14 DAY TRIAL // NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 760 graphics card was never meant to match the GTX 770 and GTX 780, let alone the Titan, but that doesn't mean it's completely hopeless when it comes to overclocking.
In fact, the video controller is still a high-end adapter, even if on the lower end of that upper spectrum, so it most definitely can be overclocked.
It's just that some models, from OEMs, are easier to overclock than others, and some aren't meant to be tweaked beyond the factory modifications.
Micro-Star International is the one that has just launched one of the overclockable cards.
Indeed, not only can the new MSI N760 Hawk be overclocked, it is meant to be tweaked that way if the TWIN BIOS and Enhanced Power Design are anything to go by.
TWIN BIOS means that there are two BIOS chips on the card. One retains the standard specs (which we'll get to later) and the other remembers the overclocked settings.
On that note, the Enhanced Power Design means better components (more stable at high loads) and a higher power threshold.
All the while, the Twin Frozr IV Advanced cooler uses the large 10 cm PropellerBlade fans, the card-long fin array and military Class 4 components (Tantalum core Hi-C Cap, rust-resistant Dark Solid CAP, SFC with polished surface, etc.) to keep everything nice and cool. In fact, temperatures are 10 °C lower than normal and noise is reduced by 12.48 dB compared to the reference model.
That said, the GPU operates at 1,111 MHz most of the time and can jump to 1,176 MHz in a pinch, thanks to NVIDIA GPU Boost technology.
2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM are available as well, working at 6 GHz (6,008 MHz) over an interface of 256 bits.
All in all, it's not bad for a card with a TDP (thermal design power) of 170W. We don't know the price though. Alas.