MSI GTX 770 TwinFrozr Gaming 2 GB

, on Jun 21st, 2013, in Graphics Cards. Manufacturer: MSI

Introduction

Last month, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 770 launched with great success. Based on the same GK104 GPU and using the same specs as on the GTX 680, we've seen the card provide high-quality gaming at reasonable pricing. The biggest changes are the inclusion of Boost 2.0 and faster memory chips, which certainly helps with performance.

We recently reviewed the MSI GTX 770 Lightning that focuses more on overclocking and comes with high clocks out of the box. Today, we have on our test bench the MSI GTX 770 Gaming. For the typical gamer, it comes at more affordable pricing but with lower clocks.

The MSI GTX 770 Gaming is only slightly overclocked out of the box with the GPU at 1059 MHz and memory at 1753 MHz. It is available online for reference-design pricing of $399.

GTX 770 Market Segment Analysis
	GeForce GTX 580	GeForce GTX 660 Ti	Radeon HD 7950	GeForce GTX 670	Radeon HD 7970	GeForce GTX 770	MSI GTX 770 Gaming	HD 7970 GHz Ed.	GeForce GTX 680	GeForce GTX 780	GeForce GTX Titan
Shader Units	512	1344	1792	1344	2048	1536	1536	2048	1536	2304	2688
ROPs	48	24	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	48	48
Graphics Processor	GF110	GK104	Tahiti	GK104	Tahiti	GK104	GK104	Tahiti	GK104	GK110	GK110
Transistors	3000M	3500M	4310M	3500M	4310M	3500M	3500M	4310M	3500M	7100M	7100M
Memory Size	1536 MB	2048 MB	3072 MB	2048 MB	3072 MB	2048 MB	2048 MB	3072 MB	2048 MB	3072 MB	6144 MB
Memory Bus Width	384 bit	192 bit	384 bit	256 bit	384 bit	256 bit	256 bit	384 bit	256 bit	384 bit	384 bit
Core Clock	772 MHz	915 MHz+	800 MHz	915 MHz+	925 MHz	1046 MHz+	1059 MHz+	1050 MHz	1006 MHz+	863 MHz+	837 MHz+
Memory Clock	1002 MHz	1502 MHz	1250 MHz	1502 MHz	1375 MHz	1753 MHz	1753 MHz	1500 MHz	1502 MHz	1502 MHz	1502 MHz
Price	$310	$280	$270	$345	$370	$400	$400	$410	$420	$650	$1020