Review: ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II Top
Category : NVIDIA
Published by Christian Ney on 13.09.12
Already at launch ASUS offers with their GTX 660 DirectCU II Top a factory overclocked version of NVIDIAs brand new GTX 660. The fact that this card has been equipped with ASUS' very well performing and yet silent DirectCU II v2 cooler along with a custom PCB and a huge factory overclocking seems to make this a very interesting offer.
On the following pages we will show you the
strenghts and weaknesses of the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II Top.
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Technical data / specifications
With the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCu II Top you get a factory overclocked card
with a custom PCB design as well as a DirectCU II v2 cooler. The manufacturer
claims that this baby is 8 % faster than the reference design, 78 % cooler and
3 times quieter. Thanks to the factory overclocking, binned GPU,
custom cooler and reworked PCB design we can kind of believe that (not the 78
% cooler part though).
Looking at clock speeds we see that the GPU runs at 1'072 MHz standard with a
typical boost clock of 1'137 MHz. While the stock designed GTX 660 runs at
980 MHz with a boost of 1'033 MHz. Plus our sample was clocking itself up to
1'163
MHz which is 2x 13 MHz more than the specs. This time factory overclocking has
been made also regarding
the GDDR5 with a clock speed of 1'527 MHz (6'108 MHz effective) against nVidia's
recommendation of 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective).
Now looking at the phycsical specifications of the DirectCU II Top version as
said before ASUS reworked the PCB, binned the core and used their own GPU cooler.
The DCU II Top gets 6 digital power phases and 3 POSCAP while the reference GTX
660 has only 4 analog phases and 1 POSCAP. You also find a lot of ASUS
technology that helps to improve overclocking, power efficiency, noise reduction
(less EMI), lifespan and so on. The DCU II Top version is powered by the DirectCU II cooler v2 (the v1
was crap if you ask me) which I literally love that features two 80mm fans with
11 blades each, three 6mm heatpipes and a red/black design. I was too lazy to
count the fins and calculate the dissipation surface/power but trust me, it's
big. So in other words to stay simple this graphics card is: Better, faster
and stronger.
| |
GeForce GTX 670 |
GeForce GTX 660 Ti |
ASUS GTX 660 DCU II Top |
GeForce GTX 660 |
| Chip |
GK104 |
GK104 |
GK106 |
GK106 |
|
Process |
28 nm |
28 nm |
28 nm |
28 nm |
|
Transistors |
3.54
billion |
3.54
billion |
2.54
billion |
2.54
billion |
| GPU
clock |
915 MHz (Boost 980 MHz) |
915 MHz (Boost 980 MHz) |
1'072 MHz (Boost 1'137 MHz) |
980 MHz (Boost 1'033 MHz) |
|
Memory |
2'048 MB GDDR5 |
2'048 MB GDDR5 |
2'048 MB GDDR5 |
2'048 MB GDDR5 |
| Memory
clock |
6'000 MHz |
6'000 MHz |
6'108 MHz |
6'000 MHz |
| Memory
interface |
256 Bit |
192 Bit |
192 Bit |
192 Bit |
| Memory
bandwidth |
192'400 MB/s |
144'000 MB/s |
146'600 MB/s |
144'000 MB/s |
| TMUs |
112 |
112 |
80 |
80 |
| TAUs |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Shader Cores |
1'344 (5D) |
1'344 (5D) |
960 (5D) |
960 (5D) |
| ROPs |
32 ROP |
24 ROP |
24 ROP |
24 ROP |
| Shader
model |
SM 5 |
SM 5 |
SM 5 |
SM 5 |
| Maximum board power |
170 Watt |
150 Watt |
140 Watt |
140 Watt |
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Preview
Delivery
The delivery is reduced to the strict minimum therefore you will find
only a manual, one power adapter, a DVI to VGA adapter and of course the
graphics card itself that's all. One comment about the box though, what the hell
is that? I hope it is not the final package. Though the graphics card is well
attached this thing is ugly and not handy at all, where is my lovely ASUS
graphics card box like it used to be?
