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MSI GeForce GTX 550 Ti Cyclone II OC
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Date 16th March 2011
Author DiGiTaL MoNkEY
Editor James "Agg" Rolfe
Manufacturer MSI


Test Setup, Gaming Benchmarks

Test Setup:
Today's test system consists of the hardware listed below, and as with all good testing a clean install is used and the latest Windows Updates are applied. The applications and games used in today's tests are the latest of what was available at the time of this analysis - links to demos and free trials are provided when applicable.


MSI's GeForce GTX 550 Ti Cyclone II OC features a default core clock of 950 MHz, shader of 1900 MHz and memory running at 2150 MHz (4300 MHz effective). This is a mild but welcome increase from the reference core clock of 900 MHz, shader of 1800 MHz and memory of 2050 MHz (4100 MHz effective).

Overclocking allowed us to increase the core to 1060 MHz and memory to 2500 MHz (5000 MHz effective) making use of core voltage adjustments present in MSI's own Afterburner software. And while we didn't have a Radeon HD 5770 to directly compare the two cards, the list of cards should provide an nice comparison to where it stands performance wise compared to pricier graphics solutions.

Game Benchmarks:
We have compiled a list of popular and graphically challenging games which include titles utilising Microsoft's DirectX 9, 10 and 11 APIs for testing today; tested in 1920x1200 and 1680x1050 resolutions that are most commonly used by gamers based on Steam's hardware survey. MSI's GeForce GTX 550 Ti Cyclone II OC and overclock results are highlighted in orange.

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Game: Aliens vs. Predator Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: STALKER: Call of Pripyat Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: Lost Planet 2 Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: Far Cry 2 Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: Mafia II Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: Resident Evil 5 Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: Metro 2033 Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.



Game: Just Cause 2 Benchmark
Score: Average Frames per Second (FPS) - Higher is Better.
Download Link: here.





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