MSI’s New GE76 Most Powerful Gaming Laptop Review

MSI’s new GE76 is the most powerful and best gaming laptop that I’ve ever tested, it’s even able to beat their much thicker desktop replacement, the GT76 titan.

Specification

CPU-Intel i9 10980HK (8 core/16 threads)

GPU-RTX 3080 16GB 150W

Memory-64GB DDR4–3200 Dual Channel

Screen-17.3" 4K 120Hz

Storage-2TB Nvme M.2 SSD

Network-2.5 GBE ; Wi-Fi 6E

Battery-99.9WH

I’ve got the highest specced config here, including an 8 core i9 Intel processor, 64 gigs of memory, and a 4K 120Hz screen which is powered by Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics. There are different specs available though, my 3080 has 16 gigs of VRAM but there is also an 8 gig option.

Design, Size and Weight

The design of the GE76 looks very similar to the 15” version from last year, the GE66, and overall build quality feels great. The laptop alone weighs close to 3kg or 6.6lb,then over 4kg or 9lb with the large 280 watt power brick, but lower specced models have smaller bricks and will be lighter.

Weight Without Cable

Weight With Cable

Size

The dimensions are similar to many other 17”laptops, it’s not exactly thin, but it’s not as thick as larger desktop style replacement machines.

Screen

My GE76 has a 17.3” 4K 120Hz screen, but it’s also available with 1080p higher refresh options too. The colour gamut is decent, and it gets fairly bright at full brightness and has a 932:1 contrast ratio.

It’s possible to disable optimus and only use the Nvidia discrete graphics after a reboot, which will boost gaming performance, but unfortunately there’s no G-Sync here.

Screen response Time

I measured average grey-to-grey response times at 7.6ms, which is a decent result given our target for a 120Hz monitor would be an 8.3ms response time for transitions to occur within the refresh window, granted some transitions were longer than this.

Average Gray To Gray Screen Response Time

Here’s how these results compare against other gaming laptops. There are definitely faster 1440p and 1080ppanel options, I don’t have any other 4K data to compare with unfortunately. Backlight bleed was very minor with a small patch towards the right, but this will vary between laptops.

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