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Test Setup
Hardware
| Mainboard |
- ASUS P8P67 Pro (BIOS 2303)
|
| CPUs |
- Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz (Turbo Off / HT On)
|
| Memory |
- G.Skill RipjawsZ Dual Channel 4x4GB CL9-9-9-24-DDR3-1600 MHz
|
| Graphic Cards (Driver) |
- nVidia GeForce GTX 680
SLI (ForceWare 301.24)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top
1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC
SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (ForceWare
301.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 680 1 GHz (ForceWare
301.25)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max
1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (TDP
117 %) (ForceWare 301.25)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare
301.25)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 670 1 GHz (ForceWare
301.25)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 670 (ForceWare
301.25)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max
980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top
(Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max
980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53)
- ASUS GeForce
GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
- EVGA GeForce
GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
- nVidia GeForce
GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz SLI (ForceWare 306.02)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 580
SLI (ForceWare 296.10)
- MSI GeForce GTX 580 Lightning (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 580 Matrix
Platinum (ForceWare 296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCU II (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores
DCU II (ForceWare 296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II Top
1GD5 (ForceWare 296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II 1GD5
(ForceWare 296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce Ultimate GTX 550 Ti
DCU (ForceWare 296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti DCU Top (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti DCU (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 470 (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTX 460 DCU Top 1GD5 (ForceWare
296.10)
- GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 1GB SOC (ForceWare
296.10)
- GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC2 (ForceWare
296.10)
- GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 465 (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTS 450 DCU Top
(ForceWare 296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTS 450 DCU OC
(ForceWare 296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTS 450 (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GTS 450 (ForceWare
296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GTS 450 DCU Silent
DDR3 (ForceWare 296.10)
- ASUS GeForce GT 440 GD5 (ForceWare
296.10)
- nVidia GeForce GT 440 GDDR5
(ForceWare 296.10)
- AMD Radeon HD 7970
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.4)
- ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top
(Catalyst 12.4)
- AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double
Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4)
- AMD Radeon HD 7950
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.4)
- ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DirectCU II Top
(Catalyst 12.4)
- AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4)
- ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Top
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.4)
- ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Top
(Catalyst 12.4)
- AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.4)
- ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DirectCU II Top
(Catalyst 12.4)
- Club3D Radeon HD 7750 Royal Queen
(Catalyst 12.4)
- AMD Radeon HD 6990 + HD 6970
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 6970 DCU II
(Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6970 (ASUS) (Catalyst
12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 6950 DCU II
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 6950 DCU II
(Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS)
(Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 6870 DCU
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 6870 DCU (Catalyst
12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6850
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.3)
- MSI Radeon HD 6850 Cyclone Power
Edition OC (Catalyst 12.3)
- MSI Radeon HD 6850 OC (Catalyst
12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 6850 DCU (Catalyst
12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU
Silent) (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 6670 1GD5 (Catalyst
12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5
(Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst
12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 5870
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 5870 Matrix Platinum
(Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 5870 V2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 5870 Matrix
(Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 5870 (Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 5850
CrossFire (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 5850 DCU Top
(Catalyst 12.3)
- MSI Radeon HD 5850 Twin Frozr II
(Catalyst 12.3)
- AMD Radeon HD 5850 (Catalyst 12.3)
- ASUS Radeon HD 5550 DDR3 (Catalyst
12.3)
|
|
HDD |
- Samsung SSD 830 Series 128 GB
|
PSU
|
- Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP / 1000 Watts
|
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3DMark 11
| 3DMark
11 GPU |
Score |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
9'149 |
122.74 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
8'605 |
115.44 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 7'862 |
105.47 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
7'594 |
101.88 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
7'454 |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
6'884 |
92.35 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 6'711 |
90.03 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
6'598 |
88.52 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
6'256 |
83.93 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
6'231 |
83.59 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
5'945 |
79.76 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
5'223 |
