All results were obtained at 4625MHz on an un-optimized Windows7 64-bit. These are our results, yours may vary so
only use these as a guideline for a similarly configured system.
Graphics Card
3DMark Fire
Strike
3DMark
Fire Strike
Extreme
3DMark11
3DMark
Vantage
Catzilla: 1080p
HWBOT Heaven
Extreme
MSI GTX 780Ti Gaming OC
12311
6202
17334
56570
16098
3814,136
1302MHz GPU/ 8GHz
Memory
Graphics:
13901
Graphics:
6421
Graphics:
17890
GPU Score:
57644
Hardware:
16202
MSI GTX 780Ti Gaming
11147
5561
16124
52705
15156
Graphics:
12324
Graphics:
5716
Graphics:
16310
GPU: 53547
Hardware:
15196
AMD Radeon R9 290X OC
11051
5578
16188
51576
12595
1125MHz GPU /6GHz
Memory
Graphics:
12435
Graphics:
5788
Graphics:
16587
GPU Score:
52189
Hardware:
12147
AMD Radeon R9 290X
3533,168
3502,696
9867
4935
14837
48990
10700
Graphics:
10959
Graphics:
5079
Graphics:
14803
GPU Score:
48432
Hardware:
10723
part your maximum GPU clock
frequency is going to be around
1,300MHz and that is exactly
what we found with this card. No
matter the GPU voltage, we were
limited to around 1301MHz. As
for the memory, for the second
time in a row we have an MSI
card (barring the lightning)
that has exceptional memory
overclocking. This card uses the
same Hynix 7GHz GDDR5 chips
found on other 780 Ti cards, but
for some reason we were able
to see the other side of 2GHz
with the memory. In fact the
highest frequency we recorded
was 2,085MHz which was good
enough for a 3DMark Extreme
test run. Since bandwidth isn’t
the limiting factor though for the
780Ti especially with the GPU
clock speed left at the default
980MHz, we didn’t notice a
dramatic improvement in scores
or in in-game fps results. This
would be different however
when gaming on a 4K screen
where bandwidth would weigh
in heavily on the performance.
To reach the right combination
of GPU frequency and memory
frequency, as you may have
suspected we had to decrease
both. In the end it turns out 2GHz
was the most stable and artifact
free frequency we could run. As
for the GPU we were relegated
to 1267MHz (real frequency)
which is not bad at all, all things
considered.
With the current pricing
and especially against the R9
290X, the 780Ti has never been
more appealing. It is not only
much faster than the R9 290X,
it runs cooler, consumes less
power and when overclocked
further distances itself from the
competition. Sure it’s useless
for coin mining, but these are
gaming cards and for their
intention they offer the best
performance you can currently
get from a single GPU solution.
We would have loved to see
some kind of game featured
with this card, on the website
MSI stipulates or suggests that
you my receive a free copy of
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag with
this graphics card, but that is
only in very specific areas or with
select retailers. Our card did not
ship with any game. We do feel
the game should be mandatory
across all regions especially
since this is the “GAMING” card,
3105,931
but even without it, this is a
solid offering from MSI. For just
$10 above the reference card’s
selling price this is a worthwhile
investment and one you should
add to your list of potential 780Ti
cards to buy.
[ The Overclocker ]
Summary
The MSI GTX 780 Ti is much
like MSI’s other gaming
cards. It’s essentially
a cost effective non
reference card. You get
a better cooler, a factory
overclock and better
electronic components.
Not much