The card remains based on Kepler Technology by using the GK106 core and utilising a 28nm manufacuring process. Perhaps the most notable difference between the specifications above and that of the original GTX650Ti is that the memory interface has seen an improvement from a 128bit to a 192bit interface (3x64bit controllers). The reference card is also clocked to 980MHz however users will see a typical BOOST speed of 1033MHz. Today's review sample is factory overclocked to an impressive 1033MHz resulting in a Boost clock of 1098. NVIDIA however claim most users will be able to overclock the card past 1100MHz (card dependent) which seems feasable however each card is different so it is reassuring that MSI have pre-overclocked and tested this card on your behalf.
It is also worthy of note that the BOOST version of the GTX650Ti we have for review today also features SLI, a key features that was missing from the vanilla GTX650Ti.
Power consumption is however slightly increased slightly to around the 115W in normal operating conditions with this figure increasing depending on the load conditions.
Here are the specs of today's review sample compared to the competition:
The MSI card appears, on paper at least, to be at a slight disadvantage to the HD7850. The AMD card has more shaders and a bigger memory bus width. The MSI fights back with a higher clock speed and twice as much memory which is also clocked faster. The two cards are priced evenly but on paper we would say the HD7850 has the edge here...just. We will see later in the review how the difference in specification affects performance.
It is also worthy of note that the BOOST version of the GTX650Ti we have for review today also features SLI, a key features that was missing from the vanilla GTX650Ti.
Power consumption is however slightly increased slightly to around the 115W in normal operating conditions with this figure increasing depending on the load conditions.
Here are the specs of today's review sample compared to the competition:
The MSI card appears, on paper at least, to be at a slight disadvantage to the HD7850. The AMD card has more shaders and a bigger memory bus width. The MSI fights back with a higher clock speed and twice as much memory which is also clocked faster. The two cards are priced evenly but on paper we would say the HD7850 has the edge here...just. We will see later in the review how the difference in specification affects performance.