70.07 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
4'777 |
64.09 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
4'148 |
55.65 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
4'036 |
54.15 % |
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3DMark Vantage
| 3DMark Vantage GPU |
Score |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
32'283 |
120.63 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 30'766 |
114.96 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
29'187 |
109.06 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
29'145 |
108.90 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
27'128 |
101.36 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
26'763 |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
26'211 |
97.94 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
25'394 |
94.88 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 25'393 |
94.88 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
24'267 |
90.67 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
24'200 |
90.42 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
22'130 |
82.69 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
19'571 |
73.13 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
18'304 |
68.39 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
16'829 |
62.88 % |
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Unigine Heaven
| Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark |
Score |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
1'106 |
127.13 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 1'060 |
121.84 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
1'003 |
115.29 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
957 |
110.00 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
897 |
103.10 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
879 |
101.30 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
870 |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
866 |
99.54 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
862 |
99.08 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 850 |
97.70 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
801 |
92.07 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
728 |
83.68 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
596 |
68.51 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
591 |
67.93 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
531 |
61.03 % |
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TessMark
| Geeks3D TessMark |
Score |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
5'913 |
134.78 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
5'012 |
114.25 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
4'840 |
110.33 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
4'387 |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
4'308 |
98.20 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 4'126 |
94.05 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
3'868 |
88.17 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
3'697 |
84.27 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 3'249 |
74.06 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
3'206 |
73.08 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
3'179 |
72.46 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
2'806 |
63.96 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
2'177 |
49.62 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
884 |
20.15 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
678 |
15.45 % |
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Alien vs Predator
| Alien vs Predator DX11 Benchmark |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 65.7 fps |
152.08 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
56.1 fps |
129.86 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
55.3 fps |
128.01 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
53.2 fps |
123.15 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
46.8 fps |
108.33 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
46.3 fps |
107.18 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
45.4 fps |
105.09 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
44.6 fps |
103.24 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 43.8 fps |
101.39 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
43.5 fps |
100.69 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
43.2 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
42.3 fps |
97.92 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
39.5 fps |
91.44 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
36.8 fps |
85.19 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
32.9 fps |
76.16 % |
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Batman: Arkham City
| Batman: Arkham City Integrated Benchmark |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 79 fps |
136.21 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
72 fps |
124.14 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
70 fps |
120.69 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
67 fps |
115.52 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
61 fps |
105.17 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
61 fps |
105.17 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
61 fps |
105.17 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 60 fps |
103.45 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
58 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
58 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
54 fps |
93.10 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
46 fps |
79.31 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
42 fps |
72.41 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
40 fps |
68.97 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
38 fps |
65.52 % |
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DIRT 2
| DIRT 2 Integrated Benchmark |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
131.6 fps |
130.69 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
125.0 fps |
124.13 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 119.8 fps |
118.97 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
108.0 fps |
107.25 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
107.7 fps |
106.95 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
107.7 fps |
106.95 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 105.9 fps |
105.16 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
103.2 fps |
102.48 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
