EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW Signature 2 Review + SLI
Category : NVIDIA
Published by Christian Ney on 13.05.13
Today we take a look at EVGA's fastest GeForce GTX 660 Ti. The FTW Signature 2 features a high factory overclocking on the core, the manufacturer's Signature 2 cooler and 2GB of memory. Last but not least and probably the most interesting about his card it makes use of a GTX 680 PCB.
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On the following pages we will show you the strenghts and weaknesses of the EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW Signature 2.
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Technical Data / Specifications
With the EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW Signature 2 you get a factory overclocked card with a custom PCB cooled by a Signature 2 dual fan cooler. The ASIC quality measured on our sample was 86.2 % which is very high considering an average of 73 % on the cards we had in our hands.
About ASIC quality:
Looking at the clock speeds we see that the GPU runs at 1'046 MHz with a typical boost of 1'124 MHz, 144 MHz higher than the reference model. There are only two cards that feature higher clocks you can find in Europe. If you'd like to find them, check out our market overview: the DirectCU II Top from ASUS and the AMP! Extreme from Zotac. Like most other manufacturers no factory overclocking has been made on the GDDR5 memory, therefore the clocks remain at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective) following nVidia's recommendations.
| nVidia GeForce |
ASUS GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top |
EVGA GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 |
nVidia GF GTX 660 Ti |
| Chip | GK104 | GK104 | GK104 |
| Process | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 3.54 Billion | 3.54 billion | 3.54 billion |
| GPU clock | 1'059 MHz | 1'046 MHz | 915 MHz |
| GPU Boost clock | 1'137 MHz | 1'124 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Memory | 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) | 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) |
| Memory interface | 192 Bit | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 144'200 MB/s | 144'200 MB/s | 144'200 MB/s |
| TMUs | 112 | 112 | 112 |
| Shader Cores | 1'344 (7 SMX) | 1'344 (7 SMX) | 1'344 (7 SMX) |
| ROPs | 24 ROP | 24 ROP | 24 ROP |
| Maximum board power | XXX Watt | 150 Watt | 150 Watt |
| PCB Type | Custom Design | Custom Design | Reference Design |
| Size (PCB - Total) | 23.1 - 27.0 cm | 25.5 - 26.2 cm | XX.x - XX.x cm |
| Cooler | DirectCU II | Signature 2 | Reference Design |
| MSRP | $XXX | $319 | $299 |
As mentioned previously, this card from EVGA makes use of a custom PCB. But this PCB isn't unfamiliar, if you take a closer look you see that it's the GTX 680's reference PCB. Of course some minor changes have been made by EVGA's engineer team but you clearly see the ressemblance when comparing the PCBs one next to each other like on the picture below. Therefore you get an analog power design with six phases, where the GPU gets four phases and the memory gets two phase.
The voltage regulation chip used for the GPU here is a NCP5392P from ON Semiconductor. A bit different from the RT8802A (Richtek Technology) you find on the GTX 680 reference. On the memory power design side you find a chip labeled D7=ED SOZ.
This FTW card is available with two different coolers. There is also one with a blower type cooler close to the reference one. The one we are reviewing here is the dual fan version. The cooler consists of a nickel-plated two-section heatsink with a plastic shield and two 80 millimeter fans. The base as well as the four 8mm heatpipes are made from nickel-plated copper. The rest of the heatsink is made of nickel plated aluminium for a very neat look.
For those who care the two fans carry the part number PLA08015S12HH.
The memory chips used are made by Hynix and carry the model number H5GQ2H24AFR-R0C. They are specified to run at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective).
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Preview
Delivery
The card ships well bolstered in a plastic made mold.
Bundled with the graphics card there is an user guide, some other documentation, a driver CD that includes the overclocking tool too, two power converters (2x Molex to PCIe-6pin), a DVI to VGA adapter, a huge poster, a set of stickers and a Special Discount coupon. In this case the coupon code is to save $ 30 when purchasing a SuperNova NEX1500 Classified from EVGA.com. That's already one hell of a bundle but guess what, there is more! This product comes with a 3 year warranty and you can extend its warranty upon register it on EVGA's website to 5 years for 12 € and to 10 years for 25 € within 90 days of purchase. Find more information here. This product is also eligible to EVGA's Step-Up Program.
