Compare MSI Titan GT77 2023 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021 vs MacBook Pro 14 2023

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13V 17" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 16.2" Laptop (2021)

MSI | Computers

Apple | Computers

Variants

QHD

UHD

M1 Max

M1 Pro

M2 Max

M2 Pro

Connectivity

Ports

2x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader

3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader

Wireless Connectivity

Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

4-Cell 99 Wh

100 Wh

70 Wh

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

IR HD type (30fps@720p)

Camera | Front

FHD (1080p)

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Colors

Core Black

Silver, Space Gray

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Microphone

Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming

Speakers

2x 2W Speaker + 2x 2W Woofer

Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers

High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth

330 mm

9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

Size | Height

23 mm

0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

0.61 inch (1.55 cm)

Size | Width

397 mm

14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

12.31 inches (31.26 cm)

Weight

3.3 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Brightness

1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak

Contrast Ratio

1,000,000:1

Display Backlight

Full-Array LED (Mini LED)

Display Color Depth

10 bit (1.07B colors)

Display Diagonal

17.3 inch

16.2 inch

14.2 inch

Display Type

IPS

IPS, Liquid Retina XDR

Gamut

100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology

Pixel Density

254 ppi

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Resolution

3456 x 2234

3024 x 1964

Function

16-core Neural Engine

Chipset

Intel® HM770

Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max

Fast Charging

Yes

With 96W charger

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB

16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU

14-core, 16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU

Keyboard Backlight

Cherry Mechanical Per-Key RGB Gaming Keyboard by SteelSeries

Yes

Operating System

Windows 11 Home / Pro

macOS Monterey

Operating Temperature

50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Processor

Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor

10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores

Security

Touch ID sensor

Sensor

Ambient Light Sensor

Touchpad

Force Touch trackpad

Video Codecs

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Performance

Battery Life

Up to 11 hours wireless web / Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 12 hours wireless web

Memory | Capacity

4x SO-DIMMs, Max 128GB

16, 32, or 64 GB

Memory | Type

DDR5 dual channel

200GB/s memory bandwidth

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

Power Supply

330W

140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Storage

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)

512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD

Production

Availability

2021-10-26

Debut

2021-10-18

2023-01-17

Reviews

Neofiliac score

87%

89%

Pros

Very powerful components
Great display options
4x DDR5 slots
PCIe 5 SSD support
Great mechanical keyboard
Superb port selection

Gorgeous 16-inch XDR display
Powerful M1 Pro & Max SoCs
More input/output ports than its predecessor
Fantastic battery life
Comfortable keyboard

Rather powerful for its class
Gorgeous styling
Great performance plugged-in or not
Upgraded wireless connectivity
Decent port selection

Cons

Large bezels
Enormous rear section behind the display
Mostly made of plastic
Average styling

Nothing in particular

Only marginally upgraded from the 2021 model
Non-upgradable, non-removable memory and SSD
Extremely expensive memory

Price

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