MSI Afterburner

MSI Afterburner is one of the most recognized and used tools for GPU overclocking. While newer versions of minerstat for Windows don't require running MSI Afterburner anymore, it is still quite popular tool for overclocking and undervolting cards on Windows.

MSI Afterburner is free software and works with both AMD and Nvidia GPUs and allows different settings:

• Settings of clock speeds, voltage, and fans.
• Hardware monitor: that shows critical hardware information in real-time; temperature, usage, clock speed, and voltage.
• Custom fan profiles: By defining a custom fan curve.
• On-screen display.
• Custom user skins.

You can and should download MSI Afterburner from the official website.

After you install and run MSI Afterburner, you are allowed to set up different settings.

Regarding which GPU brand you are using (AMD or Nvidia), different settings will be available:

• Core voltage
• Power limit
• Temp limit
• Core clock
• Memory clock
• Fan speed

As for the values to enter, we suggest you follow the suggestions provided by the manufacturer. If you are testing different intensities, we suggest increasing the intensity gradually, starting with safer values first. For RTX 20 cards, MSI offers OC scanner which will find the values for you. You can read the tutorial and users feedbacks on the official MSI blog post.

Do note that newest version of minerstat for Windows doesn't require to have MSI Afterburner installed as we offer built-in overclocking tool.