Last but not least when checking EVGA's current promotions with this card at the moment you get for free:
- Metro: Last Light
- 3DMark Advanced
- Primal Carnage
- Assassin's Creed III
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Test Setup
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3DMark 11 Performance
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 13'988 | 16'333 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 10'011 | 10'698 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 9'939 | 10'142 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 9'836 | 10'020 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 8'839 | 8'811 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 8'807 | 8'774 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 8'619 | 8'545 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 8'418 | 8'347 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 7'604 | 7'210 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 6'854 | 6'624 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 6'276 | 5'776 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 5'831 | 5'523 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 5'818 | 5'360 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 5'797 | 5'341 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 4'802 | 4'492 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 4'888 | 4'435 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 4'723 | 4'307 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 4'521 | 4'107 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 3'995 | 3'592 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 3'767 | 3'368 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 3'646 | 3'265 |
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3DMark - Fire Strike Performance
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 8'393 | 10'432 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 6'423 | 7'159 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 6'176 | 7'187 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 5'794 | 6'346 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 5'362 | 5'867 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 5'242 | 5'713 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 4'619 | 5'676 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 5'139 | 5'583 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 4'991 | 5'389 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 4'408 | 4'695 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 4'168 | 4'439 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 3'699 | 4'071 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 3'805 | 4'007 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 3'606 | 3'882 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 3'266 | 3'336 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 3'015 | 3'120 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 2'923 | 3'056 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 2'474 | 2'828 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 2'734 | 2'775 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 2'475 | 2'559 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 2'278 | 2'417 |
| More is better | ||
3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 4'341 | 4'762 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 3'178 | 3'304 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 2'830 | 2'973 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 2'867 | 2'947 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 2'638 | 2'711 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 2'592 | 2'662 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 2'535 | 2'601 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 2'441 | 2'500 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 2'166 | 2'185 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 2'038 | 2'056 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 1'863 | 1'868 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 1'360 | 1'506 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 1'411 | 1'495 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 1'199 | 1'127 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 1'071 | 1'055 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 1'067 | 1'027 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 846 | 910 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 925 | 874 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 698 | 631 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 878 | 815 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 550 | 488 |
| More is better | ||
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Unigine Heaven 4.0 Extreme Preset
| Graphics Cards | Graphics Score | FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 1'765 | 70.1 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 1'310 | 54.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 1'184 | 47.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 1'127 | 44.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 1'074 | 42.7 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 955 | 37.9 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 953 | 37.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 927 | 36.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 872 | 34.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 826 | 32.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 794 | 31.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 707 | 28.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 683 | 27.1 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 627 | 24.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 567 | 22.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 527 | 20.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 505 | 20.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 500 | 19.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 468 | 18.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 421 | 16.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 394 | 15.6 |
| More is better | ||
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BattleField 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 4xMSAA, Ultra, SSAO | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 100.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 87.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 73.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 73.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 70.2 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 62.4 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 60.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 59.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 55.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 52.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 45.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 44.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 40.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 36.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 33.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 32.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 31.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 30.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 27.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 27.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 24.6 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High, SSAO | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 89.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 80.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 74.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 65.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 64.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 47.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 46.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 44.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 43.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 39.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 37.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 36.8 |
| More is better |
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Borderlands 2
| High Preset, 1980x1080, FXAA, no PhsyX, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 135.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 132.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 115.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 110.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 107.0 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 103.0 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 102.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 100.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 88.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 79.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 74.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 66.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 66.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 59.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 57.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 55.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 54.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 51.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 47.6 |
| More is better |
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Bioshock Infinite
| Graphics Cards | FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 129.47 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 101.17 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6990 | 96.21 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 98.45 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 GE | 95.26 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 89.74 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 | 87.64 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 86.48 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 85.17 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 83.40 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 66.85 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 64.96 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 580 | 60.45 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 57.89 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 53.35 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6970 | 53.17 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 50.34 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 48.82 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 | 46.96 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 44.78 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 44.40 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 41.23 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 41.17 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 40.01 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 34.91 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 33.56 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 465 | 32.97 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti | 27.18 |
| More is better |
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Crysis 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Very High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 33.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 26.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 23.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 22.0 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 19.6 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 19.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 18.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 16.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 14.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 13.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 12.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 11.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 10.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 10.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 9.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 9.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 7.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 7.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 7.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 6.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 5.8 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, Medium | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 61.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 54.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 52.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 49.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 48.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 45.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 39.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 37.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 36.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 33.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 33.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 31.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 30.0 |
| More is better |
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Call of Duty Black Ops 2
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 168.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 123.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 110.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 101.4 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 97.0 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 95.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 89.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 88.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 73.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 67.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 65.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 63.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 63.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 57.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 54.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 53.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 49.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 47.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 45.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 41.0 |
| More is better |
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DIRT Showdown - Benchmark
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 89.27 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 83.84 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 64.43 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 63.79 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 63.58 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 58.38 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 56.78 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 56.29 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 55.23 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 50.74 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 45.71 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 44.53 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 41.28 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 37.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.56 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.03 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 30.21 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 28.88 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 24.73 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 24.25 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 137.02 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 131.89 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 131.25 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 125.23 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 124.13 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 124.09 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 112.58 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 111.18 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 104.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 98.80 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 95.85 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 94.15 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 85.29 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 83.32 |
