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MSI

Good8/10

Taiwanese maker of motherboards, graphics cards, monitors and gaming laptops.

Founded: 1986
From: Taiwan
HQ: New Taipei City, Taiwan
Owned by: Independent
Made in: China and Taiwan
Also sold as: Micro-Star International, Micro-Star

www.msi.com

Graphics card

Good8/10Mid-range

MSI is one of the most dependable GeForce partners, with its Gaming Trio and Suprim coolers regularly praised for low noise. It stopped making Radeon cards with RDNA 4, so it's now an NVIDIA-only choice.

Good at

Gaming Trio and Suprim coolers are quiet and cool
Broad GeForce range from Ventus to Suprim
Generally good build quality and support

Weak at

NVIDIA-only: skipped AMD's Radeon RX 9000 series
Ventus models have basic coolers
Suprim priced near ASUS ROG

Reliability
Value
Features
Service & warranty

SuprimVanguardGaming TrioShadowVentusInspire

Best for: GeForce buyers wanting a quiet card from a mainstream brand

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Graphics card brands in New Zealand

MSI is #2 of 11, best rated first.

#	Brand	Rating	Price
1	SapphireHong Kong	8/10Good	Mid-range
2	MSITaiwan	8/10Good	Mid-range
3	PowerColorTaiwan	7.5/10Good	Mid-range
4	ASUSTaiwan	7.5/10Good	Premium
5	ASRockTaiwan	7/10Good	Mid-range
6	PalitTaiwan	7/10Good	Budget
7	XFXUnited States	7/10Good	Mid-range
8	ZOTACHong Kong	7/10Good	Budget
9	GigabyteTaiwan	6.5/10Mixed	Mid-range
10	Inno3DHong Kong	6.5/10Mixed	Budget
11	PNYUnited States	6/10Mixed	Mid-range

Researched September 2026 from public reviews, consumer groups and retailer listings, and summarised by hand — ratings are a judgement, not a lab score. Check current reviews and local retailers before you buy.