MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS Laptop Review: Late Game Exotic Gear

If the MSI GS75 was your stealthy swift-moving hunter class, then the MSI GT76 would be your bulky gear-dependent tank class. The GT76 Titan crams the fastest CPU and GPU you can find in a laptop chassis that's designed to replace a traditional PC.
We first checked out the GT76 when it launched last year with the 9th gen Core i9-9900K, GeForce RTX 2080, and FHD display. This 2020 update ships with the the 10th gen Core i9-10900K, GeForce RTX 2080 Super, and 120 Hz 4K UHD display instead. Physical features remain identical and so most of our existing comments on the chassis, keyboard, speakers, and internals apply here as well.
Direct competitors to the GT76 include other 17.3-inch DTRs like the Dell Alienware Area-51m, Asus ROG G703 Chimera, Eurocom Sky X7C, or the Schenker XMG Ultra 17.
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Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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87.4 % | 10/2020 | MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS i9-10900K, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile | 4.2 kg | 42 mm | 17.30" | 3840x2160 | |
85.8 % | 10/2019 | Asus ROG G703GXR i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile | 4.7 kg | 48 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
85.8 % | 03/2019 | Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 i9-9900K, GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile | 3.9 kg | 42 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
82.7 % | 07/2020 | Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile | 2.9 kg | 26.5 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
83.2 % | 02/2020 | SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile | 2.8 kg | 30 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 |
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Case
Connectivity
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
Asus ROG G703GXR (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II) | |
MSI GE75 9SG (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Asus ROG G703GXR (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II) | |
MSI GE75 9SG (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) |
Communication
Webcam

Input Devices
Display
Our AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3 4K UHD panel here can also be found on the latest Razer Blade Pro 17. This particular panel is notable for its native 120 Hz refresh rate and fast response times relative to most other 4K UHD panels that are limited to 60 Hz only. 1080p panels still have the advantage in terms of refresh rates and response times and it's for these reasons that the GT76 can also be configured with 300 Hz 1080p panels if desired.
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Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 419.5 cd/m²
Contrast: 1049:1 (Black: 0.4 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.4 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 3.28
ΔE Greyscale 2 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97.9% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
84.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
96.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
82.5% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.14
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3, IPS, 17.30, 3840x2160 | Asus ROG G703GXR AU Optronics B173HAN04.0 (AUO409D), IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080 | Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 LG Philips 173WFG, IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080 | Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS LQ173M1JW03 (SHP14DC), IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080 | SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G AU Optronics B173HAN04.0 (AUO409D), IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080 | MSI GE75 9SG Chi Mei N173HCE-G33, AHVA, 17.30, 1920x1080 | MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG Chi Mei N173HCE-G33 (CMN175C), IPS, 17.30, 1920x1080 | |
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Display | -21% | -17% | -13% | -22% | -22% | -21% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 82.5 | 63.2 -23% | 66.3 -20% | 71 -14% | 62.8 -24% | 61.5 -25% | 62.3 -24% |
sRGB Coverage | 98 | 92 -6% | 96.9 -1% | 99 1% | 89.8 -8% | 92 -6% | 93.4 -5% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 96.6 | 64.7 -33% | 66.5 -31% | 71.6 -26% | 64.2 -34% | 63.5 -34% | 64.3 -33% |
Response Times | 31% | 25% | 52% | 13% | 56% | 40% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 23.2 ? | 6.4 ? 72% | 13.2 ? 43% | 5.8 ? 75% | 16.8 ? 28% | 7.2 ? 69% | 8 ? 66% |
Response Time Black / White * | 11.6 ? | 12.8 ? -10% | 10.8 ? 7% | 8.4 ? 28% | 12 ? -3% | 6.6 ? 43% | 10 ? 14% |