101.9 fps |
101.19 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
100.7 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
95.9 fps |
95.23 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
92.7 fps |
92.06 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
80.9 fps |
80.34 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
78.6 fps |
78.05 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
71.9 fps |
71.40 % |
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Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
| Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (5 Minutes GamePlay) |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
153.2 fps |
103.55 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
147.95 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
145.68 fps |
98.46 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
145.28 fps |
98.20 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 143.65 fps |
97.09 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
138.05 fps |
93.31 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
136.85 fps |
92.50 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 133.80 fps |
90.44 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
126.58 fps |
85.56 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
122.15 fps |
82.56 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
117.83 fps |
79.64 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
114.98 fps |
77.72 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
109.30 fps |
73.88 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
104.20 fps |
70.43 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
100.05 fps |
67.62 % |
|
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BattleField 3
| BattleField 3 (5 Minutes GamePlay) |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
58.57 fps |
124.40 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
53.80 fps |
114.27 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
52.97 fps |
112.50 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 47.55 fps |
100.99 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
47.32 fps |
100.50 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 47.32 fps |
100.50 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
47.08 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
43.55 fps |
92.50 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
43.10 fps |
91.54 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
41.12 fps |
87.34 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
40.43 fps |
85.87 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
39.58 fps |
84.06 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
33.75 fps |
71.68 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
30.93 fps |
65.69 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
28.95 fps |
61.49 % |
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Crysis 2
| Crysis 2 DX11 + HiRes Texture Pack Benchmark |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
66.8 fps |
127.97 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
58.9 fps |
112.84 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
57.5 fps |
110.15 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 53.2 fps |
101.92 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
52.2 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
50.4 fps |
96.55 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 49.1 fps |
94.06 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
47.5 fps |
91.00 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
46.3 fps |
88.70 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
45.2 fps |
86.59 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
43.2 fps |
82.76 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
40.9 fps |
78.35 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
33.1 fps |
63.41 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
27.4 fps |
52.49 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
26.5 fps |
50.77 % |
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Dragon Age 2
| Dragon Age II (5 Minutes GamePlay) |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
55.35 fps |
121.65 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
51.23 fps |
112.60 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 51.05 fps |
112.20 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
48.00 fps |
105.49 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
46.93 fps |
103.14 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
45.50 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
43.53 fps |
95.67 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
41.85 fps |
91.98 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
41.13 fps |
90.40 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 39.73 fps |
87.33 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
37.00 fps |
81.32 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
36.89 fps |
81.07 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
35.03 fps |
76.99 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
31.05 fps |
68.24 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
28.75 fps |
63.19 % |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat Benchmark |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
59.28 fps |
133.21 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
54.35 fps |
122.13 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 49.98 fps |
112.31 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
47.55 fps |
106.85 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
45.45 fps |
102.13 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
44.50 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 43.75 fps |
98.31 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
41.50 fps |
93.26 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
41.45 fps |
93.15 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
40.15 fps |
90.22 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
36.25 fps |
81.46 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
35.63 fps |
80.07 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
30.74 fps |
69.08 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
30.00 fps |
67.42 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
24.43 fps |
54.90 % |
|
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (5 Minutes GamePlay) |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
80.43 fps |
128.33 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
