Introduction

NVIDIA today announced the GeForce GTX 780 graphics card, which has a lot in common with the GeForce GTX TITAN. The pricing of GeForce GTX 780 makes setting up 2-card SLI just 30% pricier than a GTX TITAN, with the prospect of a huge performance lead. A single GTX 780 presents some fascinating performance numbers compared to the GTX TITAN and its predecessor, the GTX 680. Find out more in the single-card reviews linked below.

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
• GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 780 WindForce OC
• EVGA GeForce GTX 780 ACS SuperClocked

In this review, we explore how a 2-card SLI setup of GeForce GTX 780s fares against the four-figure league of the GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX 690, and Radeon HD 7990. We also explore how the performance scales up from single-card, and in just how many games it does. We used a combination of NVIDIA- and GIGABYTE-branded cards, both of which are made to run at NVIDIA-reference clock speeds.

Test System

Benchmark scores in other reviews are only comparable when this exact same configuration is used.

• All video card results were obtained on this exact system with exactly the same configuration.
• All games were set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.
• AA and AF are applied via in-game settings, not via the driver's control panel.

Each benchmark was tested at the following settings and resolutions:

• 1280 x 800, 2x Anti-aliasing. Common resolution for most smaller flatscreens today (17" - 19"). A bit of eye candy turned on in the drivers.
• 1680 x 1050, 4x Anti-aliasing. Most common widescreen resolution on larger displays (19" - 22"). Very good looking driver graphics settings.
• 1920 x 1200, 4x Anti-aliasing. Typical widescreen resolution for large displays (22" - 26"). Very good looking driver graphics settings.
• 2560 x 1600, 4x Anti-aliasing. Highest possible resolution for commonly available displays (30"). Very good looking driver graphics settings.

Assassin's Creed 3

Assassin's Creed III, published in 2012, sees series protagonist Desmond Miles relive the memories of his 18th century ancestor Ratonhnhaké:ton (aka. Connor), giving you an experience many of the series' fans craved: that of an assassin in colonial America during the American Revolution.

Based on a rehashed AnvilNext game engine that uses DirectX 11 and Havok CPU physics, Assassin's Creed III is the most graphics-intensive member of the franchise, depicting North American landscapes in great detail.