MSI GTX 1660Ti Gaming X Review

Average Clock Speeds

The test of a cards build quality and a coolers capacity to keep things frosty even when the going gets tough is the difference between the peak boost clock – the headline number everyone shouts about – and the average boost clock – the number that the card is actually running at for the majority of the time. There is little point in having a 6000 MHz peak overclock if it averages at only 1300 MHz. The MSI Gaming X is barely 1% slower on average than its absolute peak, and the OC Scanner automatic overclocking technology gets even closer with just 7 MHz between peak and average.