TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS Review
Category : NVIDIA
Published by Christian Ney on 15.01.13
Our first graphics card review of the year is going to be about something special. TGT sent us their GeForce GTX 680 BEAST Low Leakage Selection. Apart from the triple slot cooler and the Low Leakage Selection chips the card features quite an impressive factory overclocking. TGT upped frequencies to 1'163 MHz with a typical boost clock of 1'228 MHz. Lets see where this card stands against the other GTX 680 we have tested.




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On the following pages we will show you the strenghts and weaknesses of the TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS.


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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Technical data / Specifications


With the TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS you get a factory overclocked card with a close-to-reference PCB design cooled by a huge triple fan cooler. The ASIC quality measured on our sample was 75.7 %. It's above average but it's nothing really special.
About ASIC quality:



Looking at clock speeds we see that the GPU runs at 1'163 MHz with a typical boost of 1'229 MHz. In comparison, the stock designed GTX 680 runs at 1'006 MHz with a typical boost of 1'058 MHz. Like most of the GTX 680 out there no factory overclocking has been made regarding the GDDR5 memory which stays clocked at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective) following nVidia's recommendations.
As surprising as it may sound our card was always running at a fixed frequency of 1'241 MHz under load. Like there was no boost and the default clock speed was 1'241 MHz just like our DirectCU II Top that was always working at a fixed clock of 1'201 MHz. We like it!



  TGT GTX 680 BEAST LLS ASUS GTX 680 DCU II Top EVGA GTX 680 SuperClocked MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC GeForce GTX 680
Chip GK104 GK104 GK104 GK104 GK104
Process 28 nm 28 nm 28 nm 28 nm 28 nm
Transistors 3.54 billion 3.54 billion 3.54 Billion 3.54 billion 3.54 Billion
GPU clock 1'163 MHz (Boost 1'229 MHz) 1'201 MHz 1'058 MHz (Boost 1'124 MHz) 1'059 MHz (Boost 1'124 MHz) 1'006 MHz (Boost 1'058 MHz)
Memory 2'048 MB GDDR5 2'048 MB GDDR5 2'048 MB GDDR5 2'048 MB GDDR5 2'048 MB GDDR5
Memory clock 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) 1'550 MHz (6'200 MHz) 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz)
Memory interface 256 Bit 256 Bit 256 Bit 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory bandwidth 192'400 MB/s 192'400 MB/s 192'400 MB/s 192'400 MB/s 192'400 MB/s
TMUs 128 128 128 128 128
Shader Cores 1'536 (8 SMX) 1'536 (8 SMX) 1'536 (8 SMX) 1'536 (8 SMX) 1'536 (8 SMX)
ROPs 32 ROP 32 ROP 32 ROP 32 ROP 32 ROP
Shader model SM 5 SM 5 SM 5 SM 5 SM 5
Maximum board power xxx Watt xxx Watt 185 Watt 195 Watt 185 Watt


Looking at specifications, the BEAST LLS is the same card as the GTX 680 EXO from Point Of View. The PCB seems to follows the reference design but is slightly different. It's so close to the reference designed PCB we had in our hand that I believe it's a newer revision of it. POV/TGT added the full number of components to the power design unlike MSI on the Twin Frozr OC for exemple. Therefore you get five phases for the GPU and two for the memory.
The voltage regulation chip is the same like on the "old" reference design: it's a Richtek RT8802A.


TGT's graphics card also features two metal plates. The front metal sheet covers the memory chips as well as the power design area to spread the heat in a more efficient way while the backplate is here so the card is more stylish you know.



