MSI Afterburner (MSI graphics card overclocking tool)

MSI Afterburner is a graphics card overclocking tool developed by MSI and the Guru3D website. It supports the full range of AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards owned by MSI. MSI Afterburner integrates overclocking, monitoring and fan control. It can improve graphics card performance by nearly 15% through simple operations. At the same time, the monitoring function ensures the safety of the graphics card, making it convenient and practical.

MSI Afterburner Features:

1. Graphics card overclocking

After opening the main interface of AfterBurner software, the current working status of the graphics card is displayed in detail before our eyes. The left side of the main interface is the control section, which can adjust the GPU voltage, core frequency, memory frequency and fan speed (hardware support required) in real time. The right part is the monitoring part, which can display core frequency, GPU temperature, video memory usage, etc. in real time.

2.Video recording

In fact, AfterBurner has video recording. Click settings on the main interface to see the relevant settings. The software provides three formats including original streams, suitable for different requirements and different configurations. After actual testing, the RTV1 format not only has fast compression speed, but also has high quality. It can be used as game recording software instead of fraps.

MSI Afterburner installation steps:

1. Download the MSI Afterburner software from this site, unzip it and double-click the .exe. An installation wizard interface will appear. Click "Next" to continue.

2. Read the MSI Afterburner license agreement, click "I accept the terms of the license agreement", and click "Next" to continue.

3. Check the components you want to install and click "Next" to continue.

4. It is recommended to install the software on the D drive. Click "Browse" to modify the installation location and click "Next" to continue.

5. Create a shortcut to the program and click "Install"

6. MSI Afterburner is being installed. The process is very fast. Please wait patiently.

7. MSI Afterburner installation is complete, click "Finish" to exit the installation interface

How to use MSI Afterburner:

1. Open the MSI Afterburner software and click the gear-shaped settings button

2. Click Monitor, click the item you want to monitor in the "Enabled Hardware Monitoring Chart", take frame rate as an example, make the frame rate item turn highlighted blue, and click on the box in front of "Display on OSD" Tick

3. If you want to adjust the display font type, color, display position, etc., click "OSD Display" and select "More"

4. Please refer to the figure below for detailed adjustment items.

MSI Afterburner update log:

Emphasis has been added on the OSD hardware monitoring chart function. When playing games, you can clearly see the graphics card operating status at any time, including core/video memory frequency, core occupancy, core temperature, fan speed, game frame rate, etc., and will be displayed in numbers, The curve graph is displayed in two ways at the same time.

In this way, you can know the system status at any time when playing games, especially in the event of a sudden drop in frame rate or sudden increase in temperature, making it easier to identify the root cause of the problem.

This function can support the latest DX12 and Vulkan games, but due to the anti-cheating mechanisms of some game manufacturers, it is not necessarily guaranteed to be available, especially EA and Ubisoft, and relevant parties are communicating and solving the problem.