GeForce GTX 680 Tweaktown Review

GC_PaNzerFIN · Mar 22, 2012

the54thvoid said:
Nice amount of info. It'd be interesting to know why it does so poorly (all things considered) in Metro 2033 and AvP?

Also, I'm gaming at 2560x1440, it appears to lose steam at the higher resolutions. Not to say it's bad mind! Good card.

AvP has always been strong game for AMD cards. Drivers not polished could easily explain the metro 2033. Good to see that it can handle high AA+AF although it has 256bit memory bus.

9.8% faster than HD 7970 in average at full hd resolution with 8xAA. Not bad at all!

E: More info, every card is unique and 3D load clock speed depends on the quality of the GPU (how cool it runs, how much power it uses etc.)

This will make it harder to compare reviews.

Frizz · Mar 22, 2012

GC_PaNzerFIN said:
AvP has always been strong game for AMD cards. Drivers not polished could easily explain the metro 2033. Good to see that it can handle high AA+AF although it has 256bit memory bus.

9.8% faster than HD 7970 in average at full hd resolution with 8xAA. Not bad at all!

E: More info, every card is unique and 3D load clock speed depends on the quality of the GPU (how cool it runs, how much power it uses etc.)

This will make it harder to compare reviews.

The biggest surprise for me is the price, despite NVIDIA releases' being 8-10% faster it usually comes with a premium over it's beaten competition, so its good to see the green team working on the price/perf ratio this time as AMD is way out of line right now with their prices imo hopefully we'll see the 7970 at 3-500ish and the 680 at 4-600ish.

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Mar 22, 2012

random said:
The biggest surprise for me is the price, despite NVIDIA releases' being 8-10% faster it usually comes with a premium over it's beaten competition, so its good to see the green team working on the price/perf ratio this time as AMD is way out of line right now with their prices imo hopefully we'll see the 7970 at 3-500ish and the 680 at 4-600ish.

Yeah.. thats because they say its a midranged card. Heck they can even give this to us for cheaps.. afaik, it may be more than its worth.. perhaps it shouldve been half the price.. but they want to make things competitive

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GeForce GTX 680 Tweaktown Review

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