The cooler that keeps this card at adequate temperatures seems to have certain certain similarities with Arctic's Accelero Xtreme. We believe this one is being manufactured by Spire. The cooler has been made from of a copper base plate, five 6mm heatpipes and a lot of aluminium fins. The fan in the center measures 90 mm in diameter, while the other two measure 80mm. It is really easy to remove the whole plastic part to clean the entire cooling block. The left side of the plastic shield has a perfect spot for a logo, but it was left empty. The manufacturing quality of the cooler is very good even though the plastic part looks cheap.
TGT chose to attach the cooler with four screws to the card. We tried to move the cooler from right to left, even applying force didn't help moving it, which is a good sign. Also the pressure on the graphics core is very good.



The memory chips used, are made by Hynix and carry the model number H5GQ2H24MFR-R0C. They are specified to run at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective).




Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3  
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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Preview

   


   


   


   


Delivery

 


About the delivery we have to say that there is almost nothing in the box. You will only find a manual and a disc with the driver and oc software. We would have loved to see a DVI to VGA adapter or any other accessories.
The card ships well bolstered, that it's almost impossible that something will be damaged during transportation.


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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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)
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70)
  • TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 MHz (FW 310.70)
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70)
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70)
  • MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10)
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10)
  • nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 296.10)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8)
  • 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

3DMark 11





3DMark 11 GPU Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 11'364
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 10'732
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 10'717
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 10'694
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 10'442
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 10'282
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 9'937
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 8'879
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 8'088
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 7'524
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 7'461
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 6'914
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 6'290
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 5'945
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 5'646
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 5'223
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 4'976
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 4'777
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 4'511
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 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 (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

3DMark Vantage





3DMark Vantage GPU Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 35'601
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 34'782
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 34'745
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 34'635
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 33'854
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 33'823
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 33'549
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 32'455
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 29'732
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 28'584
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 26'960
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 25'986
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 25'394
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 24'322
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 22'130
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 21'386
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 21'552
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 19'571
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 18'304
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 17'053
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 16'829
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 13'337
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

Unigine Heaven





Unigine Heaven DX11 Benchmark Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 1'300
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 1'271
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 1'260
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 1'250
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 1'238
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 1'214
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 1'186
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 1'068
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 1'052
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 912
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 902
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 870
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 862
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 801
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 752
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 728
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 699
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 596
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 591
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 531
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 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 (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

TessMark





Geeks3D TessMark Score GPU-Z Review Gallery
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 6'889
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 6'623
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 6'578
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 6'289
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 6'200
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 5'981
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 4'827
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 4'379
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 3'885
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 3'697
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 3'246
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 3'206
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 3'159
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 3'031
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 2'854
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 2'802
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 2'177
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 1'930
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 1'907
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

Alien vs Predator





Alien vs Predator DX11 Benchmark Average GPU-Z

 

Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 96.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 71.1 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 61.7 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 61.6 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 60.5 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 60.25 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 59.6 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 59.6 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 58.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 55.2 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 49.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 46.8 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 43.5 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 43.4 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 42.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 41.3 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 39.5 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 38.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 36.8 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 32.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 30.0 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 27.0 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6770 (ASUS DCU Silent) (Catalyst 12.3) 21.4 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

Batman: Arkham City





Batman: Arkham City Integrated Benchmark Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 88 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 83 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 83 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 82 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 81 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 80 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 80 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 76 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 74 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 66 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 60 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 60 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 59 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 54 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 51 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 46 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 43 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 42 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 40 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 38 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 38 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 (FW 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
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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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
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 138.0 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 137.3 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 136.3 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 136.1 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 136.0 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 134.4 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 125.5 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 125.0 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 109.6 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 107.7 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 102.8 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 101.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 100.7 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 92.7 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 90.1 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 88.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 80.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 78.6 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 71.9 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 65.7 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 62.4 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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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
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 188.80 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 186.35 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 180.80 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 177.96 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 175.13 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 170.38 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 167.58 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 166.85 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 164.22 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 152.09 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 149.64 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 138.30 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 126.58 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 125.12 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 117.83 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 109.67 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 109.33 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 109.30 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 104.20 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 100.05 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 89.04 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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BattleField 3





