The test the performance of this card, we use the latest drivers direct from the manufacturer and run each test three times to obtain a fair average set of results.
Test System:
- Asus Rampage IV Extreme
- Intel Core i7 3960X
- 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz
- Antec Kuhler 920
- Corsair HX1050W
- Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD
- Lian Li T60
- 3 x AOC E2795VH
We would like to thank AOC, Asus, Corsair, Kingston, and Lian Li for supplying us with our test system components.
Games used:
- Aliens Vs Predator
- Batman: Arkham City
- Mafia II
- Metro 2033
Hardware used:
- Plug-in electricity usage monitor
- Sound level meter
Software used:
- 3DMark 11
- HWMonitor
- Unigine Heaven Benchmark
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
It’s really impressive. I thought the narrower memory bus would strangle it but it’s not to be. Makes you wonder why people would spend the extra scratch on a GTX 670
because when you get a GTX 670 you can also overclock that. Most reviews tend to go for the “if you overclock this card (the GTX 660Ti in this case) you can catch up with the next one in the series” (the GTX 670) but then if you had the next one in the series (the GTX 670) you could overclock that too and reach the next one in the series (GTX 680)..and the cycle continues…
I know. It’s a vicious cycle. I was sceptical of my GTX 660Ti because of the narrow bus but I decided on it just via reading reviews. I’m glad I did & saved the extra money I would’ve spent on a GTX 670.
Ryan has a point with the overclock thing. I was waiting for the EVGA GTX 670 FTW but since then I got a EVGA GTX 660 Ti (standard edition) and I’m glad I saved my self half the cost, there isn’t a single game I can’t max out on everything. I only run 1920×1080, but check another one of these into SLI and you’ve got a system to be proud of.
For goodness’s sake, please change the COLOR of the graph, and highlight the scores for the card you are reviewing against its closest competitors. It was PAINFUL to read those graphs. Seriously.
Otherwise a decent review.