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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Review: Rolling Over The Competition

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Updated: May 23, 2013
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GPU Boost 2.0 

With the release of the GTX 780, NVIDIA is looking at the release in regards to the entire package, not just sheer gaming performance.

With that in mind they’ve introduced GPU Boost 2.0 which changes the way the card dynamically overclocks.

The original GPU Boost 1.0 was designed to reach the highest possible clock speed while remaining within a predefined power target. NVIDIA engineers determined that GPU temperature is often a bigger inhibitor of performance than GPU power so the boost clock speeds are based on the GPU temperature target instead of the GPU power target.

Screen Shot 2013-05-23 at 5.53.06 AM

The default temperature is set to 80C so the GPU will automatically boost to the highest clock frequency possible as long as the GPU temperature remains at 80C. Now because GPU Boost 2.0 is based off of the temperature target, you can raise the temperature limit to increase boost speeds or decrease the target to lower boost speeds and keep the card running cooler.

Screen Shot 2013-05-23 at 5.52.33 AMThe GeForce Experience

The GeForce Experience which was downloaded over 2.5 million times around the world in it’s BETA release, is now ready to go and comes bundled with the launch of the GeForce GTX 780. The GeForce Experience is essentially a convenience gamers hub that automatically keeps your drivers up to date and also analyzes your game library and offers optimized game settings so you get the maximum in game detail, while squeezing the most performance out of your card.

Games Tab

Drivers Tab
My Rig Tab

Preferences Tab

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  • Maybe.

    Max temp 78 degrees?! This thing rungs HOT!

    • Webuild

      That isn’t really that hot. When my card plays Bad Company 2 it runs around 95*C depending how long I am playing.

    • Joey Gad

      lol my 480 hit 100C once when i was playing bf3

    • ClamBumped

      wow your houses must be hot 60C MAX on my 460 and my 660ti Superclocked (1245Mhz Core)

  • Dean

    I was thinking of upgrading from a HD6970 to a Nvidia 780 card, so i could the 3D on my 120Hz monitor and use the very sexy PhysX and whilst after this review i defiantly would love to grab one, but the increased price puts me of and because im in the UK it would be a lot more expensive. If its over £550 for the reference card i dont think i will get it and wait for a price drop (or maybe even a TITAN 2 or similare card) but overall, it is one card i will be keeping an eye on!

  • http://twitter.com/MindeKm Mindaugas

    I think you should add big “Next page” button, these small numbers should still stay thou.

    • Golden Knight

      You have the ‘Continue Reading’

  • Redouane K

    Theres should be an index. :3

  • Moinaldo

    “AMD’s lack of competition”??? the 7950boost overall performance is on par with a 680, the 7970GHz is way better than the 680… and let’s not talk about OC capabilities where amd cards go even higher than the nvidia cards… the only nvidia card that was more powerful than AMDs is the titan, a $1000 card, no thanks… anyway, and besides that comment you made, this was an excellent review Elric. Keep it up man.

    • Vin

      No, they have no cards to compete with the GTX 780 in terms of performance. So there is a lack of competition.

      • Moinaldo

        That’s something that is obvious… it’s the new Nvidia card… if you had taken 2 minutes to read the review, you would have known we all were talking about the competition between AMD7xxx and Nvidia6xx. Try again.

        • RaptorJesus

          Who is ‘we’

          • Moinaldo

            The people that actually read the review.

      • Gareth

        They don’t have a card yet. The 780 is in the next series of Nvidia cards, AMD hasn’t even broke into the 8xxx or 9xxx series yet. I say 9xxx because they may skip 8xxx due to the desktop graphics they support for laptops etc. You are comparing AMD’s 7xxx series with Nvidia’s new 780. That is ridiculous.

        • GOM3RPLY3R

          You think its ridiculous? Jumping over to CPUs, whats the difference if I compare the FX-8350 to an i5-3570k and an i7-3770k? The i7 obviously is much better than the i5, meanwhile, people still compare it. Plus it doesn’t really matter, it IS a better card, you can’t deny that. I can say that the 7970 Ghz and 680 are about on par, but anything more, usually beats it. Also it really depends on what games you play.