BattleField 3 (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 69.97 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 69.67 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 69.47 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 68.53 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 68.32 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 67.62 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 66.10 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 65.30 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 60.00 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 59.62 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 57.45 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 51.02 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 48.74 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 47.18 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 43.10 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 39.58 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 37.98 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 33.75 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 33.61 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 (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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Crysis 2





Crysis 2 DX11 + HiRes Texture Pack Benchmark Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 73.9 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 73.6 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 73.2 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 73.2 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 71.8 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 70.1 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 61.1 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 59.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 57.0 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 51.8 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 47.5 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 46.3 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 50.1 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 47.6 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 40.9 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 39.9 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 39.3 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 33.1 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 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 (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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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
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 65.34 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 65.14 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 63.47 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 62.95 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 62.30 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 60.55 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 51.27 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 42.40 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 46.93 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 45.86 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 42.94 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 41.85 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 39.90 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 38.62 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 35.66 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 35.03 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 31.05 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 28.75 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 28.06 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 28.54 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 22.33 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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
More is better





Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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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
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 68.28 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 66.09 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 65.83 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 65.60 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 64.00 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 62.70 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 56.37 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 50.50 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 44.18 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 41.50 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 41.45 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 40.57 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 36.39 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 35.63 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 33.68 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 30.74 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 30.00 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 27.72 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 27.50 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 (FW 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
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim





The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 90.78 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 90.69 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 89.91 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 88.18 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 87.58 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 82.73 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 83.51 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 80.31 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 80.05 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 76.87 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 69.64 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 68.77 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 63.56 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 60.22 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 59.47 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 58.28 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 71.30 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 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
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 43.64 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 37.58 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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
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Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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StarCraft II





StarCraft II (5 Minutes GamePlay) Average GPU-Z Review Gallery
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 85.94 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Catalyst 12.3) 83.28 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 83.95 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 82.69 fps
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Catalyst 12.11B8) 81.96 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 80.96 fps
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 80.89 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 80.33 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 Boost Max 1'059 MHz (FW 310.70) 77.94 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 77.51 fps
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 77.06 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 77.01 fps
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 76.93 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (FW 296.10) 76.92 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 76.02 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz (FW 310.70) 75.70 fps
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 75.52 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 Boost Max 980 MHz (FW 310.70) 75.23 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 570 (FW 296.10) 74.84 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (FW 296.10) 74.16 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB (FW 310.70) 70.58 fps
AMD Radeon HD 6850 (Catalyst 12.3) 69.08 fps
nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (FW 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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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 (FW 296.10) 91.5 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 81.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 74.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 73.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 70.5 Watts
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 70.0 Watts
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 68.0 Watts
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 67.0 Watts
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 65.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 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
AMD Radeon HD 7750 (Club3D Royal Queen) (Catalyst 12.4) 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 (FW 296.10) (No Throttling) 330.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 270.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 250.0 Watts
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 240.0 Watts
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 235.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 233.0 Watts
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 233.0 Watts
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 230.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 212.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 195.0 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 (FW 296.10) (No Throttling) 239.5 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores DCU II (FW 296.10) 189.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.11B8) 185.0 Watts
TGT GeForce GTX 680 BEAST LLS 1'241 (FW 310.70) 170.0 Watts
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC (Turbo up to 1'215 MHz) (FW 310.70) 170.0 Watts
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2 (Turbo up to 1'201 MHz) (FW 310.70) 165.0 Watts
MSI GeForce GTX 680 TF OC (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (FW 310.70) 163.0 Watts
ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DCU II Top 1'201 MHz (FW 310.70) 159.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3) 139.0 Watts
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3) 124.5 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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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Fan Speed / Noise Level


Fan Speed




Noise Level




For the noise level results, we measured the noise level using a decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) located at 1 meter away from the graphics card.


