Review: ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB DirectCU II Top
Category : NVIDIA
Published by Christian Ney on 30.10.12
Three weeks ago nVidia was completing the Kepler GTX lineup with it's fresh new GeForce GTX 650 Ti. Today we are having a look at the DirectCU II Top version from ASUS. That one features a custom PCB design, the DirectCU II cooler as well as a factory overclocking. This mean that this graphics card should be a very good GTX 650 Ti but is it enough?




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On the following pages we will show you the strenghts and weaknesses of the ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DirectCU II Top.

Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



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Technical data / Specifications


With the ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DirectCu II Top you get a factory overclocked card with a custom PCB design as well as a DirectCU II v1 cooler. The manufacturer claims that this baby is 8,7 % faster than the reference design, 20 % cooler and three times quieter. Thanks to the factory overclocking, custom cooler and reworked PCB design we can kind of believe that.

Looking at clock speeds we see that the GPU runs at 1'033 MHz standard without any turbo or boost. The stock designed GTX 650 Ti runs at 928 MHz without any boost as well. No factory overclocking has been made regarding the GDDR5 memory which stays clocked at 1'350 MHz (5'400 MHz effective) following  nVidia's recommendations. Pity because the memory chips used on this card should be able to work alot faster.

Now looking at the physical 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 has a 5-phase super alloy digital power design. The GPU gets four phases and the memory gets one. In comparison the reference GTX 650 Ti has only 3 analog phases (two for the GPU and one for the memory). 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 v1. The first thing that came to mind was: What the hell! ASUS come on why do you use the v1 which is total crap compared to the v2. Then I figured out why, the heat issued from the GTX 650 Ti is so weak that the doesn't really have to work hard. Therefore the v1 version is suitable (I will give more details in the conclusion). This cooler features two different 80mm fans, three 6mm heatpipes and a red/black design. The fan that is located on top of the GPU has 9 blades while the other one has 11.
The memory chips used on this card are made by Hynix and carry the model number H5GQ2H24AFR-R0C. They are specified to run at 1'500 MHz and ASUS clocks them only at 1'350 MHz, pity. This can be fixed with any overclocking software. We pushed the chips of our card to their specs (1'500 MHz) and ran some heavy workload without any artifacts nor issues. Wonder why ASUS didn't clock them higher in the first place as they can do it and this is supposed to be the Top card.

Pictured below both reference design and DCU II Top cards, the ASUS on is almost twice the length:

 





  GeForce GTX 660 Ti EVGA GTX 650 Ti SuperSuperClocked ASUS GTX 650 Ti DirectCU II Top GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Chip GK104 GK106 GK106 GK106
Process 28 nm 28 nm 28 nm 28 nm
Transistors 3.54 Billion 2.54 Billion 2.54 Billion 2.54 Billion
GPU clock 915 MHz (Boost 980 MHz) 1'071 MHz (No Boost) 1'033 MHz (No Boost) 928 MHz (No Boost)
Memory 2'048 MB GDDR5 2'048 MB GDDR5 1'024 MB GDDR5 1'024 MB GDDR5
Memory clock 6'000 MHz 1'350 MHz (5'400 MHz) 1'350 MHz (5'400 MHz) 1'350 MHz (5'400 MHz)
Memory interface 192 Bit 128 Bit 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory bandwidth 144'000 MB/s 86'400 MB/s 86'400 MB/s 86'400 MB/s
TMUs 112 64 64 64 
TAUs -- -- -- --
Shader Cores 1'344 (7 SMX) 768 (4 SMX) 768 (4 SMX) 768 (4 SMX)
ROPs 24 ROP 16 ROP 16 ROP 16 ROP
Shader model SM 5 SM 5 SM 5 SM 5
Maximum board power 150 Watt 110 Watt xxx Watt 110 Watt



Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



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Preview

   


   


   


   


Delivery

 


The delivery is reduced to the strict minimum therefore you will find only a manual and a disc with drivers/softwares.


Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



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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)
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24)
  • eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25)
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (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 (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02)
  • eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38)
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10)
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10)
  • ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3)
HDD
  • Samsung SSD 830 Series 128 GB
PSU
  • Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP / 1000 Watts



Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

3DMark 11





3DMark 11 GPU Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 10'694
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 9'888
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 9'620
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 9'185
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 9'149
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 9'068
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 8'826
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 8'605
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 8'262
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 8'009
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 7'594
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 7'454
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 7'411
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 6'884
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 6'740
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 6'730
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 6'711
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 6'237
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 6'231
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 5'945
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 5'657
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 5'223
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 5'093
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 4'976
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 4'976
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 4'804
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 4'777
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 4'467
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 4'148
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 4'036
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 3'326
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 2'437
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 2'386
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 2'335
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 1'620
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 1'366
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

3DMark Vantage





3DMark Vantage GPU Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 34'797
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 34'635
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 34'212
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 33'906
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 33'002
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 32'869
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 32'283
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 32'501
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 32'040
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 30'284
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 29'187
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 29'145
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 28'219
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 27'112
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 26'763
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 26'211
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 25'654
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 25'394
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 25'393
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 24'267
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 23'241
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 22'130
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 21'386
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 21'277
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 19'571
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 18'406
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 18'304
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 17'253
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 16'976
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 16'829
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 13'337
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 10'197
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 10'040
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 9'641
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 7'150
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 6'067
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



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Unigine Heaven





Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 1'300
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 1'219
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 1'214
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 1'183
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 1'182
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 1'135
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 1'117
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 1'106
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 1'054
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 1'003
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 957
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 954
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 901
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 890
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 870
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 866
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 862
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 850
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 818
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 801
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 742
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 728
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 699
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 596
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 591
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 573
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 533
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 531
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 527
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 438
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 369
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 332
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 304
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 233
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 141
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

TessMark





Geeks3D TessMark Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 6'588
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 6'256
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 5'913
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 5'790
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 5'012
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 4'840
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 4'387
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 4'308
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 4'126
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 3'888
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 3'868
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 3'763
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 3'697
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 3'533
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 3'510
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 3'284
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 3'228
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 3'206
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 3'196
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 3'170
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 3'031
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 2'968
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 2'856
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 2'835
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 2'183
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 2'177
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 1'930
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 1'930
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 1'212
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 929
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 884
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 678
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 580
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 566
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 474
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 386
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
Page 11 - DIRT 2  



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

Alien vs Predator





Alien vs Predator DX11 Benchmark Average Percent GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 96.9 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 76.8 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 74.1 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 71.4 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 68.7 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 62.0 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 59.4 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 58.0 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 57.6 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 57.4 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 56.1 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 53.2 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 51.6 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 48.2 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 46.8 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 45.4 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 44.6 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 43.9 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 43.8 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 43.5 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 43.2 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 42.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 39.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 39.5 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 38.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 36.8 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 32.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 30.0 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 28.0 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 26.9 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 26.7 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 21.4 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 20.2 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 17.5 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 15.4 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 12.7 fps
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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Batman: Arkham City





Batman: Arkham City Integrated Benchmark Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 97 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 91 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 87 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 85 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 78 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 77 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 75 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 75 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 72 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 72 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 70 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 68 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 64 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 62 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 61 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 61 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 60 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 58 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 58 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 57 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 54 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 51 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 46 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 43 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 42 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 40 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 39 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 38 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 37 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 37 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 32 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 25 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 24 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 21 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 14 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 11 fps
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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DIRT 2





DIRT 2 Integrated Benchmark Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 149.3 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 137.8 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 137.3 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 136.1 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 136.0 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 133.8 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 131.6 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 126.3 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 125.0 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 124.5 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 118.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 108.7 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 108.0 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 107.7 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 107.7 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 106.8 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 105.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 102.0 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 101.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 100.7 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 95.7 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 92.7 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 90.1 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 87.6 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 80.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 78.6 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 71.9 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 68.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 65.7 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 64.0 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 62.4 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 48.5 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 45.1 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 42.6 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 32.1 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) (AA 4x) 29.6 fps
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3





Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 195.10 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 181.85 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 173.45 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 169.80 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 167.60 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 164.40 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 154.89 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 153.2 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 147.95 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 146.80 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 146.13 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 145.68 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 145.28 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 143.65 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 139.98 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 138.83fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 138.05 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 136.85 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 135.68 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 130.58 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 126.58 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 122.75 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 117.83 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 109.33 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 109.30 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 109.15 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 104.20 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 101.58 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 100.05 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 98.70 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 89.04 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 69.28 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 64.53 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 62.95 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 48.98 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 39.78 fps
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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BattleField 3





BattleField 3 (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 65.30 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 63.65 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 61.87 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 61.52 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 58.57 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 56.63 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 56.15 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 53.80 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 52.97 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 50.95 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 47.55 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 48.77 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 47.32 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 47.08 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 46.21 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 44.17 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 43.55 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 43.10 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 42.00 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 41.73 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 39.58 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 37.98 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 37.85 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 34.12 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 33.75 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 33.55 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 31.98 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 31.33 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 30.93 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 28.95 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 24.19 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 20.73 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 18.90 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 18.58 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 13.07 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 9.35 fps
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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Crysis 2





Crysis 2 DX11 + HiRes Texture Pack Benchmark Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 70.9 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 70.9 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 67.8 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 66.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 66.8 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 64.0 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 61.2 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 58.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 58.3 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 57.5 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 57.0 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 53.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 52.2 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 50.4 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 49.7 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 49.1 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 47.5 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 46.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 48.8 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 46.3 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 43.0 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 40.9 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 39.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 38.9 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 34.4 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 33.1 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 32.2 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 31.5 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 27.4 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 26.5 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 22.1 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 19.5 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 18.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 15.8 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 11.8 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 9.6 fps
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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Dragon Age 2





Dragon Age II (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 76.95 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 59.07 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 58.92 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 56.73 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 56.35 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 55.77 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 55.35 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 54.77 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 52.40 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 51.23 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 48.00 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 46.96 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 46.93 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 45.50 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 43.89 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 41.85 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 41.13 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 40.07 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 39.90 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 39.73 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 36.45 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 36.89 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 35.03 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 32.35 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 31.05 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 28.98 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 28.75 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 28.68 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 28.07 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 26.50 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 22.33 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 18.50 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 17.42 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 13.88 fp
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 10.98 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 8.57 fps
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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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 GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 70.13 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 63.08 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 62.85 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 62.08 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 59.28 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 57.70 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 56.00 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 54.35 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 53.00 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 50.00 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 47.55 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 45.45 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 44.50 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 44.42 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 43.75 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 41.50 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 41.45 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 40.17 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 39.10 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 36.03 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 35.63 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 33.68 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 30.74 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 30.70 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 30.48 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 30.00 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 28.07 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 28.05 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 27.23 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 24.43 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 19.01 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 16.55 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 15.60 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 13.53 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 9.75 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 7.58 fps
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim





The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 104.69 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 86.02 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 85.99 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 85.00 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 84.80 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 83.60 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 83.51 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 82.32 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 81.38 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 80.43 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 77.35 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 76.87 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 73.64 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 69.64 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 67.93 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 67.00 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 62.68 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 62.05 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 61.10 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 60.96 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 60.22 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 58.61 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 58.28 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 73.08 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 51.10 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 50.28 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 44.21 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 42.28 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 40.83 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 39.96 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 37.58 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 32.19 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 28.60 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 25.92 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 18.04 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 11.52 fps
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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StarCraft II





StarCraft II (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 91.31 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 89.06 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 88.81 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 87.71 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.9B) 87.00 fps
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 86.04 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 85.51 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.9B) 84.93 fps
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 84.84 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 83.28 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.9B) 82.69 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 80.96 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 80.33 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 77.94 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 77.51 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 77.17 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 76.93 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 76.92 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 76.42 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 303.53) 76.02 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 75.93 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 75.74 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (ForceWare 306.02) 75.70 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 75.52 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (ForceWare 301.25) 75.23 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (ForceWare 296.10) 74.84 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 296.10) 74.16 fps
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 72.88 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (ForceWare 306.38) 70.58 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 70.50 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 69.08 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ForceWare 296.10) 57.44 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 47.66 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 44.98 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 31.06 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 26.89 fps
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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Power Consumption





