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MSI Katana 17 HX vs Medion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate

Medion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate is the faster machine, averaging 31% more frames across 13 games. Whether that's the one to buy depends on the £2,572 price gap.

Frame rates, side by side

Game MSI Katana 17 HX Medion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate Diff
Baldur's Gate 3124202-78
Civilization 7143225-82
Cyberpunk 2077114172-58
Doom: The Dark Ages66114-48
Dota 2162193-31
GTA V167185-18
Kingdom Come Deliverance 291166-75
Space Marine 262102-40
Stalker 25493-39
Star Wars Outlaws5873-15
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered62104-42
Until Dawn60102-42
X-Plane 11106114-8

1920×1080, High preset, upscaling off. Source: Notebookcheck.

Specifications

MSI Katana 17 HXMedion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate
Price£2,312£4,884
GPURTX 5070RTX 5090
GPU power--
CPUCore i7-14650HXCore Ultra 9 275HX
Memory16GB32GB
Display17.3in 2560x144016in 2560x1600
Refresh240Hz300Hz
Weight2.748kg2.834kg
Score5.65.4

How these numbers were produced

Frame rates here are not measured by us, and we label how each one was arrived at. A figure marked measured comes from a published run on that exact machine. A figure marked representative is derived from the GPU and its power limit (TGP) and cross-referenced against published reviews - a sound estimate of what that configuration delivers, but not a measurement of that specific laptop. Unless stated otherwise, numbers are 1920x1080, High preset, upscaling off. Where a laptop ships in several power configurations we use the wattage of the exact SKU listed, because a 140W RTX 5070 and a 115W one are not the same product.

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