MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost TwinFrozr Gaming 2 GB Review

Name: MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost TwinFrozr Gaming 2 GB
Brand: MSI

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on May 10th, 2013,

in Graphics Cards.

Manufacturer: MSI

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Temperatures

Temperatures are outstanding in both idle and load. Noise levels are just as impressive.

GPU Temperature Comparison
	Idle	Load
MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost	29°C	60°C
Inno3D iCHILL GTX 650 Ti Boost	28°C	55°C
EVGA GTX 650 Ti Boost SC	30°C	80°C
ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost DC II OC	33°C	61°C
ZOTAC GTX 650 Ti Boost	34°C	67°C
NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti Boost	37°C	77°C

Important: GPU temperature will vary depending on clock speed, voltage settings,
cooler design, and production variances. This table just serves to provide
a list of typical temperatures for similar cards determined during TPU review.

Clock Profiles

Modern graphics cards have several clock profiles that are selected to balance power draw and performance requirements.

The following table lists the clock settings for important performance scenarios and the GPU voltage that we measured. We performed the measurement on the pins of a coil or a capacitor near the GPU voltage regulator.

	Core Clock	Memory Clock	GPU Voltage (measured)
Desktop	324 MHz	162 MHz	0.85 V
Multi-Monitor	324 MHz	162 MHz	0.85 V
Blu-ray Playback	324 MHz	162 MHz	0.85 V
3D Load	1033 - 1175 MHz	1553 MHz	1.025 - 1.175 V

The card uses NVIDIA's dynamic overclocking mechanism, which means that it will dynamically adjust clock and voltage based on render load, temperature, and other factors.

For the graph below, we recorded all GPU clock and GPU voltage combinations of our 1920x1200 resolution benchmarking suite. The plotted points are transparent to allow them to add up to indicate more often used values. A light color means the clock/voltage combination is rarely used and a dark color means it's active a lot.