GEFORCE GTX 770/ GTX 780 – PC performance graphics benchmarks of Graphics Cards

Description of Radeon GeForce GTX 770 and GTX 780

We present to your attention the testing of the new NVIDIA 7XX series video cards, which were released about a month ago and recently appeared in our test laboratory. This review will focus on two representatives of this series, the GeForce GTX 770 and GeForce GTX 780, which are aimed at the upper price segment.

 

Technical characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 770

Core frequency 1046 (1085) MHz;
Number of universal processors 1536;
The number of texture blocks is 128, blending blocks are 32;
Effective memory frequency 7000 (1750×4) MHz;
Memory type GDDR5, 256-bit memory bus;
Memory capacity 2 or 4 GB;
Memory bandwidth 224,3 GB/s;
Computational performance (FP32) 3,2 teraflops;
Theoretical maximum fill rate is 33,5 gigapixels per second;
Theoretical texture fetch rate 133,9 gigatexels per second;
Two Dual Link DVI-I connectors, one mini HDMI, one DisplayPort 1.2;
PCI Express 3.0 bus;
Dual SLI connector;
Power consumption up to 230 W;
One 8-pin and one 6-pin power connector;

The GeForce GTX 770 is a pumped-up version of the GeForce GTX 680, which received slightly increased frequency characteristics, a more efficient cooling system from the GeForce GTX TITAN and a more powerful power subsystem.

The estimated price of the GeForce GTX 770 model is $399.

 

Technical characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 780 

Core frequency 863 (900) MHz;
Number of universal processors 2304;
The number of texture blocks is 192, blending blocks are 48;
Effective memory frequency 6000 (1500×4) MHz;
Memory type GDDR5, 384-bit memory bus;
Memory capacity 3 GB;
Memory bandwidth 288,4 GB/s;
Computational performance (FP32) 4,0 teraflops;
Theoretical maximum fill rate is 41,4 gigapixels per second;
Theoretical texture fetch rate 165,7 gigatexels per second;
Two Dual Link DVI-I connectors, one mini HDMI, one DisplayPort 1.2;
PCI Express 3.0 bus;
Power consumption up to 250 W;
One 8-pin and one 6-pin power connector

GeForce GTX 780 is the younger brother of the single-chip flagship GeForce GTX TITAN and has similar design features, such as the cooling system and power subsystem.

The difference from the GeForce GTX TITAN is that the video card has a slightly reduced number of functional units and half the amount of video memory.

 Approximate price of the model GeForce GTX 780 — 649 US dollars.

Overclocking GeForce GTX 770 and GTX 780

Now let’s talk a little about overclocking, let’s start with GeForce GTX 770 – without any problems we were able to increase the frequency of the graphics chip by 150 MHz and by 500 MHz for the memory. Dynamically, the frequency of the graphics chip could rise to 1300 MHz. During overclocking, the video card turned out to be very quiet, thanks to the excellent cooling system, and showed performance simply unattainable for the GeForce GTX 680.

 

Overclocking GeForce GTX 780 I was also very pleased. We were also able to increase the frequency of the graphics chip by 150 MHz and by 1000 MHz for the memory. In some cases, the video card could raise the frequency to 1150 MHz, while the chip temperature did not exceed 85 degrees, which is 5 degrees lower than Titan and with less turbine noise. Another surprise was that the overclocked performance of the GeForce GTX 780 was in some cases on par with the GeForce GTX TITAN!

 

Well, then we will move directly to tests of the GeForce GTX 770/GeForce GTX 780 in comparison with other single-chip solutions. 

The test is GEFORCE GTX 770/780

All video cards were tested at maximum graphics quality using MSI Afterburner. The purpose of the test is to determine how video cards from different manufacturers behave under the same conditions. The minimum and average frame size is taken as the performance indicator. 

Our video cards were tested at separate screen sizes of 1920×1080 and 2560×1600 at the maximum graphics quality settings allowed by the games, and, of course, by the resources of the video cards. In this case, we took games that, at different quality settings, have the greatest impact on the performance drop of video cards. These include the most resource-intensive games of our time – Metro 2033 Total War: Shogun 2 and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, as well as the latest innovations in the gaming industry. 

Radeon HD 7970GE tested at stock frequencies and overclocked Radeon HD 7970GE OC – core 1160 MHz and memory 7160 MHz

GeForce GTX 680 tested at stock frequencies and overclocked GeForce GTX 680 OC – core ~1150 MHz and memory 7000 MHz

GeForce GTX 770 tested at stock frequencies and overclocked GeForce GTX 770OC – core 1200~1300 MHz and memory 7500 MHz

GeForce GTX 780 tested at stock frequencies and overclocked GeForce GTX 780OC – core ~1150 MHz and memory 7000 MHz

GEFORCE GTX TITAN tested at stock frequencies and overclocked GEFORCE GTX TITAN OC – core 1080~1180 MHz and memory 6700 MHz

The test was carried out on one of the most powerful gaming configurations to date based on the Intel Core i7-3970X with overclocking to 4.9 GHz, 16 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM with a frequency of 2133 MHz and an SSD OCZ Vertex 3 hard drive.

