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MSI GeForce GTX 770 Video Card N770 Lightning

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• 1536 CUDA Cores
• 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5
• PCI Express 3.0

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Your gaming is not the same with the MSI N770 Lightning graphics card.

Based on the latest evolution of NVIDIA GPU — GTX 770, this card is built around 1536 CUDA cores running at 1150MHz Base Clock and 1202MHz Boost Clock with 2GB/256bit GDDR5 memory clocked at incredible 7010MHz effective memory frequency. It produces amazingly beautiful graphics and lifelike environmental interaction in the hottest DirectX 11 game titles. You’ll enjoy a new level of realism in your favorite FPS, RTS, MMORPG and RACING games. The MSI-exclusive Afterburner utility enables you to extract more performance by tuning vital GPU parameters. Military Class Components with advanced Twin Froza IV thermal design allow you to game with full confidence. An array of advanced NVIDIA technology — including GPU BOOST 2.0, NVIDIA Adaptive V-Sync, NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround, and NVIDIA PhysX — offers you more than one way to elevate your gaming experience.

• Advanced Thermal DesignThe Twin Froza IV thermal design delivers best-in-class cooling capability you can rely on in demanding use. Dual form-in-one heatsink provides better heat dissipation and strengthen the structure. Dust Removal technology on Twin Frozr IV keeps the dust out for best thermal condition.
• Military Class III ComponentsThis graphics card uses the Military Class III Components such as Copper MOS, Hi-c CAP, Golden SSC and Dark Solid CAP to enhance the overclocking headroom under high-load conditions.
• Unlocked Digital PowerThis card boasts an all-new Unlocked Digital Power architecture that provides record breaking potential. The key components involved include the Unlocked BIOS, digital PWM chipset, and an enhanced power supply design. Unlocked BIOS allows one-click unlocking of all protection for extreme overclocking. Digital PWM controller provides more stable and precise voltage by digital signal. Enhanced power design outputs 2x power for maximum OC potential.
• GPU ReactorGPU Reactor is the MSI exclusive design for the overclocking stability. An add-on device on the back of graphics cards provide 200% higher power capacity and eliminate power noise (ripple).
• NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0Ensure that the GPU runs at its peak and the game is at its highest frame rate possible. It offers new levels of customization, including GPU temperature target, overclocking, and unlocked voltage.
• NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical SyncNothing is more distracting than framerate stuttering and screen tearing. The first tends to occur when framerates are low, the second when framerates are high. Adaptive V-Sync is a smarter way to render frames. At high framerates, V-sync is enabled to eliminate tearing, at low frame rates, it’s disabled to minimize stuttering. It gets rid of distractions so you can get on with gaming.

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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning: What is the difference?

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Why is MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti better than MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning?

• 140MHz faster GPU clock speed?
  1290MHzvs1150MHz
• 4.5 GPixel/s higher pixel rate?
  41.3 GPixel/svs36.8 GPixel/s
• 155W lower TDP?
  75Wvs230W
• 2x more VRAM?
  4GBvs2GB
• 1 newer version of DirectX?
  12vs11
• 190MHz faster GPU turbo speed?
  1392MHzvs1202MHz
• 0. 1 newer version of OpenCL?
  1.2vs1.1
• 14nm smaller semiconductor size?
  14nmvs28nm

Why is MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning better than MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti?

• 1.55 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance?
  3.53 TFLOPSvs1.98 TFLOPS
• 85.1 GTexels/s higher texture rate?
  147 GTexels/svs61.9 GTexels/s
• 111.9GB/s more memory bandwidth?
  224GB/svs112.1GB/s
• 128bit wider memory bus width?
  256bitvs128bit
• 768 more shading units?
  1536vs768
• 240million more transistors?
  3540 millionvs3300 million
• 80 more texture mapping units (TMUs)?
  128vs48
• 1 more DVI outputs?
  2vs1

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User reviews

Overall Rating

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

2 User reviews

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

8. 5/10

2 User reviews

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0 User reviews

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

0.0/10

0 User reviews

Features

Value for money

8.0/10

2 votes

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Gaming

9.0/10

2 votes

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Performance

8.5/10

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Quiet operation

9.5/10

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Reliability

9.5/10

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Performance

1.GPU clock speed

1290MHz

1150MHz

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.

