Short Review of MSI R6950 TF2 OC "Twin Frozr II OC Ed"

[gzhil]

Twin frozr II 6950 has already arrived. By now, Im sure you guys are already familiar with MSI's Twin Frozr Classification of video cards. These are Non-reference videocards, very efficient with solid & sturdy components and lastly the Twin Frozr cooler which is very cool and quiet.

Basic specs of the card:

?Core/Memory
810MHz Core
2GB GDDR5 5000MHz Memory
256bits Memory Interface

Shots!!!! Shots!!! Shots!!!

5 Heatpipes!!!

?Video Output Function
Mini DisplayPort x2
Dual-link DVI x1
Single-link DVI x1
HDMI x1

Quadfire Capable

?Accessories
2pcs 4pin to 6pin Power
Crossfire Cable
Mini HDMI to HDMI
Software DVD
Free 3dmark11 Advanced Edition
Manuals

For the test system:
Processor: i7 2600k oc'ed at 5ghz (Im pretty sure there will be no bottlenecks already with this clock)
Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65
Mems: Plain Kingston memory
Harddisk:WD 500GB Green Caviar SATA
PSU: AcBel R88 900watts

Hear ye thy Benchies!!!!

3dmark06 Stock GPU speed

3dmark Vantage. Stock GPU

3dmark06 Oc'ed GPU

Last Bench
3dmark Vantage  OC'ed GPU

Thanks THanks

 

[Over50]

Nice work. Nice Images.
What DDR3 Kingston memory ?GB. @ 1800MHz < 2000MHz ?
How many people will OC their CPU to 5GHz ?
I Think you are an Extreme OverClocker. Will you be testing 6970 , 6990 also?

I have the MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 OC edition.
my scores 3DMark 11 - P3814, 3DMark 06 - 17409, 3Dmark Vantage - P11184.
and your Scores indicate like 60% improvement over mine.

Oh! surprised you did not run/list your 3DMark 11 since it came packaged with your HD6950.

True the HD 6870 is mid-level and the HD 6950 / 6970 are highend cards which also shows a significant difference
in Performance.
Spend $269 USD (Price at Newegg.com) for MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 OC
  or $414 USD  MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 OC which only know is available in UK link:http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-113-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
Not yet sold in USA (I have not been able to locate) since MSI HD 6950 regular unit sells for $299 (price at Newegg.com) add probably $40 for TF II-OC unit once released.

For $270 vs $340 a $70 difference the better buy would be MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 OC.
Note: I would not purchase the item from UK if ya live in the USA when you have to add S&H plus sales tax looking at $500. ouch!

I Appreciate the info/review and Thankyou for posting it.