          • Gareth

            Im not saying you’re wrong, there is nothing wrong with comparing them. All I am saying is people shouldn’t make statements like ‘So there is a lack of competition’. When clearly AMD will release a card that is up to competition in good time.

  • Nikola

    7970 costs 300-350 dollars so im supposed to give 300 Dollars for 15 Frames more or less.Are you kidding me Nvidia? I could buy another 7970 for that money and put it in CF making it the same performance for the same money.I’m probably guessing AMD won’t stand for this long and reveal their new lineup even tho they said previously that they won’t.

    • nashathedog

      And then what stutter your way through a game, great idea. I just bought a 7950 today to replace my 7850 so don’t try saying I’m on anyones side. For now the facts are the 780 does great and AMD’s X-fire is not a valid alternative. If it was I’d of x-fired long ago. I’m probally going to get one of these in a month or two, I’ll see what some aftermarket models are like first.

      • Nikola

        AMD Announced they will be releasing beta drivers that fix the stuttering a lot. Dunno when,but im saying.

        • nashathedog

          They’ve been promising that for a long time, Hopefully now they’ve released the 7990 they’ll actually do the r&d needed to do that. There’s a u-tube vid with a side by side of the current beta drivers and a new prototype driver running the 7990 and it did look a lot better so I hope they do get the problem solved. Seeing the 780′s abilities makes me look forward to the next gen AMD, Obviously there gonna try to top it in terms of performance and I can’t wait to see what’s on offer then. But till then (at least) this 780 earns it’s position on the board especially considering how much of the Titan’s lead it eat’s into.

  • Phil

    Would you guys prefer a Gtx 780 or 2x Gtx 680 SLI?

    • Elric Phares

      I prefer a single 780

  • Billy CT

    This is another waste of money from nVidia. 9970 here I come.

  • Ryan Terribile

    Am I the only one extremely underwhelmed by this card? $200 extra for around 10-15 more FPS? Maybe it would be justified if the 680 or 7970 actually struggled at any games, but they don’t.

    • erik seja

      Maybe not at 1080p but at 1440 and above, this card is a welcome relief.

  • Plumppuppyfilms Owner

    Can this be used in a Hackint0sh?

    • Elric Phares

      Not Yet, but soon a patch will come out for it.

  • jimbo

    Editors choice 2012? Thought it was 2013…lol

  • Tim

    Any way you guys could add a drop down bar with the “continue reading” names so you could just jump to exactly what you wants to know?

  • http://www.facebook.com/josh.peet1 Josh Peet

    Good review

  • Kaiser Kim

    I don’t know what you guys are really whining about.
    The card is awesome for 1440p+ gaming. See the benchmarks and framerates on this card when playing games on 1440p.

    And, when you do an SLI of the 780′s, it’s extremely better than the 680′s on SLI.
    This card performs the best on higher resolutions/multiple monitor gaming. You can really see it shine.
    Like Elric said on the video.. If you are just doing 1080p gaming.. Then there really isn’t a point to upgrade. That’s true. But, if you are using multiple monitors. You’ll see a difference.

  • http://www.facebook.com/iggy.castillo Iggy Castillo

    Great article Eric, god I would love one of those

  • John Riddle

    So I had a thought after seeing the new price of the GTX 780. My thought was that Nvidia release the Titan just so they would have a reason to increase the prices of their new video cards. What do you all think?

  • Bluestick

    ok gtx 780 is going to compare to 8970, not the 7970, so lets just wait and see what happends, i like both brands, prolly the 780 is my fav card now, but we got to wait for the amd 8 series cards so we can say something

  • Destromath

    I’m safe for a while, since my PC’s sporting a Six way SLI GTX TITAN. And 2 Asus VG248QE. So I’m covered as far as graphics go, for another year or so.

    • David King

      You can only get Titans in 4-way. Nice try :L

  • Alan Marin

    woohoo

  • Serg Ospishev

    Thanks