76.87 fps |
122.65 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
73.64 fps |
117.50 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
67.00 fps |
106.90 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
62.68 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
62.05 fps |
99.00 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 61.10 fps |
97.49 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 60.68 fps |
96.82 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
60.22 fps |
96.08 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.4) |
59.35 fps |
94.69 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
58.61 fps |
93.51 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
53.61 fps |
85.54 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
51.10 fps |
81.53 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
50.28 fps |
80.22 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
44.21 fps |
70.54 % |
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StarCraft II
| StarCraft II (5 Minutes GamePlay) |
Average |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 88.58 fps |
116.52 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD
7870 (Catalyst 12.4) |
87.82 fps |
115.52 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
80.96 fps |
106.50 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
80.33 fps |
105.67 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
77.94 fps |
102.53 % |
|
|
|
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
76.92 fps |
101.18 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
76.42 fps |
100.52 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX
660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) |
76.02 fps |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 75.93 fps |
99.89 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
75.74 fps |
99.63 % |
|
|
|
| GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) |
75.70 fps |
99.58 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) |
75.23 fps |
98.96 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) |
74.84 fps |
98.45 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) |
74.16 fps |
97.55 % |
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Power
Consumption
| Power Consumption
Idle |
Power
Consumption |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) |
91.5 Watts |
127.08 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) |
83.0 Watts |
115.28 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
73.0 Watts |
101.39 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
72.0 Watts |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II Top 1GD5 (ForceWare 296.10) |
72.0 Watts |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
70.5 Watts |
97.92 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare
301.25) |
69.0 Watts |
95.83 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (ForceWare 301.10) |
68.5 Watts |
95.14 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
67.0 Watts |
93.06 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 65.0 Watts |
90.28 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS Radeon HD
7870 DirectCU II Top (Catalyst 12.4) |
60.0 Watts |
83.33 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 60.0 Watts |
83.33 % |
|
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| Power Consumption Load (FurMark) |
Power
Consumption |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10)
(No Throttling) |
330.0 Watts |
163.37 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) |
262.0 Watts |
129.70 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II Top 1GD5 (ForceWare 296.10) |
258.0 Watts |
127.72 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 252.0 Watts |
124.75 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (ForceWare 301.10) |
240.0 Watts |
118.81 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare
301.25) |
229.0 Watts |
113.37 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
212.0 Watts |
104.95 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
202.0 Watts |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 200.0 Watts |
99.01 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
195.0 Watts |
96.53 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS Radeon HD
7870 DirectCU II Top (Catalyst 12.4) |
193.0 Watts |
95.54 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
190.0 Watts |
94.06 % |
|
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| Difference Idle/Load |
Power
Consumption |
Percent |
GPU-Z |
Review |
Gallery |
|
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10)
(No Throttling) |
238.5 Watts |
183.46 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4) | 187.0 Watts |
143.85 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II Top 1GD5 (ForceWare 296.10) |
186.0 Watts |
127.72 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) |
179.0 Watts |
137.69 % |
|
|
|
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (ForceWare 301.10) |
171.5 Watts |
131.92 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare
301.25) |
160.0 Watts |
123.08 % |
|
|
|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
| 140.0 Watts |
107.69 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) |
139.0 Watts |
106.92 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS Radeon HD
7870 DirectCU II Top (Catalyst 12.4) |
133.0 Watts |
102.31 % |
|
|
|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) |
130.0 Watts |
100.00 % |
|
|
|
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) |
124.5 Watts |
95.77 % |
|
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| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) |
123.0 Watts |
94.62 % |
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BenchMarks and Games
Settings
Futuremark
- 3DMark 11
(1.0.3)
- GPU Test - Performance Preset
- 3DMark Vantage (1.1.0)
- GPU Test - Performance Preset
Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark
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| Version |
3.0 |
| API |
DirectX 11 |
| Tessellation |
Extreme |
| Shaders |
High |
| Anisotropy |
16x |
| Stereo
3D |
Disabled |
| Anti-aliasing |
8x |
| Full
Screen |
Yes |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
Geeks3D TessMark
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|
| Version |
0.3.0 |
| Map Set |
Set 4 (2048 x 2048) |
| Tesselation |
Insane (x64) |
| Full
Screen |
Yes |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Anti-aliasing |
8x |
| Tessellation |
High |
| Duration |