| More is better |
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Far Cry 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 54.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 41.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 35.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 32.0 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 29.0 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 28.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 28.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 24.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 23.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 21.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 21.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 20.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 19.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 16.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 16.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 16.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 15.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 14.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 12.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 11.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 8.6 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 79.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 65.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 64.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 58.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 54.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 53.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 50.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 47.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 46.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 41.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 41.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 40.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 37.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 34.8 |
| More is better |
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Max Payne 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Very High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 55.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 44.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 36.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 33.4 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 30.4 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 30.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 29.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 29.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 27.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 26.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 25.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 24.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 22.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 22.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 22.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 20.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 18.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 17.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 16.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 16.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 15.4 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 94.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 92.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 84.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 82.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 79.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 72.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 67.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 63.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 63.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 63.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 53.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 53.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 49.4 |
| More is better |
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Sleeping Dogs - Benchmark
| High Preset, 1980x1080, Extreme, High-Res Textures | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 70.1 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 48.5 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 44.9 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 39.8 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 38.5 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 37.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 37.5 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 33.9 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 29.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 27.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 27.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 25.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 24.3 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 23.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 22.5 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 22.3 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 19.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 18.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 18.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 15.1 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 84.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 67.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 61.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 60.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 57.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 56.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 51.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 49.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 47.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 47.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 43.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 40.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 37.7 |
| More is better |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 126.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 122.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 111.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 108.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 103.6 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 91.8 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 91.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 87.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 86.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 75.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 70.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 71.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 66.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 58.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 57.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 56.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 52.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 48.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 48.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 45.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 44.0 |
| More is better |
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
| High Preset, 1980x1080, Ultra | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 48.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 33.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 31.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 30.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 28.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 26.8 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 26.4 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 26.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 25.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 22.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 22.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 21.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 20.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 19.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 18.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 18.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 17.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 17.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 15.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 13.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 13.0 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 88.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 86.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 79.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 70.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 69.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 60.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 60.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 59.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 57.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 56.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 46.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 46.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 44.0 |
| More is better |
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Power Consumption
| Power Consumption Idle* | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI (non ref design) | 79 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 70 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 68 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 61 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 60 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 60 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 59 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 59 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 57 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 (non ref design) | 57 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 56 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 55 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI (ref + non ref design) | 54 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 54 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 53 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 51 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 51 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 51 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 50 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 50 |
| *Entire system | Less is better |
| Power Consumption Load (FurMark)* | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI (non ref design) | 363 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI (ref + non ref design) | 286 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 250 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 247 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 215 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 (non ref design) | 209 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 205 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 199 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 196 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 193 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 184 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 178 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 175 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 173 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 172 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 170 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 166 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 161 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 130 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 103 |
| *Entire system | Less is better |
| Difference Idle/Load | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI (non ref design) | 284 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI (ref + non ref design) | 232 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 180 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 179 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 160 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 (non ref design) | 152 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 148 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 145 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 136 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 134 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 133 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 125 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 121 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 117 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 116 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 115 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 109 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 102 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 80 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 52 |
| More is better |
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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.
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Idle / FurMark / BF3
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
Temperature and fan speed under BattleField 3
For BattleField 3, temperature and fan speed values taken, are the highest achieved after 1 hour gaming @ auto fan speed.
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Performance/Watt
| Graphics Cards | Performance Index | Power C. (Watts)* | Performance/Watt*10 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 59.95 | 172 | 3.49 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 31.04 | 103 | 3.01 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 64.15 | 215 | 2.98 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 (non ref design) | 59.96 | 209 | 2.87 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 54.68 | 196 | 2.79 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 48.53 | 178 | 2.73 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 55.49 | 205 | 2.71 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 44.81 | 173 | 2.59 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI (ref + non ref design) | 72.35 | 286 | 2.53 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 40.62 | 166 | 2.45 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI (non ref design) | 88.26 | 363 | 2.43 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 28.23 | 130 | 2.17 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 39.16 | 184 | 2.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.40 | 193 | 1.83 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 31.34 | 175 | 1.79 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.35 | 170 | 1.73 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 26.06 | 161 | 1.62 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 40.08 | 250 | 1.60 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.48 | 247 | 1.32 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 25.70 | 199 | 1.29 |
| *Entire system | More is better | Less is better | More is better |
The "Performance Index" value is calculated as the sum of all benchmarks results divided by the amount of games (3DMark and Ungine not included into the calculation).
