ASUS GTX 780 DirectCU II OC 3 GB

, on Jun 12th, 2013, in Graphics Cards. Manufacturer: ASUS

Introduction

Last month, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 780 launched with great success. The card uses the same Kepler GK110 GPU we've seen on the GTX Titan, but with fewer shaders. The new GPU and NVIDIA's new Boost 2.0 algorithm allow the card to offer significant performance improvements over the GeForce GTX 680.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC introduces a completely new DirectCU heatsink that promises better cooling performance. It also has a revamped PCB design that increases the number of power phases to ten.

With 889 MHz, clocks are only increased slightly. Memory clock is unchanged. Exact pricing isn't finalized yet, but ASUS is looking at USD 699 as the most realistic price point.

ASUS GTX 780 Market Segment Analysis
	GeForce GTX 670	GeForce GTX 770	HD 7970 GHz Ed.	GeForce GTX 680	GeForce GTX 780	ASUS GTX 780 DC II OC	GeForce GTX 590	GeForce GTX Titan	GeForce GTX 690	HD 7990
Shader Units	1344	1536	2048	1536	2304	2304	2x 512	2688	2x 1536	2x 2048
ROPs	32	32	32	32	48	48	2x 48	48	2x 32	2x 32
Graphics Processor	GK104	GK104	Tahiti	GK104	GK110	GK110	2x GF110	GK110	2x GK104	2x Tahiti
Transistors	3500M	3500M	4310M	3500M	7100M	7100M	2x 3000M	7100M	2x 3500M	2x 4310M
Memory Size	2048 MB	2048 MB	3072 MB	2048 MB	3072 MB	3072 MB	2x 1536 MB	6144 MB	2x 2048 MB	2x 3072 MB
Memory Bus Width	256 bit	256 bit	384 bit	256 bit	384 bit	384 bit	2x 384 bit	384 bit	2x 256 bit	2x 384 bit
Core Clock	915 MHz+	1046 MHz+	1050 MHz	1006 MHz+	863 MHz+	889 MHz+	607 MHz	837 MHz+	915 MHz+	1000 MHz
Memory Clock	1502 MHz	1753 MHz	1500 MHz	1502 MHz	1502 MHz	1502 MHz	855 MHz	1502 MHz	1502 MHz	1500 MHz
Price	$370	$400	$450	$430	$650	$699	$750	$1020	$1000	$1050