2.GPU turbo

1392MHz

1202MHz

When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.

3. pixel rate

41.3 GPixel/s

36.8 GPixel/s

The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

4.floating-point performance

1.98 TFLOPS

3.53 TFLOPS

Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.

5.texture rate

61.9 GTexels/s

147 GTexels/s

The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

6.GPU memory speed

1752MHz

1753MHz

The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.

7.shading units

Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.

8.texture mapping units (TMUs)

TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.

9.render output units (ROPs)

The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.

Memory

1.effective memory speed

7008MHz

7012MHz

The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.

2.maximum memory bandwidth

112.1GB/s

224GB/s

This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.

3.VRAM

VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.

4.memory bus width

128bit

256bit

A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.

5.version of GDDR memory

Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.

6.Supports ECC memory

✖MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

✖MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.

Features

1.DirectX version

DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

2.OpenGL version

OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

3.OpenCL version

Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.

4.Supports multi-display technology

✔MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

✔MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.

5.load GPU temperature

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A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.

6.supports ray tracing

✖MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

✖MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.

7.Supports 3D

✔MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

✔MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).

8.supports DLSS

✖MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

✖MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.

9.PassMark (G3D) result

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This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.

Ports

1.has an HDMI output

✔MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

✔MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.

2.HDMI ports

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More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.

3.HDMI version

HDMI 2.0

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Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.

4.DisplayPort outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.

5.DVI outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.

6.mini DisplayPort outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.

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Only a few days have passed since we met NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, and NVIDIA is already ready to please the consumer with another novelty, this time called NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 .

Based on the name of the video card, in theory it replaces the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670, which is actually stated in the presentation, but is it really so, and what place is assigned to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 in 2013 is still unknown, which we will talk about later.

NVIDIA notes that the new graphics card has more CUDA cores (compared to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670), faster video memory, now running at an effective frequency of 7010 MHz, and support for GPU Boost 2.0 technology, which was introduced together with the announcement of NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN.

Despite the fact that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 graphics card, unlike the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, is based on the already familiar NVIDIA GK104 graphics processor, NVIDIA promises a 22% increase in performance compared to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and by 65% ​​compared to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570. In theory, this is not bad, but it leads us to think that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 is just an improved and overclocked modification of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680.

Of course, none of the presentations of a new video card is complete without comparison with competitors, and AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition plays this role for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770. Based on NVIDIA data, in gaming applications, the new product demonstrates, on average, a 10-15% higher frame rate, which is certainly commendable, but do not forget about the excellent overclocking potential of the AMD solution, as well as the cost of the new product, which may not be too humane.

We also note the declared excellent scalability of two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770s in 2-Way SLI mode, which, again according to NVIDIA, is about 80%. Moreover, as you can see, we are promised almost the same increase in most modern popular games, which is good news, but in the future we will, of course, independently test the operation of a pair of video cards and try to either confirm or refute this statement.

As in the case of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, one of the important features of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 is the presence of a new fan controller, which should have a positive effect on the noise level of the «reference» CO. However, as you remember from the results of testing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, its cooling system still emitted a fairly high level of noise at maximum fan speeds, like all «reference» turbine-type coolers.

Since these are all the main points that were voiced at the presentation, it’s time to go directly to the acquaintance with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, but first, since our laboratory tested a «non-reference» version of the video card, let’s say a few words about the reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770.

As you can see, the new product is made in the same style as the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780. Both the cooling system and the design of the textolite and its dimensions are completely the same. To display the image, a standard set of video outputs is used, which consists of DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort. The only information that we currently do not have is data on the element base of the «reference» video card, as well as on the design of its power system.

