Conclusion
Lets take a closer look at the results
gathered in
the games we tested. In this case we can see, that the performance improvement
from the GTX 650 Ti Boost to the GTX 750 Ti varies between 16 percent (Dirt
Showdown) and -2.4 percent (Call of Duty Black Ops 2). After running theoretical benchmarks
we see that in Unigine Heaven the performance is a tiny little bit lower with
the GTX 750 Ti and in case of Fire Strike Extreme the GTX 750 Ti is 19 percent
quicker. On average the GTX
750 Ti is
7 percent quicker than the GTX 650 Ti Boost.
At this point we also want to have a quick look at power consumption. Running
our test setup with the GTX 750 Ti made it consume four watt less in idle than with the
GTX 650 Ti Boost. Under load we noticed, that the test setup equipped with the
GTX 650 Ti Boost needed
39 watts more. The new Maxwell based GPU is again shining here. Even though core clock
speeds are higher but still power consumption is lower than with the old 600
series - in this case the 650 Ti Boost.
The new GTX 750 Ti is on average about 7 percent quicker than the GTX 650
Ti Boost. If you put the cards up against eachother when it comes to the
price, we find the GTX 750 Ti to be 16 percent cheaper. In other words you pay
16 percent less for 7 percent more performance. If you're looking for an
entry-level gaming graphics card, the GTX 750 Ti is basically as good as it gets
these days. The only advantage the GTX 650 Ti Boost has over the new small
Maxwell offer is the SLI connector. If you already own a GTX 650 Ti Boost you
could snipe a cheap second card on eBay for roughly 80 Euro or about 90
US-Dollar. This would be boosting gaming performance by quite a margin but at
the same time power consumption with massively increase.