Item: MSI GeForce GTX 760 Twin Frozr Gaming Series
Author: Tarinder Sandhu

Testing methodology

MSI GeForce GTX 760 Gamer OC

GPU Comparisons
Graphics Card		GPU Clock (MHz)	Stream Processors	Shader Clock (MHz)	Memory Clock (MHz)	Memory Bus (bits)	Graphics Driver
	Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan 6GB	837 (876)	2,688	837 (876)	6,008	384	GeForce 320.14
	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB	863 (902)	2,304	863 (902)	6,008	384	GeForce 320.18
	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB	1,046 (1,085)	1,536	1,046 (1,085)	7,012	256	GeForce 320.18
	MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC Gamer 2GB	1,020 (1,085)	1,152	1,020 (1,085)	6,008	256	GeForce 320.39
	EVGA GeForce GTX 760 SC ACX 2GB	1,072 (1,137)	1,152	1,072 (1,137)	6,008	256	GeForce 320.39
	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 2GB	1,085 (1,150)	1,152	1,085 (1,150)	6,008	256	GeForce 320.39
	Palit GeForce GTX 760 JetStream 2GB	1,072 (1,137)	1,152	1,072 (1,137)	6,200	256	GeForce 320.39
	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB	980 (1,033)	1,152	980 (1,033)	6,008	256	GeForce 320.39
	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB	1,006 (1,058)	1,536	1,006 (1,058)	6,008	256	GeForce 320.14
	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB	915 (980)	1,344	915 (980)	6,008	256	GeForce 320.18
	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB	960 (1,013)	1,344	960 (1,013)	6,008	192	GeForce 320.18
	Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB	772	512	1,544	4,008	256	GeForce 320.14
	AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz 3GB	1,000 (1,050)	2,048	1,000 (1,050)	6,000	384	Catalyst 13.5 beta 2
	AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB	925	2,048	925	5,500	384	Catalyst 13.5 beta 2
	AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB	850	1,792	850	5,000	384	Catalyst 13.5 beta 2
	AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB	1,000	1,280	1,000	4,800	256	Catalyst 13.5 beta 2
	AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB	850	1,600	800	4,800	256	Catalyst 13.5 beta 2

HEXUS Graphics Test Bench
Processor	Intel Core i7-3770K (3.50GHz, 8MB cache, quad-core)
CPU Cooler	Intel reference E97378-001
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH
Memory	8GB G.Skill RipJaws (2x4GB) DDR3 @ 1,600MHz
Power Supply	Corsair AX750W
Storage Device	Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD
Optical Drive	Generic 24x DVD-RW
Chassis	Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Monitor	Dell 3007WFP
Operating system	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

HEXUS High-End Benchmark Suite
GPU Benchmarks	Mode and Resolutions	Quality Settings
3DMark	DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440	Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme
BioShock Infinite	DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,600	Ultra + DOF
Call of Duty: Black Ops II	DX9 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,600	8xMSAA, Extra Preset
Crysis 3	DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,600	4xMSAA, High Preset
DiRT Showdown	DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,600	4xMSAA, Ultra Preset
Far Cry 3	DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,600	2xMSAA, Ultra Preset
Just Cause 2	DX10 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,600	8xMSAA, High Preset
General Benchmarks	Description
Power Consumption	To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record mains power draw both when idle and while playing Far Cry 3
Temperature	To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record GPU core temperature both when idle and while playing Far Cry 3
Noise	A PCE-318 meter is used to record noise levels when idle and while playing Far Cry 3

Review: MSI GeForce GTX 760 Twin Frozr Gaming Series