Power Consumption Idle Power Consumption GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 97.0 Watts
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) 91.5 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 81.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 77.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 74.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 73.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 72.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 71.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 70.5 Watts
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 70.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 70.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 69.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 69.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 67.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 65.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 65.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 65.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 65.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 64.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 63.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 60.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 60.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 60.0 Watts
Less is better


Power Consumption Load (FurMark) Power Consumption GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 410.0 Watts
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) (No Throttling) 330.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 286.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 270.0 Watts
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 266.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 260.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 250.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 240.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 233.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 229.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 212.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 212.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 203.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 202.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 200.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 188.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 195.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 190.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 148.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 143.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 142.5 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 127.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 119.0 Watts
Less is better


Difference Idle/Load Power Consumption GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 313.0 Watts
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) (No Throttling) 239.5 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (Catalyst 12.9B) 209.0 Watts
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning (Catalyst 12.9B) 196.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 189.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (ForceWare 296.10) 189.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.9B) 185.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (ForceWare 301.24) 170.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25) 160.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (ForceWare 301.24) 159.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 147.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 140.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 139.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DCU II Top (Catalyst 12.9B) 125.0 Watts
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DCU II Top V2 (Catalyst 12.9B) 134.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53) 130.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 124.5 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02) 123.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DCU II Top (ForceWare 306.38) 83.0 Watts
eVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 2GB (ForceWare 306.38) 83.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 77.5 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 (Catalyst 12.3) 63.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 59.0 Watts
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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BenchMarks and Games Settings

Futuremark

Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark

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

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)

Version 1.10.0
Full Screen Yes
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Anti-aliasing 8x MSAA


Alien vs Predator DX11 Benchmark

Version 1.0.0.0
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

Version 1.0.0.0
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)

Version ???
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)

Version 1.0.0.0
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

Version 1.9.0.0
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

Version 1.1.0.0
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)

Version 1.04
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)

Version 1.2.1.1631
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)

Version 1.7.7.0.6
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

Version 1.5.8.1
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



Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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Conclusion

General   + -
This DirectCU II Top version from ASUS leaves us with mixed feelings. The graphics card itself if very good but the performance wasn't "au rendez-vous". On the plus side it features a better quality PCB as well as a stronger power design than the reference design. Also the cooler proved to be very good, I never heard it. The power consumption was goo too, 5 Watts less than the EVGA card. And it has a factory overclocking on the GPU.
On the minus side: No bundle, no overclocking on the memory and the performance gain over the reference design was only about 2 % on average. It is really a pity that ASUS didn't do a factory overclocking on the memory as well because the chips used are specified to run 150 MHz higher.
  - Noiseless in 2D & 3D - Factory Overclocking +105 MHz - PCB - Bundle
- No overclocking on the memory - Length
       
Performance   + -
ASUS claimed that his Top GTX 650 Ti was 8.7 % faster than the reference design. First of all if you know the architecture and the scaling of such a factory overclocking then you can guess that the gain in performance will be around 5 %. But here we saw none of them unfortunately. On average our DCU II Top was only 2 % faster than the reference version. I think it's a memory limitation. The EVGA card which had 2GB of memory turned out to be alot faster than the reference on with only 1GB of memory. So I decided to monitor the video memory usage and I saw that it was full a lot of time. On the other hand the power consumption was really good, 5 Watts lower than the EVGA card in both idle and load conditions.
The noise level is also at a very good level, I mean I didn't hear the card a single time. I even ran FurMark for around one hour and monitored the fan as well as the GPU temperature while it was running. The fans didn't exceed 20 % (1'200 RPM) and the max GPU temperature was 52°C.
  - Power Consumption - Performance
       
Recommendation   + -
What holds us back from giving it a good recommendation is the price. I mean this DirectCU II Top is 40 € more expensive than the reference design and isn't worth it at all. For exemple for 20 € less you can find the EVGA SSC we reviewed few weeks ago that has 2GB of memory is as silent and 7 % faster.   - Overclocking - Price
 
We gave the ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DirectCu II Top 2 out of five stars.





Page 1 - Introduction Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 13 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - TessMark Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 20 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 21 - Conclusion
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Author: Christian Ney c.ney@ocaholic.ch