MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost Spotted Before Release
MSI's GTX 650 Ti Boost has been spotted just before it has been released, and it looks quite promising.
A number of pictures and details about MSI's latest graphics card have surfaced. We first saw the product teased at CeBIT.
The information that we have learned is that the GTX 650 Ti Boost is basically a GTX 650 Ti with a boost clock (which the GTX 650 Ti doesn't feature), along with a faster memory interface and better components. The purpose of the new GTX 650 Ti Boost is to compete with AMD's 7790 that has just launched.
For starters, MSI's GTX 650 Ti Boost is a factory overclocked card that features a core speed of 1,033 MHz. We know that it will have a boost clock, but we do not know how high it will be. Usually, we see boost clocks that are around 50 MHz or just shy of 100 MHz above the core speed, although this is not always the case. 
The GTX 650 Ti Boost from MSI also has a memory speed of 6 GHz, which runs on a 192-bit memory interface, in contrast to the 128-bit memory interface that the standard GTX 650 Ti runs on.
MSI's version will have a TwinFrozrIII cooler along with a more potent PCB and power delivery design.
Expect the card to be priced under $200. The launch is still scheduled for this month.
Now only if they would enable SLI...
I dont remember, but I think it was sceduled for the 26th, which is tommorrow(at least for PST). (or was it thursday, i cant even remember)
typo.
I have read in one review or another that AMD has hinted that the 7850 1gb card won't be hanging around at it's current price forever. Now whether that means the price will go up or the card will be phased out I don't know. So if you want one I wouldn't wait to long or they may be hard to find at 185$.
Is that going to be your new card?
I have read in one review or another that AMD has hinted that the 7850 1gb card won't be hanging around at it's current price forever. Now whether that means the price will go up or the card will be phased out I don't know. So if you want one I wouldn't wait to long or they may be hard to find at 185$.
the 7850 1gb is phasing out due to production for ddr5 vram for that model is ceasing.
the prices will shift a little. I believe in the UK,(read on OCN) that the 650ti and 660 are about to take a small price cut. the new 650ti will take the old 650ti's relative price spot and then some. If I had to make a early guess, the 192 bus thats going in this 650ti boost will give it an edge on where the 7790 slacks in heavy loaded games due to the 7790 only having a 6000 mhz memory speed on top of a 128 bus.
Also after the 7850 line drops is that going to be it for that price point? Will I be forced to buy either a 560 Ti, a 7790, or a GTX 660? It seems like that $180-$200 price point is going to be left wide open.
Sorry if any of this seems ignorant, I don't follow this stuff usually because I don't buy new cards very often.
iirc only the 1gb varient will phase out of production for the 7850. I think the 2gb will stay for awhile. the 7790 is more or less replacing what the 78501gb was holding(albeit slower), but averagely cheaper MSRP wise.
If we could get confirmation on that, that would be great! I planned on grabbing the 2GB version anyway, with the next-gen consoles coming out next year.
Also after the 7850 line drops is that going to be it for that price point? Will I be forced to buy either a 560 Ti, a 7790, or a GTX 660? It seems like that $180-$200 price point is going to be left wide open.
Sorry if any of this seems ignorant, I don't follow this stuff usually because I don't buy new cards very often.
The HD7850 2GB card is selling at the $180 range, though Ive heard it will be cut down soon maybe some around $160 which for a card like that is a steal, right now the HD7850 is one of the biggest money spinners for AMD due to its nothing short of stellar performance.
This card at $160 is not worth it, factory overclocked 650ti
textbooks should do the same thing and maybe more people would wanna study
but probably not
The GTX 650 Ti Boost is not an overclocked 650 Ti. It is a GTX 660 with one SMX cut out. So, the GTX 650 Ti will perform comparatively to the Radeon 7850 (IE a little slower than the GTX 660). It's possible that some models will meet the GTX 660 with factory overclocks.
The Radeon 7790 will be reduced to sitting between the Radeon 7850/GTX 650 Ti Boost tier and the GTX 650 Ti (non-boost), so it may get a price reduction along with a price reduction on the Radeon 7850 2GB.