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Review: Inno3D iChiLL GeForce GTX 780 HerculeZ X3 Ultra

by Tarinder Sandhu on 12 December 2013, 12:00

Tags: Inno3D, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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GPU Comparisons

Graphics Card Peak GPU Clock
(MHz)
Stream Processors Memory Clock
(MHz)
Memory Bus
(bits)
Graphics Driver
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti GHz Edition 3GB 1,150 2,880 7,000 384 GeForce 331.70
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti OC 3GB 1,085 2,880 7,000 384 GeForce 331.70
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti SC ACX 3GB 1,072 2,880 7,000 384 GeForce 331.70
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB 928 2,880 7,000 384 GeForce 331.70
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan 6GB 876 2,688 6,000 384 GeForce 331.40
Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3GB 1,046 2,304 6,212 384 GeForce 331.70
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB 900 2,304 6,000 384 GeForce 331.40
AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB 1,000 2,816 5,000 512 Catalyst 13.11 v8
AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB 947 2,560 5,000 512 Catalyst 13.11 v8

HEXUS Graphics Test Bench

Processor Intel Core i7-4770K (3.50GHz, 8MB cache, quad-core)
CPU Cooler Intel reference E97378-001
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H
Memory 16GB G.Skill RipJaws (2x8GB) DDR3 @ 1,600MHz
Power Supply Corsair AX760i
Storage Device Crucial M500 240GB SSD
Chassis Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Monitor Philips Brilliance 272P (2,560x1,440)
Operating system Windows 8.1 64-bit

HEXUS High-End Benchmark Suite

GPU Benchmarks Mode and Resolutions Quality Settings
3DMark DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme
Battlefield 4 DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 4xMSAA, Ultra Preset
BioShock Infinite DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 Ultra + DOF
Crysis 3 DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 4xMSAA, High Preset
Far Cry 3 DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 2xMSAA, Ultra Preset
GRID 2 DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 4xMSAA, Ultra Preset
Just Cause 2 DX10 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 8xMSAA, High Preset
Total War: Rome II DX11 at 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 4xMSAA, High Preset
General Benchmarks Description
Power Consumption To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record mains power draw both when idle and while playing Far Cry 3
Temperature To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record GPU core temperature both when idle and while playing Far Cry 3
Noise A PCE-318 meter is used to record noise levels when idle and while playing Far Cry 3

Notes

For the purpose of this evaluation, we're focussing specifically on the high-end by comparing the Inno3D iChiLL against single-GPU cards costing between £350-£800.