PWM Frequency | 26040 ? | 26040 ? | |||||
Screen | -19% | -14% | -14% | -21% | 16% | 9% | |
Brightness middle | 419.5 | 290 -31% | 335.2 -20% | 310 -26% | 274 -35% | 400.7 -4% | 396 -6% |
Brightness | 413 | 281 -32% | 297 -28% | 311 -25% | 273 -34% | 372 -10% | 373 -10% |
Brightness Distribution | 93 | 91 -2% | 82 -12% | 82 -12% | 95 2% | 89 -4% | 89 -4% |
Black Level * | 0.4 | 0.2 50% | 0.66 -65% | 0.41 -3% | 0.26 35% | 0.34 15% | 0.33 17% |
Contrast | 1049 | 1450 38% | 508 -52% | 756 -28% | 1054 0% | 1179 12% | 1200 14% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.4 | 4.77 -40% | 2.02 41% | 2.41 29% | 4.62 -36% | 1.33 61% | 2.04 40% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.4 | 9.08 -23% | 7.23 2% | 8.59 -16% | 7.66 -4% | 3.51 53% | 3.85 48% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 3.28 | 1.46 55% | 1.17 64% | 1.13 66% | 1.93 41% | 1.39 58% | 0.82 75% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2 | 5.83 -192% | 3.2 -60% | 4.3 -115% | 5.3 -165% | 1.3 35% | 2.83 -42% |
Gamma | 2.14 103% | 2.47 89% | 2.16 102% | 2.149 102% | 2.34 94% | 2.24 98% | 2.49 88% |
CCT | 6858 95% | 8076 80% | 6746 96% | 7059 92% | 7619 85% | 6735 97% | 7113 91% |
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 84.6 | 59 -30% | 61.3 -28% | 72 -15% | 58 -31% | 58.2 -31% | 59 -30% |
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 97.9 | 92 -6% | 96.9 -1% | 94 -4% | 90 -8% | 92.1 -6% | 94 -4% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -3% /
-13% | -2% /
-10% | 8% /
-5% | -10% /
-17% | 17% /
14% | 9% /
7% |
* ... smaller is better
X-Rite colorimeter measurements reveal a well-calibrated display out of the box with average grayscale and color deltaE values of just 2 and 3.2, respectively. Calibrating the panel even further ourselves would not result in any notable improvements.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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11.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.4 ms rise | |
↘ 5.2 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
23.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 12.4 ms rise | |
↘ 10.8 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 27 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.6 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19003 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
Performance
Processor
When compared to our desktop Core i9-10900K reference, CPU performance in the GT76 is only about 5 to 6 percent slower. The additional physical cores (10 vs. 8) grant roughly 25 percent faster multi-thread performance than the Core i9-9900K on last year's GT76 while single-core performance remains about the same. Performance sustainability is excellent with no major performance dips over time.
See our dedicated page on the Core i9-10900K for more technical information and benchmarks. Users can replace the CPU in the GT76 since it uses a standard FCLGA1200 socket, but the entire cooling solution must be removed first.
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Average Intel Core i9-10900K (5349 - 5954, n=3) | |
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS | |
Alienware m17 R3 P45E | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus | |
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV | |
Eluktronics RP-17 |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Average Intel Core i9-10900K (18.2 - 21, n=3) | |
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS | |
Alienware m17 R3 P45E | |
Eluktronics RP-17 | |
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Eluktronics RP-17 | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus | |
Average Intel Core i9-10900K (46.2 - 76, n=3) | |
Alienware m17 R3 P45E | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Eluktronics RP-17 | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Alienware m17 R3 P45E | |
Average Intel Core i9-10900K (0.528 - 0.567, n=3) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus |
* ... smaller is better
System Performance
PCMark 10 | |
Score | |
Average of class Gaming (4477 - 9331, n=199, last 2 years) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG | |
MSI GE75 9SG | |
Asus ROG G703GXR | |
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G | |
Essentials | |
Average of class Gaming (7334 - 12176, n=198, last 2 years) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG | |
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS | |
Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 | |
MSI GE75 9SG | |
Asus ROG G703GXR | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G | |
Productivity | |
Average of class Gaming (6161 - 11833, n=198, last 2 years) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 | |
MSI GE75 9SG | |
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG | |
Asus ROG G703GXR | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G | |