We suggest going directly to the review of the MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning video card and starting it with an acquaintance with the characteristics:

Model	MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning (MSI N770GTX Lightning)
Graphics core	NVIDIA GK104 (Kepler)
Number of universal shader processors	1536
Supported APIs	DirectX 11. 1 (Shader Model 5.0), OpenGL 4.3
Proprietary technology support	NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0, NVIDIA TXAA technology, NVIDIA FXAA technology, NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync, NVIDIA Surround technology, NVIDIA PhysX technology, NVIDIA 3D Vision, 4-way NVIDIA SLI, NVIDIA CUDA
Graphics core frequency, MHz	1150 (1202MHz with GPU Boost 2.0)
Memory frequency (effective), MHz	1752 (7010)
Memory capacity, GB	2
Memory type	GDDR5
Memory bus width, bits	256
Tire type	PCI Express 3. 0 x16
Maximum resolution	Digital — up to 4096×2160 Analog — up to 2048×1536
Display interfaces	DVI-D DVI-I HDMI DisplayPort
Support for HDCP and HD video decoding	Yes
Minimum power supply requirement, W	600
Dimensions, mm	285 x 130
Drivers	Latest drivers can be downloaded from MSI website or GPU manufacturer website.
Manufacturer website	MSI

The MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning graphics card differs significantly from the «reference» sample. In addition to the proprietary Twin Frozr IV cooling system, MSI engineers used a PCB from MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning and a similar element base to create a video card. We also note that the video card comes with significant factory overclocking, so instead of the recommended 1046 MHz, the graphics core operates at a frequency of 1150 MHz (10% overclocking), and taking into account the work of GPU Boost 2.0, the frequency reaches, on average, 1202 MHz.

Before proceeding directly to the review of the video card, we propose to find out the main differences between the NVIDIA GK104 modification for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 compared to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680.

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
GPU model	GK104-425-A2	GK104-400-A2	GK104-325-A2
Number of streaming multiprocessors	8	8	7
Number of CUDA cores	1536	1536	1344
Number of texture modules	128	128	112
Number of ROPs	32	32	32
Base frequency	1046	1006	915
Frequency including GPU Boost 1. 0/2.0	1085	1058	980
Memory bus bit	256	256	256
Number of video memory	2 GB	2 GB	2GB
Video memory frequency (effective), MHz.	1752 (7010)	1502 (6008)	1502 (6008)

As you can see, GK104 itself in its initial version for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 consists of 8 SMX, 1536 CUDA cores and 128 texture modules. Oddly enough, but we see the same thing in its modification for the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 video card and, in fact, the only significant differences between the new product and last year’s flagship are higher frequencies of the graphics core and video memory, as well as support for GPU Boost 2. 0. It turns out that the new line of video cards from NVIDIA is a little strange, the cut-down version of NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has replaced the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 at a higher price ($750 for Ukraine and Russia), while the improved version of last year’s flagship claims the second place in terms of performance. The most interesting thing for us will be to find out what kind of real performance increase we will get from the new product compared to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680. The recommended price for the new video card will also be an important factor, since buying, in fact, last year’s solution with a number of improvements, for a higher price than the current $500-550 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, not everyone will be ready. On the other hand, if we get a graphics card that performs better than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, but at the rumored price of $450, that would be a very strange move on the part of the company. Firstly, a very large free range is formed between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 for $450 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 for $750, and it is not known how it will be filled, and perhaps in the future we will see simplified modifications of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 with the SE index . Secondly, the $450 price kills the current sales of both the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, which is also not the most logical step, since they can still sell well in the next few months in anticipation of the saturation of the market with versions of new products from manufacturing partners.

Packaging and Contents

The MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning graphics card comes in a standard Lightning-series graphics card box with a flip-up lid, under which there is a small viewing window. In fact, we have before us an almost complete copy of the MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning package, which we already had for testing. On the front side, in addition to color printing, you can pay attention to the name of the video card and the manufacturer’s company, an indication of the amount and type of video memory used, DirectX 11 support, and the Unlocked Digital Power logo, which indicates that the video card has a digital power system , improved element base, plus unlocked BIOS.

