Top-of-the-line: MSI GTX 1080Ti GAMING X TRIO Hurricane
High-end: MSI GTX 1080 GAMING X Red Dragon, MSI GTX 1070Ti GAMING 8G
Mainstream: MSI GTX 1060 GAMING X Red Dragon, MSI GTX 1060 6G DUKE Dark Dragon
Starter: MSI GTX 1050Ti GAMING X 4G
MSI gaming notebooks are well-known at home and abroad, is one of the four major manufacturers of game laptops recognized by domestic players, graphics cards are also very good, shipments are in the forefront all year round, once became the world's largest shipment graphics card brand, in the mining tide in 2017, MSI graphics cards have the strongest growth momentum, shipping nearly 1 million copies, surpassing Gigabyte in one fell swoop, and the gap with ASUS is very small, in the first echelon.
MSI is the largest OEM manufacturer of NVIDIA public graphics cards, with its own production plant, basically NVIDIA's public graphics cards are made by MSI, which is enough to prove its strength, with a graphics card production capacity of 1 million per month, compared with OEM channel manufacturers, the quality is more guaranteed.
MSI graphics cards have always been known for their excellent heat dissipation and quiet performance, and the workmanship is also among the top in the non-public version of the graphics card, and the products also span the two camps of A card and N card, and there are many products, which are mainly divided into the top Lightning/Hurricane series, the flagship Red Dragon series, the high-end Dark Dragon Jue, the mid-range ARMOR series and the entry-level Hurricane series according to their positioning from high to low. But the difference with ASUS is that MSI's agreement with NVIDIA restricts MSI's development in A cards, so there are fewer A cards, and they are not sold in Chinese mainland, and the whole line of products is basically based on high-end graphics cards above 3000 yuan, and there are fewer entry series.
The Lightning series is MSI's card king, with huge PCBs and heatsinks, a dizzying array of components, a huge power supply module, a variety of dazzling LED lights, and unlimited overclocking capabilities are all features of the Lightning series.
The positioning of the Hurricane Dragon series is slightly lower than that of Lightning, but it is higher than the Red Dragon series, with GAMING X TRIO as the suffix, only appears on 1080Ti, it is also the top series, the substrate power supply material is similar to the Red Dragon, the heat dissipation scheme is better than the Red Dragon, and the lighting effect is similar to the Lightning series, there is currently only one GTX 1080Ti GAMING X TRIO on sale, the price is about 7000 yuan, and the price of its own Red Dragon, more than 1500 yuan lower than the ASUS Raptor, very cost-effective, However, the graphics card is relatively long, the weight is also relatively large, and the end of the machine sags significantly after installation, although it comes with a reinforcement strip, but in terms of actual use, the effect is limited;
The mainstream flagship Red Dragon series is MSI's current main series, with GAMING X as the suffix, the series are all dual-fan, but the heat dissipation performance is stronger than many three-fan graphics cards, and the mute effect is also very good, equipped with gamingAPP dedicated overclocking software, specifications cover GTX 1050Ti to GTX 1080Ti, it is MSI's most comprehensive graphics card series, and the price ranges from 1299-6999 yuan according to different specifications; The performance of the Dark Dragon series is similar to that of the Red Dragon, with a three-fan design, but the number of heat pipes is two fewer than that of the Red Dragon, the frequency is also lower, and the overclocking ability is weaker, so the positioning and price are relatively slightly lower than that of the Red Dragon, and currently only the GTX 1060 and GTX 1080Ti versions;
The main cost-effective ones are ARMOR series and Hurricane series, ARMOR series is aimed at cost-effective users and Internet café users, using black and white color matching, using ultra-public version of PCB design and 4th generation military grade materials on workmanship, some models also have "armor defense technology", the use of 3M protective paint, more resistant to high temperatures, and dust-proof, corrosion-proof and moisture-proof, more suitable for the use of complex environments in Internet cafes, but the current series of prices are higher than the red dragon, and the cost performance is not outstanding; The Hurricane series is MSI's entry series, the whole series are GTX 1050 level, the performance is acceptable, but the materials are not very sufficient, and the price is about 1,000 yuan.
Red Dragon is MSI's most famous graphics card series, and the MSI GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G won the "EXCELLENT" excellent product award from the HARDWARE.INFO media for its excellent gaming performance and heat dissipation and silent performance, with a maximum core frequency of 1847MHz, which is higher than the ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080, which is similar to the positioning of the ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080, and the price of 4299 yuan is more cost-effective than ASUS's 4999 yuan, which is very worth buying.
The mainstream mid-range graphics cards are MSI GTX 1060 GAMING X Red Dragon and MSI GTX 1060 DUKE Dark Dragon, Red Dragon is the GTX1060 graphics card with the highest sales volume in e-commerce, positioned higher than the Dark Dragon, power supply is 1 phase more than Black Dragon, and there are two more heat pipes, which are superior in heat dissipation performance, but there is no difference between the two in core frequency, the performance is similar, the price of Red Dragon is 2499 yuan, 300 yuan more than Black Dragon, for practical parties, Black Dragon is more cost-effective, and it can also be purchased.
The most cost-effective entry-level graphics card is undoubtedly MSI GTX 1050Ti GAMING X 4G, under the premise of better market positioning, performance and materials, the price is the same as the lower positioning of the MSI Hurricane series1299element, there is no doubt that it is more worth buying, even with the same positioning of ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1050Ti O4G is not inferior, although the main frequency is slightly lower in comparison, there is no lighting effect, but the price is about 200 yuan lower, as an entry-level graphics card, The difference is already huge.
