Review: KFA² GeForce GTX 780 in SLI

Conclusion

It's a safe bet to assume the majority of Nvidia's add-in card partners are likely to retail a reference-like GeForce GTX 780, adding non-reference cards a short while afterwards. This is exactly the tack taken by KFA² - a partner known for producing some of the more outlandish custom designs for previous GeForce GTX cards.

And the very fact that KFA² has a reference card enables us to examine performance of two GTX 780s in SLI. The numbers are predictably impressive, with gains that put the Radeon HD 7990 and GeForce GTX 690 on the back foot.

We believe that, after analysing the power numbers and thermals, if the need should arise any time soon, Nvidia will be able to manufacture a single card with two GTX 780s riding on it. This so-called GTX 790 is sure to be a good fit for higher-resolution displays that are slowly coming to market.

Bottom line: Nvidia's GeForce Titan is priced outside the reach of most consumers, leaving the similar GTX 780 is the best single-GPU card. Harness two of them and, well, the numbers speak for themselves.

The Good

Nice scaling in SLI
Very, very quiet under load
Beautiful construction

The Bad

Two cards, £1,100 - go figure
Multi-GPU usage not as refined as single card's

HEXUS Awards

KFA² GeForce GTX 780 in SLI

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The reviewed KFA² card can be purchased from Overclockers.co.uk.

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