PC显卡的生存和消亡取决于其基准性能的强弱，而这些测试中最小的优势可以左右客户选择一个品牌而不是另一个品牌。这就是为什么每个**商都不顾一切地以最好和最快的速度展示自己的产品，这也可能是为什么MSI一直在出货的review显卡的时钟高于零售卡的原因。

这一发现是由TechPowerUp发现的，他注意到MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X卡的GPU和内存时钟速度比零售版要快。这是因为评论卡被设置为在OC（超频）模式下开箱即用，而零售卡则在更常规的游戏模式下开箱即用。结果如何？一个不细心的评论员可能会不小心误传OC的业绩数字，因为股票结果来自于信用卡，从而给MSI的产品提供了不劳而获的帮助。

这种行为的唯一目的就是欺骗

回顾其审查产品的历史，该网站发现这是一个反复出现的模式与微星可以追溯到多年前。同为台湾**商的华硕（Asus）尽管在全球拥有更好的知名度和声誉，但它也表现出对预编程序审查卡（review cards）的愧疚感，因为它有额外的超频功能。毋庸置疑，这种行为的唯一目的是欺骗消费者和评论者，尽管在竞争对手中发现了这种趋势之后，一些公司可能觉得不得不效仿。

美国竞争对手EVGA抓住了MSI和华硕新闻背后的一些正面新闻的机会，重申了自己的承诺，即“所见即所得”。该公司承诺，它只提供与零售货架上相同的评论单元，因此你在评论中看到的任何增强或超频也会出现在你购买的产品中。

TechPowerUp上周周四公布了调查结果，但截至今日，MSI和华硕均未对此做出任何官方回应。

更新：事实证明，MSI早在2014年就已经在向HardOCP主编凯尔·贝内特（Kyle Bennett）提供的评论中提到了这一问题：

"We recently were made aware that some of you who purchased a MSI graphic card with the clock speed being lower than what the media reviewed. We can assure you that this is not some sort of shenanigans or a marketing ploy. We did send the media review samples with the OC Mode speed selected which is included in the program called the “Gaming App.” This setting is different than what the retail video cards are being shipped with. All c***umers who purchase our “GAMING” VGA cards should have the default Gaming Mode clock speed selected, but by installing the “Gaming App” you can increase the clock speed of what was represented in most reviews by pressing the OC Mode button. This does NOT void the warranty. We simply wanted to promote our software called the “Gaming App” which is only included in our GAMING branded video card products. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience for not explaining it clearly to some of the media that published reviews and to the gamers and enthusiasts that purchased one of our GAMING products."

不幸的是，MSI似乎仍然无法清楚地传达审查卡和零售卡之间的区别以及这一决定背后的原因。