EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked 768MB in SLI

Review: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked 768MB in SLI

Final thoughts and rating

Our glut of numbers indicates that putting two pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 460 768MB cards into a system gives you excellent performance in a wide range of games. EVGA's SuperClocked cards ship with a £10 premium over default-clocked models but offer a noticeable bump in performance.

Such is the bunched pricing of GeForce GTX 460 cards, with 20-plus different GPUs at £150-£190, that EVGA's small premium for the 768MB SuperClocked model brings standard-clocked GTX 460 1,024MB cards into play.

The benchmarks show that SLI'd EVGA SC 768MBs are able to trade blows with the better cards, bridging the gap between the GTX 460 divisions, but the smaller framebuffer makes certain games run not quite so smoothly at the higher resolutions.

We laud EVGA for going with a SuperClocked card that betters the reference GTX 460 768MB in every way, but, if push came to shove, would spend the same £360 (two cards) on two GTX 460 1GB models.

The Good

Solid performance in SLI
Quiet under load, decent temperatures

The Bad

Two GeForce GTX 460 1,024MB cards would probably be a better bet

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EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 460 768MB in SLI

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EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 460 768MB in SLI

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Do Hexus have any idea why the superclocked cards exibit near or better than perfect scaling in SLI - certainly in most cases better scaling than stock 1gb cards?

Seems like many of the benchmarks show significantly worse performance for a single card vs a 1gb card, yet the gap narrows when looking at SLI.

Hi,

It's not possible to infer that the two cards exhibit better-than-perfect SLI scaling because the single card in the line-up, the EVGA GeForce GTX 460 evaluated in the initial review, is clocked in at reference speeds.

The two SuperClocked cards run at a higher rate. Perhaps I need to emphasise this point a little more clearly in the system setup page. :)

Ah, sorry - didn't realise that. Perhaps add a (non-SC) to the chart description as well?

In which case, could you add single card results? I think stock vs superclock on a single card is probably at least as important a metric.

This one was more about ‘how do you get the most out of a £350 gfx spend - pre-overclocked GTX 460 768 vs. standard-clocked GTX 1,024’ We're rounding up a bunch of pre-overclocked GTX 460s, of which the EVGA SC is one, and activating the review later on in the week. But the numbers of a single-card SC will be added shortly.

I was looking at two of these, but still think that a 5870 1GB would suit me better, that said, I have always trusted nVidia over ATi when it comes to drivers. In the process of saving for my new build, so I'm just comparing all of my options. I reckon SLi 1GB cards would be nice, especially if EVGA can get some SSC versions of 'em out.