
(See the Upgradeability section later in this review.) Fortunately, the memory and storage are upgradeable in this laptop, so with a little investment, it could be much more capable. The 256GB of storage space is also confining when it’s not uncommon for today’s games to take 70GB or even 100GB each.
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Most modern games require at least 8GB of RAM, so this laptop would be hard-pressed to run any streaming software or other apps at the same time. Just 8GB of RAM is below standard for a modern performance-focused laptop, though fairly typical below $1,000 I noticed lag switching between apps. The GF63 Thin 11SC we reviewed has an Intel Core i5-11400H processor, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB PCI Express Gen 3 SSD. Productivity Performance on the MSI GF63 Thin 11SC The GTX 1650 ran at an average frequency of 1,217 MHz and had an average temperature of 70.26 degrees Celsius. The Core i5-11400H’s processor cores averaged 3.8 GHz and its average temperature was 75.84 degrees Celsius. The GF63 Thin 11SC had an average of 23.5 fps, and ran steady with all runs within half a frame. It had a hard time producing high fps in some titles because of the demanding settings we use for testing (because we normally text laptops that cost 5-8 times as much) but lowering the settings would alleviate that problem.įor long-term stress testing (the just-described game benchmarks don’t take more than a few minutes to run), we loop the benchmark in Metro Exodus 15 times on the “normal” preset. Minus Red Dead Redemption 2, it ran all the games we tested (we just had to dial down Shadow a bit). That said, it’s important to remember the GF63 Thin 11SC is just $599. Shadow of the Tomb Raider repeatedly crashed at the high settings we use for testing, while Red Dead Redemption 2 refused to run because the GTX 1650 only has 4GB of video memory, and that’s something to consider for future gaming. Two games we normally benchmark wouldn’t run on the GF63 Thin. The Nitro 5 made a decent showing (44 fps). The Victus 15 didn’t do much better (27 fps). Last, the GF63 Thin 11SC chugged along at 24 fps in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla at Ultra settings. The Nitro 5 and the IdeaPad Gaming 3 both reached 61 fps. In Grand Theft Auto V at very high settings, the GF63 Thin produced 35 fps, trailing the HP Victus 15 (39 fps). The IdeaPad Gaming 3 did much better (42 fps), while the Nitro 5 (45 fps) also outperformed. The GF63 Thin managed just 24 fps in the Borderlands 3 benchmark at “badass” settings, again not too far south of the Victus 15 (26 fps), so you'll have to turn down the settings in this game. The IdeaPad Gaming 3 with its RTX 3050 Ti underperformed, while the RTX 3050 Ti-powered Nitro 5 was slightly above at 45 fps.

In Far Cry 6, the GF63 Thin produced 40 fps at Ultra settings, a hair lower than the Victus 15 (43 fps) which also uses a GTX 1650. There was some occasional stuttering, but the game overall played smoothly.

I saw a near-constant 60 fps at the game’s recommended medium-high settings, which is ideal.

I then switched to Fortnite, which ran much better because of its friendlier hardware requirements. My usual weapons are pistols, but I ended up switching to shotguns since my accuracy suffered. Firefights were where the sub-60 framerates hurt the most. It was playable if not super smooth in most situations. Framerates hovered between 35 and 60 frames per second, usually towards the lower end of that range.

Cyberpunk 2077 recommended mostly medium settings at 1920 x 1080, and naturally no ray tracing since the GTX 1650 doesn’t support it. The GTX 1650 is aimed more at casual gaming, but it can play very demanding games on lower settings. The GTX 1650 has a maximum graphics power rating of only 40 watts and a low boost clock of 1,155MHz, though at least it uses GDDR6 memory instead of slower GDDR5. Our MSI GF63 Thin review model has an Intel Core i5-11400H processor, Nvidia GTX 1650 (4GB) Max-Q graphics and 8GB of single-channel DDR4 RAM. Gaming and Graphics on the MSI GF63 Thin 11SC Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 4GB GDDR6, 1,155MHz boost clock (40-watt maximum graphics power)ġx USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.0 video output, Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone, 3.5 mm microphoneġ4.13 x 9.99 x 0.85 inches (358.9 x 253.7 x 21.6 mm) Intel Core i5-11400H (6 cores, 12 threads, 2.7GHz base, 4.5GHz Turbo, 45-watt base power)