The reverse side of the hinged cover is fully dedicated to the listing and description of proprietary improvements and improvements in the element base of the video card.

A special module called GPU Reactor is installed on the back of the video card, which, according to MSI engineers, can significantly reduce the level of GPU voltage ripple, which in theory should have a positive effect on the overclocking potential of the video card.

The MSI N770GTX Lightning graphics card uses a reinforced power supply circuit that includes 12 phases. It also uses a digital PWM controller that supports active phase switching, which allows not only to optimize the power consumption of the video card in minimum and medium load modes, but also allows you to more accurately control the overclocking of the video card using MSI’s proprietary software — MSI Afterburner. As we said a little higher, the BIOS of the video card is unlocked, which will allow you to easily remove all restrictions on increasing the voltage when overclocking the video card using extreme cooling methods, for example, liquid nitrogen.

The element base of the video card corresponds to the Military Class III concept. Only high-quality solid-state and tantalum capacitors, «golden» SSC (Solid State Choke) chokes and CopperMOS power transistors in a copper package are used, which again should have a positive effect on the stability and overclocking potential of the video card.

Separately, it was noted that the video card complies with the concept of «3×3 OC Kits», which means that there are test points for connecting multimeter probes on the textolite for accurate voltage control during overclocking, support for increasing the voltage on the three main components of the video card (graphic core, video memory and PLL) , as well as the possibility of monitoring their temperature indicators.

Free space around the viewing window dedicated to the advantages of the proprietary Twin Frozr IV cooling system:

• SuperPipe Technology — The video card’s cooling system uses five 8mm copper heatpipes that, thanks to SuperPipe technology, dissipate heat from the base more quickly than conventional pipes.

• Dust Removal Technology — When you start a PC with a graphics card installed, the fans rotate in the opposite direction for the first 30 seconds, which allows you to remove accumulated dust from the cooling system.

• Propeller Blade Technology — The specially shaped fan blades generate 20% more airflow for more efficient cooling.

• Also separately noted is the advantage over the «reference» cooling system, both in temperature and in noise level. According to MSI, the Twin Frozr IV cooler delivers 14 degrees cooler and 5.2dB less noise.

The reverse side of the box is reserved for a short description of the main characteristics of the video card in several languages, including Russian.

Also on the reverse side is a list of system requirements for a computer in which it is planned to install the MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning. Based on them, the power supply in the system must have a power of at least 600 W, be capable of delivering at least 42 A through the 12 V power line and be equipped with two eight-pin PCI-Express power connectors.

The MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning package includes a CD with drivers and utilities, two adapters for powering the video card, three adapters for connecting multimeter probes to PCB connectors, a user manual, a DVI to VGA adapter, a certificate of quality and 2-way SLI bridge.

The MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning video card has the following set of interfaces for displaying images:

• 1 x DVI-I;

• 1 x DVI-D;

• 1 x HDMI;

• 1 x DisplayPort.

Considering the presence of a DVI-VGA adapter in the kit, and, accordingly, the trouble-free connection of an analog monitor, such a configuration of video outputs can safely be called optimal.

The following resolutions are supported:

• Digital — up to 4096×2160;

• Analog — up to 2048×1536.

Appearance and element base

The MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning video card is made on a textolite absolutely identical to the MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning 280 mm long. A similar reinforced element base is also used.

Video card power stabilization system made according to the 8+3+1 phase scheme (for GPU, memory chips and VDDCI unit, respectively). As you can see, MSI is clearly following the path of unifying processes, both development and production, by making a new video card almost completely identical to last year’s MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning, which, in principle, is quite understandable and users do not suffer from this at all.

Chil 8318 is used as a PWM controller. We saw a similar one in the MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning. As we said above, this controller supports active phase switching to optimize the power consumption of the video card.

In addition to the PCI-Express slot, the graphics card is powered by two additional connectors on the side. Both connectors are 8-pin.

9The 0002 MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning is equipped with two SLI bridge connectors, which allow two to four graphics cards to be linked together to calculate visual effects.

