MSI Katana A15 AI B8VF

MSI Katana A15 AI B8VF

Protect your honor and defeat your enemies. Awaken your inner strength and inherit the will of the dragon. In your hands is the dragon's blade, flowing with ancient power, engraved with the markings of the winds. Crush any enemy that stands in your way with the legendary katana MSI Katana A15 AI B8VF.

Features of the MSI Katana A15 AI B8VF Laptop

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Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for businesses.) up to AMD Ryzen™ 9 8945HS processor with laptop graphics card up to GeForce RTX™ 4070 with 8GB GDDR6

Spare no performance with the shared pipeline design of the CPU and GPU for an exceptional wireless experience

A reliable and AI-ready processor for gaming laptops, the AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series processors are designed to deliver delightful and exceptional experiences with reliable performance, amazing battery life, and personal AI power. Let the AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series processors, equipped with AMD Ryzen™ AI technology, help you discover and harness the power of AI technology for work, play, and AI-supported experiences. *Specifications may vary by configuration. AMD Zen 4 architecture, AMD XDNA™ technology, 4nm manufacturing process.

The GEFORCE RTX™ 40 SERIES laptop graphics cards are faster than imagination. The NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 Series graphics cards are faster than imagination for gamers and creators. They are powered by the highly efficient NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, which provides a significant leap in performance and AI-supported graphics. Enjoy vibrant virtual worlds with ray tracing and ultra-high-definition gaming with minimal latency. Discover revolutionary new ways to create and accelerate unprecedented workflows. The GEFORCE RTX™ 40 SERIES laptop graphics cards are faster than imagination for gamers and creators, featuring AI-supported performance and vibrant graphics.* Get a significant performance boost in gaming and creative applications with AI-powered DLSS 3 and enable vibrant virtual worlds with full ray tracing. Ray tracing is extremely realistic. Blazing speed. The Ada architecture unleashes the full glory of ray tracing, simulating the behavior of light in the real world. With the power of the RTX 40 Series and third-generation RT cores, you can experience incredibly detailed virtual worlds like never before. Enhanced power and performance NVIDIA Max-Q is an advanced set of AI-powered technologies that optimize your system for maximum efficiency. This enables ultra-fast, thin, quiet laptops with amazing battery life. *The Cyberpunk 2077 image was captured on a desktop with the new ray tracing mode: Overdrive, and is shown for illustrative purposes only. Actual performance may vary by system. Forward with AI, faster on RTX. Get next-level AI performance on GEFORCE RTX. Discover the RTX AI advantage. The GeForce RTX™ and NVIDIA RTX™ graphics cards are designed for the AI era, featuring specialized Tensor AI cores that deliver advanced performance and revolutionary capabilities. From enhanced creativity and ultra-efficient productivity to ultra-fast gaming, the ultimate power of AI on Windows PCs is found on RTX.  

Discrete Graphics Mode (MUX Design) Power redirection in the blink of an eye. Choose between "Discrete Graphics Mode" or "MSHybrid Graphics Mode" (NVIDIA Optimus); the switchable graphics technology provides strong gaming performance and efficiency at the click of a button.

NVIDIA REFLEX Victory is Measured in Milliseconds NVIDIA Reflex provides the lowest latency and best responsiveness to maximize competitive advantage. It is designed to optimize and measure system latency, offering faster target acquisition, quicker response times, and better aiming accuracy for competitive gaming.

Virtual reality provides the highest graphics performance for the smoothest and most immersive virtual reality experiences.

Resizable BAR is an advanced PCI Express feature that allows the CPU to access the entire graphics card frame buffer at once, improving performance in many games.

Smarter Now, MSI laptops are now accelerating work and play faster and more efficiently than ever before. They come standard with MSI's exclusive smart technology capable of providing entirely new smart features, elevating automatic tuning to a whole new level. The MSI AI engine is capable of detecting user scenarios and automatically adjusting device settings for optimal performance. With simple smart tuning modes and resources, you can focus on the important things like creativity, work, and entertainment. Smart Meeting Smart Gaming Smart Work Smart Entertainment

A super-fast and smooth display that doesn't miss any shot with stunning visuals and a seamless refresh rate of 144Hz IPS screen. Shine in gaming style with the Katana series equipped with a four-zone RGB keyboard featuring illuminated WASD keys and specially designed keycaps. Enjoy the colorful light that shines like a pulse of energy, giving you an immersive gaming experience in style!

RGB Gaming Keyboard with Four Zones, 1.7mm Key Travel Distance, Distinctive WASD Keys Designed for Gamers, Equipped Numeric Keypad

A redesigned cooling solution with a shared pipe design introduces the new shared pipe feature, which is a heat pipe connected to both the CPU and GPU designed to enhance thermal capacity and unleash CPU performance! With MSI Cooler Boost 5, gamers can explore complex gaming worlds without any setbacks. 2 fans 6 heat pipes shared pipe design for CPU and GPU

Achieve faster performance acceleration at all levels with faster read/write speeds on DDR5 memory.

Magical loading speeds thanks to extremely high performance and a bandwidth of up to 7.88 GB/s, PCIe Gen 4 allows users to load any game and task at lightning-fast speeds.

The way music should be, immerse yourself in music without loss of quality and enjoy excellent sound quality with high-definition audio.

Elevate your sound, enjoy audio the way it was designed, and share it with Nahimic in a 3D in-game environment and share audio via Bluetooth.

Get all the enhancements with the exclusive MSI Center that helps you control and customize your MSI laptop the way you want.

