14 DAY TRIAL // There are two new graphics cards bearing MSI's brand out and about, though they haven't been given prices yet, and they might not show up online for sale for a day or two.
Still, MSI made it a point of informing the world, or rather TechPowerUp did, about them, these "HD 7970 Boost Edition" adapters called R7970 TF 3GD5 BE and R7970 TF 3GD5 BE/OC.
The former works at 925 / 975 MHz (GPU speed base/boost) and 5.5 GHz for the 3 GB GDDR5 VRAM.
The other adapter runs at 1,000 / 1,050 MHz and, again, 5.5 GHz.
Custom PCBs hold the Twin Frozr III coolers (two 80 mm fans, heatpipes, aluminum fins) and multiple video ports (dual-link DVI, an HDMI 1.4a, two mini-DisplayPort 1.2). The TDPs are of 253W (6-pin + 8-pin inputs).