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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Idle / FurMark


Idle Temperature



Idle, temperature is taken after 15 minutes @ 30 %, 50 % and 100 % fan speed.
Room Temperature: 25°C

Temperature under Furmark



For FurMark, temperature is taken after 15 minutes of GPU Burn test @ 30 %, 50 % and 100 % fan speed.
We stopped the test when the GPU temperature hit 90°C.
Room Temperature: 25°C

Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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BattleField 3




Highest temperature reached under BattleField 3 @ 30 %, 50 % and 100 % fan speed after 1 hour gameplay.
We stopped the test when the GPU temperature hit 90°C.


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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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 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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Conclusion

General   + -

This BEAST LLS from TGT has definitely been able to convince us. Thanks to the factory overclocking the card is eight percent faster than the reference clocked ones.
The cooling system proved to be very good too, it was noiseless in idle and managed to keep our card cool under heavy load remaining noiseless which is quite an achievement. Furthermore we ike the Accelero Xtreme-like design, since it offers massive cooling performance.
We could blame POV/TGT for using a reference design PCB for such a graphics card but we won't because they equipped all the power stages with component and a custom PCB design would have made the card more expensive than it is already.
Still there are two things we would love they had been done in another way. First of all there is the "bundle", which is almost inexistent. There is only a manual and a driver disc, there isn't even a DVI to VGA adapter. The second thing concerns the memory overclocking. But this is something we criticize other manufacturers too, which offer factory overclocked graphics cards. TGT didn't overclock the memory although it wouldn't have been a big deal increasing the clock speed by 50 MHz. It's not much but it would make perfect sense with such a premium product.

  - Noiseless in 2D - Noiseless in 3D - Factory Overclocking
- Design
- Reference design PCB - Bundle
- No factory overclock on the memory
       
Performance   + -

Thanks to the factory overclocking the BEAST LLS is eight percent faster than the reference clocked GTX 680. Although there is a massive overlocking regarding the GPU it's not able to outperform the EVGA card we tested. The reason for that lies within the memory, since EVGA overclocks it and TGT doesn't. Still the factory overclocking on the GPU is everything but shy. Another interesting fact, which is related to the factory overclocking is, that our sample was working with 1'241 MHz all the time. It appeared to not make us of the boost feature. 1'241 MHz means that there is a factory overclocking of 183 MHz over than reference boost clock.
When it comes to the cooler, this was the best one we've ever seen, that comes shipping with a card from the factory. After one hour of FurMark, the highest temperature measured was 61°C with the fans locked at 30 % (noiseless) which is excellent. At 50 % we measured 54°C max but in this case the noise level isn't good anymore. Indeed at 50 % fan speed the cooler was as loud as the reference one. Be careful the cooler takes three slots, make sure you have enough space.
The power consumption was on a good level too. In idle it was drawing 9 Watts less than the DCU II Top. Under load it was consuming 2 Watts more.

  - Performance
- 8 % faster than the reference GTX 680 - Power Consumption

- Cooler
- Triple slot cooler
       
Recommendation   + -
We recommend this graphics card to people who are looking for a factory overclocked GTX 680 which features a very good and silent cooler. This card is about 70 € more expensive than the cheapest reference GTX 680, therefore you should be really sure that this is the exact card you want.   - Gaming
-
Overclocking
 
 
We gave the TGT-680-A2-2-BST-T the almost perfect award of 4.5 out of 5 stars.





Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - Crysis 2
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications Page 15 - Dragon Age 2
Page 3 - Preview / Delivery Page 16 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 4 - Test Setup Page 17 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark 11 Page 18 - StarCraft II
Page 6 - 3DMark Vantage Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Unigine Heaven Page 20 - Fan Speed / Noise Level
Page 8 - TessMark Page 21 - Temps - Idle / FurMark
Page 9 - Alien vs Predator Page 22 - Temps - BattleField 3
Page 10 - Batman: Arkham City Page 23 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 11 - DIRT 2 Page 24 - Conclusion
Page 12 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - BattleField 3



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Author: Christian Ney c.ney@ocaholic.ch