An exceptional wireless experience, the latest version of Wi-Fi 6E offers amazing speeds while keeping the network smooth and stable even when sharing the network with multiple users. RJ45 HDMI™ 2.1 (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz) USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C / DP USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A combo audio jack DC input  

USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A USB 2.0 Type-A

Discover your next favorite game. Enjoy hundreds of high-quality PC games with your new MSI devices and one month of Xbox Game Pass - including EA Play. With new games being added constantly, there’s always something new to play. Redeem Xbox Game Pass through the MSI laptop you purchased via the Microsoft Store app. *Specifications and package offerings vary by model and country. Please refer to the final specifications of the purchased product for details on the pre-installed Xbox Game Pass. Learn more

"This year succeeds in achieving the goal in almost every measure for laptops that our readers specifically rank for gaming - the area of expertise of MSI." — PCMag 2025

 Katana A15 AI B8V with AMD Ryzen™ 9 8945HS Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.) The latest GeForce RTX™ 4070 laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR6, powered by NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology and the highly efficient Ada Lovelace architecture, along with Max-Q technologies. A 15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) display with a 144Hz refresh rate and IPS-Level panel. The discrete graphics mode (MUX design) maximizes performance. Exclusive Cooler Boost 5 technology, MSI AI engine for an AI-powered computing experience, MSI App Player for a seamless gaming experience between mobile and PC, high-definition audio ready, Wi-Fi 6E for an enhanced streaming experience, and one month of PC Game Pass.

Specifications of the MSI Katana A15 AI B8VF laptop

Product Name: Katana A15 AI B8VF

R9 8945HS 16GB DDR5 512GB NVMe RTX 4060 IPS FHD 144Hz WIN 11

Processor:

Up to AMD Ryzen™ 9 8000 H5 Processors with AMD XDNA™ architecture: Indicates that the device comes with multiple options for AMD Ryzen™ 9 8000 H5 series processors. These processors are powerful and suitable for demanding tasks and gaming. They also feature AMD XDNA™ architecture, which may provide acceleration for some AI tasks.

Operating System:

Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business): The device comes with Windows 11 Home. MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for businesses and users who need additional security and manageability features. Display:

15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz, IPS-Level: 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) display with a high refresh rate of 144Hz, providing a smoother visual experience, especially in games. "IPS-Level" indicates wide viewing angles and good color quality similar to IPS displays.

Graphics Card:

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX™ 4060 laptop-grade discrete graphics card with 8GB of dedicated GDDR6 video memory delivers excellent performance for gaming and graphics-intensive applications.

*Up to 2250MHz Boost Clock, 105W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. May vary by scenario: Graphics card boost speed can reach 2250MHz MHz, and can consume a maximum power of up to 105W with Dynamic Boost technology, which increases the power available to the graphics card based on load and temperature. Actual performance may vary depending on the scenario and usage.

RAM:

DDR5-5600: The type and speed of the RAM used is DDR5 at 5600MHz, providing faster performance and better data transfer.

Max 64GB: The maximum RAM the device can support is 64GB.

2 Slots: The device has two slots for installing RAM modules.

Storage:

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4): The device has two slots for installing M.2 SSDs that use the NVMe PCIe Gen4 interface, which are much faster than traditional SATA SSDs, providing fast performance for system and application boot-ups and file transfers.

"Please consult a service center for upgrading SSDs." Note: It is recommended to consult a service center for upgrading SSDs, possibly to avoid any compatibility or security issues. Installation.

Security:

Firmware Trusted Platform Module (fTPM) 2.0: Built-in security chip provides hardware-level security functions, such as storing encryption keys and helping protect the system from malware.

Webcam:

HD type (30fps@720p): HD (720p) 30fps webcam, suitable for basic video calls.

Keyboard:

4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard with Copilot Key: Gaming-grade keyboard with customizable RGB backlighting in four different zones. It also features a Copilot Key, a shortcut to the AI-powered Windows Copilot assistant.

Wireless and Networking:

Gb LAN: Ethernet port supports Gigabit speeds (1000 Mbps) for wired network connectivity.

802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3: Supports the latest Wi-Fi 6E wireless standard, which delivers faster speeds and lower latency on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands. GHz and 6 GHz. It also supports Bluetooth version 5.3 for connecting to other wireless devices.

Audio:

2x 2W Speakers: It has two speakers with a power output of 2W each.

Input/Output Ports:

1x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack: A combined port for connecting a microphone and headphones.

1x Type-C (USB3.2 Gen1 / DisplayPort™): The USB Type-C port supports the USB 3.2 Gen 1 standard and can also be used as a DisplayPort port to connect an external display.

2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen1: Two USB Type-A ports support the USB 3.2 Gen 1 standard for fast data transfer.

1x Type-A USB2.0: The USB Type-A port supports the USB 2.0 standard.

1x HDMI™ 2.1 (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz): The HDMI 2.1 port can output video resolutions up to 8K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 120Hz. 120 Hz for external displays that support these specifications.

1x RJ45: Standard Ethernet (LAN) port.

Battery and Power Adapter:

3-Cell 53.5 Wh Battery: 3-cell battery with a capacity of 53.5 watt-hours.

200W adapter: 200W power adapter to power the device and charge the battery.

Dimensions and Weight:

359 x 259 x 24.9 mm: Device dimensions (W x D x H) in millimeters.

2.25 kg: Device weight in kilograms.

Color:

Black: Device color is black.

Additional Features:

One month of PC Game Pass: A one-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass for PC, providing access to a large library of games.

*Specifications and bundle offers may vary by model and country. Please refer to the final specifications of the product purchased for Xbox Game Pass pre-installed details. Purchased for details on pre-installing Xbox Game Pass.

In short, the Katana A15 AI B8VF is a gaming laptop featuring a powerful AMD Ryzen processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 graphics, a 144Hz display, fast DDR5 memory, NVMe SSD storage, and an RGB keyboard, making it a great choice for gamers and users who need powerful performance across multiple applications.