surround & Sound Sharing via Bluetooth.

GET ALL THE BUFFS
The exclusive MSI Center helps you control and customize your MSI laptop the way you want.

PLAY MOBILE GAMES AS CONSOLE WITH CONTROLLER
Console Mode provides console-like experience to laptop with intuitive design for mainstream game wireless controllers.

Design

Product type

Notebook

Product colour

Black

Form factor

Clamshell

Display

Display diagonal

39.6 cm (15.6")

Display resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

Touchscreen

N

HD type

Full HD

Display brightness

250 cd/m²

Maximum refresh rate

144 Hz

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor generation

12th gen Intel® Core™ i7

Processor model

i7-12700H

Processor family

Intel® Core™ i7

Processor cores

14

Configurable TDP-down

35 W

Memory

Internal memory

16 GB

Internal memory type

DDR4-SDRAM

Memory clock speed

3200 MHz

Memory form factor

SO-DIMM

Memory layout (slots x size)

2 x 8 GB

Memory slots

2x SO-DIMM

Maximum internal memory

64 GB

Storage

Total storage capacity

512 GB

Storage media

SSD

Total SSDs capacity

512 GB

Number of SSDs installed

1

SSD capacity

512 GB

SSD interface

NVMe,PCI Express 3.0

Optical drive type

N

Graphics

Discrete GPU manufacturer

NVIDIA

Discrete graphics card model

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

On-board graphics card

Y

Discrete graphics card

Y

On-board graphics card model

Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Discrete graphics card memory

4 GB

Discrete graphics memory type

GDDR6

Audio

Number of built-in speakers

2

Speaker power

2 W

Camera

Front camera

Y

Front camera HD type

HD

Video capturing speed

30 fps

Network

Bluetooth

Y

Top Wi-Fi standard

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Wi-Fi standards

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Mobile network connection

N

WLAN controller model

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201

WLAN controller manufacturer

Intel

Ethernet LAN

Y

Ethernet LAN data rates

10,100,1000 Mbit/s

Bluetooth version

5.2

Ports & interfaces

USB 2.0 ports quantity

1

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

2

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity

1

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

1

HDMI ports quantity

1

Combo headphone/mic port

Y

Keyboard

Numeric keypad

Y

Keyboard backlit

Y

Keyboard backlit colour

Red

Software

Operating system installed

Windows 11 Home

Processor special features

Intel Flex Memory Access

Y

Intel Trusted Execution Technology

Y

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Y

Execute Disable Bit

Y

CPU configuration (max)

1

Embedded options available

N

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Y

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Y

Battery

Number of battery cells

3

Battery capacity (Watt-hours)

53.5 Wh

Power

AC adapter power

180 W

Weight & dimensions

Width

359 mm

Depth

259 mm

Height

24.9 mm

Weight

2.25 kg