60000 (ms) |
Geeks3D FurMark (Burn-in test)
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|
| Version |
1.10.0 |
| Full
Screen |
Yes |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Anti-aliasing |
8x MSAA |
Alien vs Predator DX11 Benchmark
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|
| Texture Quality |
Very High |
| Shadow Quality |
High |
| Hardware Tesselation |
Yes |
| Advance Shadow Sampling |
Yes |
| Full Srceen Anti-Aliasing Samples |
4x |
| Anisotropic Filtering |
16x |
| SSAO |
On |
| Screen Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
Batman: Arkham City Integrated Benchmark
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|
| FullScreen |
Yes |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| V Sync |
No |
| Anti-Aliasing |
8x MSAA |
| Stereoscopic 3D Status |
No |
| DirectX 11 Features |
MVSS And HBAO |
| DirectX 11 Tesselation |
High |
| Detail Level |
Extreme |
| Dynamic Shadow |
Yes |
| Motion Blur |
Yes |
| Distortion |
Yes |
| Lens Flares |
Yes |
| Light Shafts |
Yes |
| Reflections |
Yes |
| Ambient Occlusion |
Yes |
| Hardware Accelerated PhysX |
Off |
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (5 Minutes GamePlay)
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|
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| FullScreen |
On |
| Vertical Sync |
Off |
| Field of view |
70 |
| Motion Blur Amount |
Max |
| Graphics Quality |
Ultra |
BattleField 3 (5 Minutes GamePlay)
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|
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Aspect Ratio |
Wide 16:9 |
| Anti-Aliasing |
4x |
| Screen Refresh Rate |
60 Hz |
| Sync Every Frame |
No |
| Shadows |
Yes |
| Specular Map |
Yes |
| Depth Of Field |
Yes |
| Screen Space Ambient Occlusion |
High Quality |
| Soften Smoke Edges |
Yes |
| Bullet Impacts |
Yes |
| Image Quality |
Ultra |
Crysis 2 DX11 + HiRes Texture Pack Benchmark
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|
| Quality |
Ultra |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Anti-Aliasing |
4x |
| Map |
Central Park/Adrenaline |
| Runs |
1 |
| API |
DirectX 11 |
| Edge AA |
Edge AA |
| Hi-Res Textures |
On |
DIRT 2 Integrated Benchmark
|
|
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Refresh Rate |
60 |
| MultiSampling |
8x MSAA |
| VSync |
Off |
| Aspect Ration |
16:9 |
| Details |
Ultra Preset |
Dragon Age II (5 Minutes GamePlay)
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|
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Full Screen Mode |
Yes |
| Renderer |
DirectX 11 |
| Vertical Sync |
no |
| Graphics Detail |
Very High |
| Anti-Aliasing |
8x |
| Anisotropic Filtering |
16x |
| Screen Space Ambient Occlusion |
Yes |
| Diffusion Depth of Field |
Yes |
| High Quality Blur |
Yes |
StarCraft II (5 Minutes GamePlay)
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| Display Mode |
FullScreen |
| Refresh Rate |
Default |
| Resolution |
1920 x 180 |
| Vertical Sync |
No |
| Texture Quality |
Ultra |
| Graphics Quality |
Ultra |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (5 Minutes GamePlay)
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| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Aspect Ratio |
Wide 16:9 |
| Anti-Aliasing |
8x |
| Anisotropic-Filtering |
16x |
| Details |
Ultra |
| Vertical Sync |
Disabled |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat Benchmark
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|
| Preset |
Ultra |
| Renderer |
Enhan. full dyn. lighting (DX11) |
| Video Mode |
1920 x 1080 |
| MSAA |
4x |
| MSAA for A-tested objects |
DX10.0 Style [Standard] |
| SSAO Mode |
HDAO |
| SSAO Quality |
High |
| Use DX10.1 |
No |
| Enable Tesselation |
Yes |
| Contact Hardening Shadows |
Yes |
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Conclusion
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General |
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| We don't know about the
graphics cards from the other manufacturers as we don't have all of them on
hand but we have to say that this one from ASUS is a strong one, almost
perfect. We mean that thanks to the factory overclocking of no less than
+104 MHz it gives the DirectCU II Top a nice boost in performance. Plus
the card features an ASUSmade PCB design with a lot of cool features
like more phases, a digital power design and so on. Everything cooled by
the cooler I like the most named DirectCU II v2 that one we introduced
in the specifications page. It is noiseless in 2D mode and impressively
silent in 3D load just like it was on the GTX 670 DirectCU II Top,
almost noiseless. |
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- Noiseless in
2D
- Almost noiseless in load
3D
- PCB Design
- Factory Overclocking
+104 MHz |
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| Performance |
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| Thanks to his high
factory overclocking, the GTX 660 DirectCU II Top was on average 7 %
faster than the reference GTX 660 in the games we tested. Just enough
to reach the performance of the reference GTX 660 Ti thanks to factory
overclocking on both GPU and memory. This also means that the DirectCU
II Top version is as fast as the GTX 580 (faster by 1.6 % to be precise)
under the games we
tested here in average. And this performance has been achieved with a
power consumption max of only 190 Watts for the whole setup measured
under heavy 3D Load (FureMark) which is very energy efficeint according
to the performance offered. Unfortunately things are less green under
idle with a power consumption of 67 Watts while our setup with the EVGA
sample was only drawing 60 Watts. |
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- Performance
- 7 % faster than the
reference GTX 660
- As fast as the GTX 660 Ti / GTX 580 |
- Power consumption
under idle |
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Recommendation |
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| So in the end
this GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II Top graphics card from ASUS is
faster, better, stronger than the reference GTX 660 and we recommend
it to anyone who wants to invest money on a custom GTX 660. |
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- High-End
Gaming
-
Overclocking |
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| |
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We gave the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II Top the best five out
of five stars. |
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