Metro 2033

 

Metro 2033 came out about two years ago and to this day is one of the most technologically advanced games, and, of course, one of the most demanding. This is the only game from 2010 that we took to test modern top-end video cards.

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080

 

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560×1600

 

You can only play Metro 2033 at 1920×1080 starting with a GEFORCE GTX 780. For higher resolutions, no single-chip solution will offer a comfortable FPS.

Total War: Shogun 2

 

Total War: Shogun 2 is an excellent continuation of its Total War series that will appeal to many of its fans. Graphically, the game has become a leader in the abundance of graphical bells and whistles and special effects, representing a mixture of scale and beauty unprecedented in the world of strategy. The test was carried out with the maximum possible graphics settings in the game. Only the vertical sync function remained disabled. And just like in the 2011 video card test at a resolution of 2560×1600, video cards with a video memory capacity of at least two gigabytes were able to show themselves worthy.

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080

 

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560×1600

 

NVIDIA has better optimized its solutions for  Total War: Shogun 2. All GEFORCE GTX video cards showed excellent performance.

The Witcher 2: The Assassins of Kings

 

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has become one of the most beautiful, technologically advanced and spectacular games of last year. At the moment, the game is one of the most resource-intensive games of the present time. The game settings for the test were turned up to the maximum.

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080

 

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560×1600

 

В The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for standard resolutions GEFORCE GTX 680/770 is quite enough, with resolution 2560×1600 there are no optimal single-chip solutions.

Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 was the main project of last fall. The beauty of this game lies in the fact that the developers not only provided players with a fascinating plot and gameplay, but were also able to present the most beautiful and technological picture in the PC version.

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080 

 

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560×1600

 

At this stage, all video cards showed adequate results in the game. At ultra-high resolution screens, the best option would be graphics cards of the GTX 780 level and higher. 

Crysis 3

Crysis 3 was quite surprising and made us rehabilitate Crytek in our eyes as a leading developer of computer game graphics. We have made tremendous progress regarding the second part, and what appears before us is not a console porting product, but a very modern and technologically advanced project.

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080 

 

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560×1600

 

Crysis 3 has a line of new video cards GEFORCE GTX looks good, but still the GTX 770 is inferior to the HD 7970GE.

tomb raider

Tomb Raider is a multi-platform project, and the development of the PC version was carried out in parallel with the console versions. In fact, all versions of the game on different platforms are identical to each other and the only difference between the PC version is the more powerful graphics component, which is simply crammed with modern technologies.

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080

 

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560×1600

 

В Tomb Raider newcomers feel quite confident The GTX 770 performed almost on par with the HD 7970GE.

Metro 2033

 

Metro Last Light is currently one of the most technological products of our time, even though the game was released not only for personal computers, but also for the current generation of game consoles. The sequel was just as impressive graphically as Metro 2033 was in its time.

Testing at maximum quality settings 1920×1080

Testing at maximum quality settings 2560×1600

In Metro LL GTX 770 and HD 7970GE are almost equal, and The GTX 780 once again showed performance very close to the overclocked version when overclocked GTX TITAN…

3DMark 11

 

3DMark 11 is the most optimal solution for testing modern top-end video cards, since its performance is not limited by the central processor. The result was the result of the GPU speed in the mode Extreme.

Testing at quality settings 1920×1080 Extreme

 

3DMark  

3DMark is the most optimal solution for testing modern top-end video cards, since its performance is not limited by the central processor. The result was the result of GPU speed in Fire Strike mode Extreme.

Testing at quality settings 2560×1440 Fire Strike Extreme

 

In both versions of 3DMark, the new products also performed quite predictably, showing good performance, especially when overclocked.

GEFORCE GTX 680 – at the moment, a reasonable approach to purchasing this solution is in question. With a market price higher than that of the GEFORCE GTX 770, few enthusiasts will consider purchasing this video accelerator.

GEFORCE GTX TITAN –it’s still the fastest single-chip solution on the market today, with a huge amount of video memory and, of course, an exorbitant price. But for modern games, the optimality of purchasing these video cards after the release of GEFORCE GTX 780 remains in question…

GEFORCE GTX 770 – This is an excellent solution in its category to replace the GEFORCE GTX 680, which has good performance, cooling, overclocking and can compete on equal terms with the Radeon HD 7970 GE.

GEFORCE GTX 780 – paradoxically, this is a competitor to GEFORCE GTX TITAN, which also costs $350 less than the older solution and, when overclocked, its performance is comparable to the overclocked version of TITAN. Three gigabytes of video memory is enough for all modern games and for any quality settings. This is definitely one of those top solutions that is really worth the money.

Radeon HD 7970 GE – this video card is still in great demand among PC gamers. At the moment, its performance is comparable to the GEFORCE GTX 770. Of course, the video card is much noisier and hotter than its newly made competitor, but it has a small bonus – three gigabytes of memory on board.

It is worth noting that for all modern games for FullHD, at maximum quality settings, a GEFORCE GTX 770/Radeon HD 7970 GE will be quite sufficient and there is no point in overpaying a large amount for a video card.

GEFORCE GTX 780/TITAN is sufficient for almost all games at a resolution of 2560×1600, but they are not optimal for these resolutions. Such high resolutions will require configurations of several graphics chips, the tests of which we will introduce you to in our next review…