The hottest line in MSI's portfolio that aims to provide the best value for money. Usually, overclocking here is a little higher than usual, cooling is a little better than that of competitors, and the design is more interesting. Thanks to this combination, every second model of the line turns out to be a “top for the money”.

As of early 2021, the Gaming Trio series is based on high-end graphics cards like the GeForce RTX 2070 or RTX 3080. Moreover, this is one of the few Gaming series in which both NVIDIA and Radeon products are equally represented. Other manufacturers usually limit themselves to hits in the spirit of the GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce RTX 2060, which do not need extra advertising and actually sell themselves.


At the heart of any card is a monstrous cooler with three multi-directional TORX fans, printed circuit boards are upgraded, and the power subsystem is redesigned to take into account the overclocking of powerful components. However, the list of improvements is usually compiled without fanaticism, so the final price of the Gaming Trio cards looks more attractive than the price tags for the same video cards designed by MSI Suprim, Gigabyte Aorus or Asus ROG Strix. Thanks to the right priorities, it is the Gaming Trio models that are in the top sales of most online stores.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio, for example, has been hailed by many reviewers as the best integration of this graphics card, with the perfect balance of performance, features, and pricing. This model offers the potential owner a complete mincemeat in the form of a reinforced power subsystem, an improved element base, RGB lighting with synchronization, serious overclocking out of the box and a time-tested air Cooling system with asymmetric TORX 3.0 coolers.