Compare MacBook Pro 16 2023 vs MSI GE76 Raider vs MSI Creator 17 2021
Variants
M2 Max
M2 Pro
4K
QHD
FHD
Connectivity
Ports
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x HDMI + 1x Mini DisplayPort + 1x SD + 1x Audio combo
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x SD + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
100 Wh
99.9 Wh
99.9 Wh
Camera | Front
1080p FaceTime HD camera
FHD type (30fps@1080p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Silver / Space Gray
Core Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
Aluminum
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
284 mm
259.4 mm
Size | Height
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
25.9 mm
20.25 mm
Size | Width
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
397 mm
396.1 mm
Weight
2.9 kg
2.45 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Brightness
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
Contrast Ratio
1,000,000:1
Display Backlight
Full-Array LED (Mini LED)
Mini LED (full-array LED)
Display Color Depth
10 bit (1.07B colors)
Display Diagonal
16.2 inch
17.3"
17.3"
Display Type
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
100% DCI-P3
Pixel Density
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
60Hz
Resolution
3456 x 2234
FHD (1920x1080), QHD (2560x1440), or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
4K UHD (3840x2160)
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Audio
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhance
Chipset
Intel HM570
Intel HM570
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
HDR
HDR1000 with miniLED
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
Single-color (white) back-lit
Operating System
macOS Monterey
Windows 10
Windows 10
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Mystic Light
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 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web
9 hours
9 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
Key Travel
1.9 mm
1.9 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
DDR4 3200 MHz
DDR4 3200 MHz
Power Supply
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
280 W Slim adapter
230 W Slim adapter
Storage
1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 + 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4
1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 + 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
Production
Debut
2023-01-17
2021-05
2021-05
Reviews
Neofiliac score
93%
Pros
- Gorgeous styling
- Superb battery life
- Great performance plugged-in or not
- New WiFi 6E + BT 5.3 support
- No numeric keypad
- Best-in-industry touchpad
- Excellent gaming performance
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- High-refresh options
- Good battery life
- Gorgeous 4K display with 1,000 nits of brightness
- Powerful Intel Core i9-11900H CPU, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB solid-state drive
Cons
- Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
- Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
- Cannot upgrade memory or storage
- Keyboard is a bit clunky
- Lacks Nvidia G-Sync
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