Also on the video card is an interesting element that is common to most video cards of the Lightning series, which is responsible for switching between different BIOS versions and has three positions.

On the right side there are three connectors for connecting multimeter probes using supplied adapters. Each of the connectors is responsible for monitoring the voltage on one of the three main components of the video card: graphics core, video memory, and PLL.

On the reverse side of the textolite, in addition to the connector for attaching the GPU Reactor module, there is an impressive number of elements of the power system and a number of LEDs that clearly illustrate the operation of the power system and the level of load on it.

The GPU Reactor module itself is a small printed circuit board with capacitors and LEDs soldered on it. According to MSI, the use of this module can significantly reduce the level of GPU supply voltage ripple, which, in theory, should have a positive effect on the overclocking potential of the video card.

One thing is for sure, if on your motherboard the slots for installing video cards are located through one, then you will not be able to install two MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning with the GPU Reactor module connected, since it significantly increases the width of the video card.

The MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning is based on the NVIDIA GK104-425-A2 (Kepler) graphics chip, manufactured using a 28 nm process technology, which consists of 8 active SMX, 1536 universal shader pipelines (CUDA cores in NVIDIA terminology) and 32 raster blocks. As we have already said, the frequency of the graphics core has been increased relative to NVIDIA’s recommendations and is 1150 MHz. Thanks to the support of the GPU Boost 2.0 technology, in turbo mode, the average frequency of the graphics core is 1202 MHz. Data exchange between the graphics core and memory is carried out via a 256-bit bus.

The MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning video card has a total memory of 2 GB and is composed of 8 chips with a capacity of 256 MB each, manufactured by Samsung. The chips are marked K4G20325FD-FC28 and, according to the documentation, their nominal frequency is 7 GHz.

Cooling System

The cooling system of the MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning is exactly the same as that of the MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning. The video card with installed CO occupies two expansion slots and has a total length of 285 mm.

The cooler itself consists of a fairly large heatsink made of 58 nickel-plated aluminum plates, two fans with 100 mm blades, and a metal casing that covers the entire structure from above.

Five heat pipes, two 8 mm and three 6 mm, are used to improve heat transfer efficiency. Note that the nickel layer covers not only the radiator fins, but also the copper base and heat pipes. This should reduce the chance of possible copper oxidation, which we know is detrimental to cooling efficiency.

A separate metal plate with thermal pads is used to cool power elements of the board and memory chips. A similar element is responsible for cooling the back of the PCB.

Let’s proceed directly to testing the cooling system of the MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning video card.

With automatic fan speed control, in the maximum load mode, the graphics core heated up to 70 degrees, and the cooler, judging by the monitoring readings, worked at only half its capacity. The cooling system in this mode operates almost silently and absolutely does not stand out from other PC components.

In the maximum fan speed mode, the temperature of the GPU dropped by 8 degrees. The noise emitted by the cooling system at maximum fan speed can be described as average and quite comfortable.

When there is no load, the graphics core and memory frequencies are automatically lowered, resulting in lower power consumption and heat dissipation. The cooler in this mode works almost silently, and the temperature of the graphics core does not exceed 30 degrees.

As a result, the cooling system of the MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning performed exceptionally well, not only perfectly coping with the cooling of a significantly overclocked GPU, but even at maximum fan speeds it did not exceed the average noise level.

AMD Radeon HD 6970 vs MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning: What is the difference?

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AMD Radeon HD 6970

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AMD Radeon HD 6970

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Why is AMD Radeon HD 6970 better than MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning?

• 0.1 newer version of OpenCL?
  1.2 vs 1.1
• 43W lower power consumption at peak load?
  340W vs 383W
• 1 supports more GPUs?
  4 vs 3
• 2 more mini DisplayPort outputs?
  2 vs 0

Why is MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning better than AMD Radeon HD 6970?

