Testing methodology
GeForce GTX 760 2GB specs |
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GPU Comparisons |
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| Graphics Card | GPU Clock (MHz) |
Stream Processors |
Shader Clock (MHz) |
Memory Clock (MHz) |
Memory Bus (bits) |
Graphics Driver | Approx Price | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan 6GB | 837 (876) | 2,688 | 837 (876) | 6,008 | 384 | GeForce 320.18 | £790 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB | 863 (902) | 2,304 | 863 (902) | 6,008 | 384 | GeForce 320.18 | £520 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB | 1,046 (1,085) | 1,536 | 1,046 (1,085) | 7,010 | 256 | GeForce 320.18 | £310 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB | 980 (1,033) | 1,152 | 980 (1,033) | 6,008 | 256 | GeForce 320.39 | £200 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB | 1,006 (1,058) | 1,536 | 1,006 (1,058) | 6,008 | 256 | GeForce 320.18 | £360 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB | 915 (980) | 1,344 | 915 (980) | 6,008 | 256 | GeForce 320.18 | £270 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB | 960 (1,013) | 1,344 | 960 (1,013) | 6,008 | 192 | GeForce 320.18 | £220 | |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB | 772 | 512 | 1,544 | 4,008 | 256 | GeForce 320.18 | NA | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz 3GB | 1,000 (1,050) | 2,048 | 1,000 (1,050) | 6,000 | 384 | Catalyst 13.5 beta 2 | £320 | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB | 925 | 2,048 | 925 | 5,500 | 384 | Catalyst 13.5 beta 2 | £280 | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB | 850 | 1,792 | 850 | 5,000 | 384 | Catalyst 13.5 beta 2 | £215 | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB | 1,000 | 1,280 | 1,000 | 4,800 | 256 | Catalyst 13.5 beta 2 | £170 | |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB | 850 | 1,600 | 800 | 4,800 | 256 | Catalyst 13.5 beta 2 | NA | |
HEXUS High-End Test Bench |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7-3770K (3.50GHz, 8MB cache, quad-core) | |||||||||||
| CPU Cooler | Intel reference E97378-001 | |||||||||||
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH | |||||||||||
| Memory | 8GB G.Skill RipJaws (2x4GB) DDR3 @ 1,600MHz | |||||||||||
| Power Supply | Corsair AX750W | |||||||||||
| Storage Device | Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD | |||||||||||
| Optical Drive | Generic 24x DVD-RW | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Corsair Graphite Series 600T | |||||||||||
| Monitor | Dell 3007FPW | |||||||||||
| Operating system | Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit, SP1) | |||||||||||
Testing notes
We've added the GTX 760, GTX 670, a slightly-overclocked GTX 660 Ti, and a Radeon HD 7870 to our high-end line-up. Including these three comparison GPUs provides a fuller picture of where Nvidia's new card sits in relation to its peers.
GeForce GTX 760 requires an updated driver, v320.39, and some simple testing shows it to offer no obvious speed-ups when compared to v320.18 WHQL used on other Nvidia cards.
All 13 cards are included in the basic graphs. We also show per-second results and graph the GeForce GTX 670 and Radeon HD 7950 up in comparison to GTX 760.
Be aware that specifying reference frequencies is actually a poor proxy for in-game performance. This is due to the way in which the card(s), particularly Nvidia's, GPU Boost to higher frequencies that differ depending upon environmental conditions. We noted the highest core frequency for each real-world game and list them below.
| BioShock | Call of Duty BO2 | Crysis 3 | DiRT | Far Cry 3 | Just Cause 2 |
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| 1,071.3MHz | 1,084.4MHz | 1,045.2MHz | 1,058.2MHz | 1,058.2MHz | 1,071.3MHz |
There's a slight amount of variation between games, which is to be expected, and the consensus is the reference card peaks to an average of around 1,060MHz when evaluated across all real-world games.
