Test Methodology
GPU Comparisons |
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| Graphics Card(s) | Peak Core Clock (MHz) |
Stream Processors |
Memory Clock (MHz) |
Memory Bus (bits) |
Graphics Driver | Scan Price | Newegg Price | |
| AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB | 1,000 | 2,816 | 5,000 | 512 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £359.15 | $549.99 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB | 947 | 2,560 | 5,000 | 512 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £281.15 | $379.99 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB | 1,000 | 2,048 | 5,000 | 384 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £188.74 | $249.99 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB | 933 | 1,792 | 5,000 | 384 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £149.14 | $219.99 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB | 1,050 | 1,280 | 5,600 | 256 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £131.12 | $189.99 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 270 2GB | 925 | 1,280 | 5,600 | 256 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £116.72 | $164.99 | |
| AMD Radeon R7 265 2GB | 925 | 1,024 | 5,600 | 256 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £117.91 | $169.99 | |
| AMD Radeon R9 260X 2GB | 1,100 | 896 | 6,500 | 128 | Catalyst 14.7 RC | £81.91 | $119.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB | 928 | 2,880 | 7,000 | 384 | GeForce 340.52 | £455.74 | $639.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB | 900 | 2,304 | 6,000 | 384 | GeForce 340.52 | £320.14 | $529.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB | 1,085 | 1,536 | 7,000 | 256 | GeForce 340.52 | £217.91 | $319.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB | 1,033 | 1,152 | 6,000 | 256 | GeForce 340.52 | £163.87 | $229.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB | 1,085 | 640 | 5,400 | 128 | GeForce 340.52 | £102.90 | $145.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 1GB | 1,085 | 512 | 5,000 | 128 | GeForce 340.52 | £78.90 | $114.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB | 1,033 | 960 | 6,000 | 192 | GeForce 340.52 | £138.79 | $179.99 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 1GB | 1,085 | 384 | 5,000 | 128 | GeForce 340.52 | £91.98 | $94.99 | |
3DMark Test Bench |
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| Hardware Components | Review | Product Page | |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-4770K (3.50GHz, 8MB cache, quad-core) | June 2013 | Intel.com |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair Hydro Series H75 | March 2014 | Corsair.com |
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-A | May 2014 | Asus.com |
| Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro (2x8GB) DDR3 @ 1,600MHz | - | Corsair.com |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX760i | - | Corsair.com |
| Storage Device | Crucial M500 240GB SSD | July 2013 | Crucial.com |
| Chassis | Corsair Graphite Series 600T | October 2010 | Corsair.com |
| Monitor | Philips Brilliance 288P6LJEB/00 (3,840x2,160) | - | Philips.co.uk |
| Operating system | Windows 8.1 (64-bit) | October 2012 | Microsoft.com |
Software |
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| Motherboard BIOS | 1304 | |
| Chipset driver | Intel 10.0.17 | |
| Management Engine driver | Intel 10.0.0.1204 | |
| Memory timings and speed | 9-10-9-27-2T @ 1,600MHz | |
| LAN | Intel V19.1.51.0 | |
Notes
The default 3DMark Firestrike test is run three times. The displayed score is the average of those three runs, rounded to the nearest whole number.