• GPU frequency 270MHz higher?
  1150MHz vs 880MHz
• 0.83 TFLOPS higher than FLOPS?
  3. 53 TFLOPS vs 2.7 TFLOPS
• 8.6 GPixel/s higher pixel rate?
  36.8GPixel/s vs 28.2GPixel/s
• 20W below TDP?
  230W vs 250W
• 378MHz faster memory speed?
  1753MHz vs 1375MHz
• 1512MHz higher effective clock speed?
  7012MHz vs 5500MHz
• 62.5 GTexels/s higher number of textured pixels? more memory bandwidth?
  224GB/s vs 176GB/s

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EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SSC DT ACX 3. 0

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

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EVGA GeForce AMD Radeon HD 6970

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Nvidia GeForce GT 620

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 10963 AMD

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 470

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 WindForce 2X 8G

AMD Radeon HD 6970

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AMD Radeon HD 6950

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

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Gigabyte Radeon R7 360 OC

AMD Radeon HD 6970

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AMD Radeon HD 7850

MSI GTX 770 Lightning

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Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 550 Ti 2GB

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EVGA GeForce GTX 650

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

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Asus GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II

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AMD Radeon HD 6970

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AMD Radeon HD 6970

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Value for money

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Games

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performance

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Performance

1.GPU clock speed

880MHz

1150MHz

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.

2.turbo GPU

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1202MHz

When the GPU is running below its limits, it can jump to a higher clock speed to increase performance.

3.pixel speed

28.2 GPixel/s

36.8 GPixel/s

The number of pixels that can be displayed on the screen every second.

4.flops

2.7 TFLOPS

3.53 TFLOPS

FLOPS is a measure of GPU processing power.

5.texture size

84.5 GTexels/s

147 GTexels/s

The number of textured pixels that can be displayed on the screen every second.

6.GPU memory speed

1375MHz

1753MHz

Memory speed is one aspect that determines memory bandwidth.

7.shading patterns

Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors in a graphics card that are responsible for processing various aspects of an image.

8.textured units (TMUs)

TMUs accept textured units and bind them to the geometric layout of the 3D scene. More TMUs generally means texture information is processed faster.

9 ROPs

ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, such as writing the final pixel data to memory and for performing other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the appearance of graphics.

Memory

1.memory effective speed

5500MHz

7012MHz

The effective memory clock frequency is calculated from the size and data transfer rate of the memory. A higher clock speed can give better performance in games and other applications.

2.max memory bandwidth

176GB/s

224GB/s

This is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored in memory.

3.VRAM

VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of the graphics card. More VRAM usually allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.

4.memory bus width

256bit

256bit

Wider memory bus means it can carry more data per cycle. This is an important factor in memory performance, and therefore the overall performance of the graphics card.

5.GDDR memory versions

Later versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher data transfer rates, which improves performance.

6. Supports memory troubleshooting code

✖AMD Radeon HD 6970

✖MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Memory troubleshooting code can detect and fix data corruption. It is used when necessary to avoid distortion, such as in scientific computing or when starting a server.

Functions

1.DirectX version

DirectX is used in games with a newer version that supports better graphics.

OpenGL version 2.

The newer the OpenGL version, the better graphics quality in games.

OpenCL version 3.

Some applications use OpenCL to use the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions are more functional and better quality.

4. Supports multi-monitor technology

✔AMD Radeon HD 6970

✔MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

The video card has the ability to connect multiple screens. This allows you to set up multiple monitors at the same time to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as a wider field of view.

5. GPU temperature at boot

Lower boot temperature means that the card generates less heat and the cooling system works better.

6.supports ray tracing

✖AMD Radeon HD 6970

✖MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows and reflections in games.

7. Supports 3D

✔AMD Radeon HD 6970

✔MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D screen and glasses).

8.supports DLSS

✖AMD Radeon HD 6970

✖MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an AI based scaling technology. This allows the graphics card to render games at lower resolutions and upscale them to higher resolutions with near-native visual quality and improved performance. DLSS is only available in some games.

9. PassMark result (G3D)

This test measures the graphics performance of a graphics card. Source: Pass Mark.

Ports

1.has HDMI output

✔AMD Radeon HD 6970

✔MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning

Devices with HDMI or mini HDMI ports can stream HD video and audio to the connected display.