Digital Content Creation | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 | |
Average of class Gaming (5288 - 16424, n=198, last 2 years) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG | |
MSI GE75 9SG | |
Asus ROG G703GXR | |
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 PB71RD-G |
PCMark 8 | |
Home Score Accelerated v2 | |
Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 | |
Average of class Gaming (3570 - 6657, n=41, last 2 years) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
MSI GE75 9SG | |
Work Score Accelerated v2 | |
Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 | |
MSI GE75 9SG | |
Average of class Gaming (4622 - 7085, n=40, last 2 years) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS |
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 4678 points | |
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 4889 points | |
PCMark 10 Score | 7358 points | |
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DPC Latency
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS | |
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV | |
Eluktronics RP-17 | |
Alienware m17 R3 P45E |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0) | Alienware Area-51m i9-9900K RTX 2080 2x SK Hynix PC400 512GB (RAID 0) | Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS 2x Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8 (RAID 0) | MSI GE75 9SG Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR | MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG 2x Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP (RAID 0) | |
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AS SSD | -20% | -29% | -11% | -16% | |
Seq Read | 2406 | 2082 -13% | 2450 2% | 1358 -44% | 2646 10% |
Seq Write | 2867 | 2335 -19% | 1436 -50% | 2381 -17% | 2214 -23% |
4K Read | 41.51 | 24.14 -42% | 49.48 19% | 27.02 -35% | 30.42 -27% |
4K Write | 108.8 | 91.8 -16% | 119.4 10% | 89.2 -18% | 95.9 -12% |
4K-64 Read | 1525 | 1561 2% | 1032 -32% | 1642 8% | 1609 6% |
4K-64 Write | 1424 | 1350 -5% | 1229 -14% | 1799 26% | 1573 10% |
Access Time Read * | 0.041 | 0.121 -195% | 0.145 -254% | 0.067 -63% | 0.128 -212% |
Access Time Write * | 0.102 | 0.039 62% | 0.036 65% | 0.05 51% | 0.039 62% |
Score Read | 1807 | 1793 -1% | 1327 -27% | 1805 0% | 1904 5% |
Score Write | 1819 | 1675 -8% | 1492 -18% | 2127 17% | 1890 4% |
Score Total | 4573 | 4390 -4% | 3456 -24% | 4899 7% | 4740 4% |
Copy ISO MB/s | 2605 | 2175 -17% | 3193 23% | ||
Copy Program MB/s | 651 | 582 -11% | 198.2 -70% | ||
Copy Game MB/s | 1709 | 1479 -13% | 1054 -38% | ||
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 | 3% | -7% | -16% | -12% | |
Write 4K | 116.4 | 111.1 -5% | 125.8 8% | 116.1 0% | 101.4 -13% |
Read 4K | 43.85 | 45.47 4% | 52.9 21% | 44.98 3% | 40.57 -7% |
Write Seq | 2927 | 2454 -16% | 1795 -39% | 2370 -19% | 2229 -24% |
Read Seq | 1997 | 2212 11% | 2315 16% | 1465 -27% | 2528 27% |
Write 4K Q32T1 | 467.6 | 622 33% | 407.1 -13% | 337.5 -28% | 379.6 -19% |
Read 4K Q32T1 | 538 | 695 29% | 411.9 -23% | 453.6 -16% | 421.9 -22% |
Write Seq Q32T1 | 3362 | 2675 -20% | 2844 -15% | 2399 -29% | 2439 -27% |
Read Seq Q32T1 | 3558 | 3184 -11% | 3130 -12% | 3087 -13% | 3199 -10% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -9% /
-12% | -18% /
-20% | -14% /
-13% | -14% /
-14% |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
3DMark results are indeed faster than last year's GT76 9SG albeit just marginally by only a few percentage points. Raw graphics performance is just shy of our desktop RTX 2080 Super reference. See our page on the mobile GeForce RTX 2080 Super for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.
3DMark 11 Performance | 29634 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 56456 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 21653 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 11010 points | |
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GTA V | |
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile (182 - 185, n=2) | |
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS | |
Aorus 17G XB | |
3840x2160 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile (47.9 - 49.3, n=3) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
3840x2160 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:FX AF:8x | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EX | |
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2080 OC | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super | |
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile (96 - 98.9, n=2) | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Gigabyte Aero 15-Y9 |
Strange Brigade | |
1280x720 lowest AF:1 | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus | |
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8 | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus | |
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus |