A Closer Look

MSI's TwinFrozr cooler uses three heatpipes to quickly move heat from the GPU surface to the heatsink array, where it is dissipated in the airflow of the two fans.


The card requires a single 6-pin PCI-Express power cable for operation. This power configuration is good for up to 150 W of power draw.


MSI uses an OnSemi NCP5395 voltage controller. We have seen this controller on many designs before. It is a cost-effective solution that does not provide any I2C, so advanced monitoring is not possible.


The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Hynix and carry the model number H5GQ2H24AFR-R0C. They are specified to run at 1500 MHz (6000 MHz GDDR5 effective).


NVIDIA's GK106 processor is produced on a 28 nm at TSMC, Taiwan. The transistor count is 2.54 billion.