Monday, August 6th 2012
MSI GTX 660 Ti HAWK 3-way SLI Pictured, Tested
MSI's upcoming GeForce GTX 660 Ti HAWK 3 GB graphics card, installed in 3-way SLI configuration was pictured. One of the three was put through 3DMark03 and 3DMark 11. The picture reveals a card that looks similar to the company's GeForce GTX 670 Power Edition. MSI used double the memory amount, by populating the GPU's 192-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface with 3 GB of memory (2 Gbit x 12). The card is cooled by MSI's Twin Frozr IV cooling solution. It is clocked at 1020 MHz GPU core, 1098 MHz GPU Boost, and 6.00 GHz (GDDR5-effective) memory. The GPU-Z screenshot reveals more details.
While three of these cards were pictured in 3-way SLI configuration, only one of the three were put through tests. The cards were driven by a yet-unannounced GeForce 304.87 beta driver. In 3DMark03, the MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti HAWK scored 18,731 points, and in 3DMark 11 Extreme Preset, it scored X2,862 points. Both these figures are similar to those of a reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
Source:
VideoCardz
While three of these cards were pictured in 3-way SLI configuration, only one of the three were put through tests. The cards were driven by a yet-unannounced GeForce 304.87 beta driver. In 3DMark03, the MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti HAWK scored 18,731 points, and in 3DMark 11 Extreme Preset, it scored X2,862 points. Both these figures are similar to those of a reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
42 Comments on MSI GTX 660 Ti HAWK 3-way SLI Pictured, Tested
The 660Ti will not sell at over $300. From the specs leaked and the TT review it is clear that this card will not touch the 670 and under certain circumstances (higher resolution than 1080p, MSAA) it will loose to the 7950. But again, this card is positioned against the 7870 and if NV really wants to mess with AMD then it will price it at 280. We'll find out soon.
1.098 MHz * 24 => 26.352 Gpixel/s
We are talking about a 10 Gpixel/s loss I would notice it right away.
That would be amazing. But only if $300 = $300 not = £300.
for the 480
772x2x15= 23,160Mpixels
for the 660
the rops actually limit the fillrate to 24,480Mpixels but the SMX's can handle about 29,000Mpixels
so the GTX660 is more powerful than the GTX480 in those terms and matches the GTX580 more
only number that matters on current gpu development
wtf
Also, last time I checked, you could find 7950s here in Canada for around ~$300.
I wouldn't say either company is outright winning right now, both brands have their pros and cons.
So if this card performs like a champ, everyone wins.It's not exactly cheap, but it's near the magic number that most people are willing to pay for a solid gaming card.
I paid around that much for my 5850 nearly 3 years ago, was an excellent investment and still delivering decent performance. (with a solid overclock.)
If I buy a new card this gen, it will either be a version of gtx 660 or 7950 depending on price/performance. Will wait for a TPU review.
the box specs also seem to indicate that the 3GB shown in GPU-Z was incorrect (?).. its 2GB
It be more beleivable if the photo wasnt edited. Why bother posting a pic and the price then edit the lower half of the box and blurr out the detail in the price tag then just leave the ID mark.
From all the "leaks" that site has posted that seam to contradict one another in 2-days. I would guess they want the traffic.