Overclocking & Overclocked Performance
The overclocking ability of a graphics card is an important buying consideration irrespective of whether the graphics card is low end or enthusiast level. I’m sure everyone will agree that the more extra performance from overclocking – the better. In our overclocking we push each graphics card to its maximum stable core and memory frequencies. Typically we also raise the power limit to the maximum and where possible raise the voltages if this results in higher overclocks being achieved. We always aim for “24/7” stable overclocks that DO NOT result in potential heat on longevity issues so if we do raise the voltage it is still kept within safe parameters. The latest beta version of MSI’s Afterburner software is the overclocking utility of choice: this is because MSI Afterburner Beta versions typically allows you to circumvent overclocking restrictions – particularly those set by AMD.
The Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti was already overclocked very far out of the box but I was surprised to see it went even further reaching an incredible 1335/1414 MHz on the core and 1625MHz on the memory. Here’s how it stacked up against other GTX 750 Ti graphics cards:
- Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti WindForce 2X OC: 1335/1414MHz core/boost and 1625MHz memory (Hynix)
- Nvidia reference GTX 750 Ti : 1155/1220MHz core/boost and 1688MHz memory (Hynix)
- KFA2 GTX 750 Ti OC: 1297/1375MHz core/boost and 1575MHz memory (Samsung)
- ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC: 1277/1355MHz core/boost and 1500MHz memory (Samsung)