Performance/Price
| Graphics Cards | Performance Index | Price (€) | Performance/€*10 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 31.34 | 99 | 3.17 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 48.53 | 169 | 2.87 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 44.81 | 159 | 2.82 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB | 39.16 | 140 | 2.80 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 26.06 | 94 | 2.77 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 31.04 | 112 | 2.77 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB | 40.62 | 151 | 2.69 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 59.95 | 224 | 2.68 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI | 72.35 | 280 | 2.58 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB | 28.23 | 120 | 2.35 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 52.95 | 233 | 2.27 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.40 | 162 | 2.19 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.35 | 142 | 2.07 |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW S2 | 55.49 | 270 | 2.06 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DC2 Top | 54.68 | 269 | 2.03 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 670 | 59.96 | 305 | 1.97 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 25.70 | 133 | 1.93 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti SLI | 88.26 | 466 | 1.89 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 680 | 64.15 | 380 | 1.69 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.48 | 199 | 1.63 |
| More is better | Less is better | More is better |
For the price we took the lowest price available on geizhals.eu, on the day the review has been published.
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Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| The GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW Signature 2 from EVGA is
a very nice piece of hardware. The factory overclocking the card comes with makes it the third highest overclocked GTX 660 Ti you can find across the Europe. It brings some extra performance compared to the reference clocked cards but we would have liked to see the memory being overclocked too as a FTW series card. The FTW Signature 2 is very expensive, you can find it at a starting price of 270 €, 37 € more than the cheapest GTX 660 Ti according to Geizhals.at. The ASUS DirectCU 2 Top is as expensive a better cooling and components wise. But the EVGA cards have something more the other manufacturers don't offer, EVGA Extended Warranty, EVGA Step-Up Program and EVGA's Current Promotions we described on page 3 which make the card very interesting and more attractive. Furthermore the bundle is more furnished than the ASUS one. |
- Bundle
- Warranty - Design - Factory Overclocking |
- No factory overclocking on the memory | |
| Cooling / Noise Level | + | - | |
| GPU Temperatures were really good with a maximum of 78°C under heavy FurMark load with the fans locked at 30 % fan speed. The noise levels are good too at 30 % (noiseless) and 50 % (Silent) fan speed but at full speed the Signature 2 cooler makes more noise than nVidia's stock cooler. Anyway unless you have tropical ambient temperature the fans won't go that high. After one hour gaming BattleField 3 the maximum fan speed measured was 50 % and GPU temperature 75°C. So in the end the Signature 2 cooler does a really good job though it's a bit worse than ASUS' DCU II. We also really like it's full nickel plated design that makes it really good looking. |
- Noiseless in idle
- Silent under load |
||
| Performance | + | - | |
| Thanks to the factory overclocking, the FTW
Signature 2 is about 5.0 % faster on average in games than the same card
with reference clocks and 2.0 % faster than the ASUS DirectCU II Top.
Despite the later has 13 MHz higher factory GPU clocks the EVGA card is
faster which is strange one might think, here is the explanation: First of all our stock clocked GTX 660 Ti has quite an impressive Boost, on average the card was clocking itself around 1'150 MHz, 170 MHz away from the typical boost clock. In the case of the ASUS card we measured an average of 1'202 MHz. Then comes the EVGA card with an impressive average boost clock of 1'267 MHz! No kidding, while gaming the GPU was almost always at 1'267 MHz. Unfortunately we didn't have any reference PCB GTX 660 Ti for our test so we have its power consumption values. Meanwhile we can say that the power consumption in both idle and load is good. In idle we measured 57 Watts for the entire system, 3 Watts less than with the ASUS card. Under load it the other way around, the FTW S2 eats about 9 Watts more. The difference rely on the PCB and the power design that are completely different. For the record the DirectCU 2 has a beefed up digital power design and a completely reworked PCB. |
- Performance/Watt
- Power Consumption in idle - Power Consumption under load |
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| Recommendation | + | - | |
| If you are looking for very good GTX 660 Ti with flexible options such as an extended warranty or the Step-Up program and a lot of free games in bundle, this is it! | - High-End Gaming | ||
| We gave the GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW Signature 2 from EVGA the perfect award of 5 out of 5 stars. | |||
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Author: Christian Ney c.ney@ocaholic.ch