Palit GTX 780 Ti JetStream 3 GB Review

Name: Palit GTX 780 Ti JetStream 3 GB
Brand: Palit

W1zzard

on Dec 9th, 2013,

in Graphics Cards.

Manufacturer: Palit

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Introduction

NVIDIA's latest addition to their lineup is the GeForce GTX 780 Ti. Built around a fully unlocked GK110 Kepler GPU, it comes with 2880 shaders, which boosts the card's performance beyond that of the GTX Titan. Unlike the GTX Titan, which has 6 GB, the GTX 780 Ti comes with 3 GB, but that difference won't have an effect on even the latest titles.

The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is designed to be a gamer's card throughout. It has all the muscle any game could possibly need and has another thing going its way: better thermals. Despite the "GK110" featuring more transistors than "Hawaii" (7.08 billion vs. 6.20 billion) and, hence, a bigger die (561 mm² vs. 438 mm²), GK110-based products are inherently cooler because of higher "Kepler" micro-architecture performance-per-watt figures than AMD's "Graphics CoreNext," which translates into lower thermal density. These should in turn translate into lower temperatures and, hence, lower noise levels. Energy-efficiency and fan-noise are really the only tethers NVIDIA's high-end pricing is holding on to.

Today, we are reviewing Palit's triple-slot, triple-fan GeForce GTX 780 Ti Jetstream. The card comes overclocked to 980 MHz base clock out of the box, which is a 12% increase over the NVIDIA reference design. Palit has unfortunately not released any pricing yet, but I expect the card to match reference design pricing as Palit has priced their cards like that in the past.

GeForce GTX 780 Ti Market Segment Analysis
	HD 7970 GHz Ed.	GeForce GTX 680	GeForce GTX 780	Radeon R9 290	Radeon R9 290X	Radeon HD 7990	GeForce GTX Titan	GeForce GTX 780 Ti	Palit GTX 780 Ti JetStream	GeForce GTX 690
Shader Units	2048	1536	2304	2560	2816	2x 2048	2688	2880	2880	2x 1536
ROPs	32	32	48	64	64	2x 32	48	48	48	2x 32
Graphics Processor	Tahiti	GK104	GK110	Hawaii	Hawaii	2x Tahiti	GK110	GK110	GK110	2x GK104
Transistors	4310M	3500M	7100M	6200M	6200M	2x 4310M	7100M	7100M	7100M	2x 3500M
Memory Size	3072 MB	2048 MB	3072 MB	4096 MB	4096 MB	2x 3072 MB	6144 MB	3072 MB	3072 MB	2x 2048 MB
Memory Bus Width	384 bit	256 bit	384 bit	512 bit	512 bit	2x 384 bit	384 bit	384 bit	384 bit	2x 256 bit
Core Clock	1050 MHz	1006 MHz+	863 MHz+	947 MHz	1000 MHz	1000 MHz	837 MHz+	876 MHz+	980 MHz+	915 MHz+
Memory Clock	1500 MHz	1502 MHz	1502 MHz	1250 MHz	1250 MHz	1500 MHz	1502 MHz	1750 MHz	1750 MHz	1502 MHz
Price	$380	$390	$500	$400	$550	$770	$1000	$700	$700	$1000

Packaging

You will receive:

Graphics card
Driver CD + documentation
PCI-Express power cable
Palit sticker
DVI adapter
HDMI adapter

The Card

Visually, the Palit GTX 780 Ti Jetstream looks like other Jetstream cards released by the company before. The curved edge near the top of the card could be a bit smaller, so consider it before buying the card for your system. Dimensions of the card are 28 x 13 cm.

Installation requires three slots in your system.

Display connectivity options include two DVI ports, one HDMI port, and one DisplayPort. You may use all outputs at the same time, so triple-monitor surround gaming is possible with one card.

The GPU also includes an HDMI sound device. It is HDMI 1.4a compatible, which includes HD audio and Blu-ray 3D movies support.