Final Thoughts and Rating
NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 670 remains our preferred high-end graphics solution; it offers bags of performance at around £300 and would serve as a worthy addition to almost any gaming PC.
The reference card's GTX 680-like formula delivers potent in-game talent, but some of NVIDIA's big-name partners have shown that there's room for further enhancement.
Gigabyte is usually at the forefront of any such developments and has delivered once again with the GeForce GTX 670 WindForce 3X. There's admittedly little adventure here - Gigabyte has taken NVIDIA's second-rung GPU, given it a modest overclock and planted it in the middle of an existing WindForce 3X design - but that takes nothing away from the end result. The card looks impressive while keeping within a dual-slot form factor, it cools admirably, it delivers a level of performance that's practically identical to a premium GeForce GTX 680, and it's priced competitively.
Bottom line: Gigabyte's factory overclock isn't the highest, but this is one of the best GeForce GTX 670s available for under £325.
The Good
Offers GTX 680-like performance
Keeps cool under load
Factory-overclocked
Competitive pricing
The Bad
Not quite as quiet as reference
Not the fastest GTX 670 available
HEXUS Rating
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WindForce 3X
(GV-N670OC-2GD)
HEXUS Awards
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WindForce 3X
(GV-N670OC-2GD)
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