GTX 680 Classified listed for more then a GTX 780

Steel_Nugget

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So I have seen sales of GTX 680 Classifieds for $600-$800, when a GTX 780 is around $500. So I know a GTX 680 Classified is faster then a GTX 770, but why would anyone buy a GTX 680 for the price of a GTX 780 Ti? Or do these items never get bought? I do know that GTX 680 SLI would beat a GTX 780 Ti, but not worth spending more money for a more power hungry, extremely expensive PC that only gives you 3 more FPS, or is it?
Not buying a GPU just thought this was odd.
Thanks for any responses I get!
 
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I've answered this question before but there are several reasons. The main one is that when supply drops they raise the price as uneducated people will likely buy it for a ridiculous price especially when they can't find a comparison price any more.
I've answered this question before but there are several reasons. The main one is that when supply drops they raise the price as uneducated people will likely buy it for a ridiculous price especially when they can't find a comparison price any more.
 
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Firstly, a GTX 680 isn't faster than a GTX 770, a GTX 680 Classified faster than a reference GTX 770 maybe. A GTX 770 is basically a GTX 680 however Voltage limits have been risen as well as clock speeds. A GTX 770 Classified will outdo a GTX 680 Classified.

A GTX 680 Sli could beat a GTX 780ti depending on how it's scaled. IF you do a GTX 680 sli vs a 780ti in 1080p than the 780ti because xfire/sli doesn't scale good at low resolutions. As the resolution increases the scaling gets better and so the 680sli begins to outdo the 780ti, all in all. SLi/Xfire is only worth the trouble/money if your going to do multi-screen setups otherwise a single card can suffice.

I realise the question is answered but I just thought I'd let you know these things to save you from doing something you'd regret
 

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Thanks, also that's what I was trying to say was Classified vs reference. Right now I have a GTx 670 FTW (FTW is sort of like Classified, right? Meaning high factory OC) which is basically the speed of a GTX 680, but I now have an extra 40mhz on core and 800mhz on the memory.

 

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Nope you have to take into consideration the amount of Cuda Cores aswell. A GTX 670 has 1152 CUDA Cores while a GTX 680 has 1536 CUDA Cores. So a reference GTX 680 would outdo you GTX 670 FTW. The 670 FTW boost clock is only 20Mhz more than that of a GTX 680 reference. Yes the GTX 670W has the speed of a GTX 680 but not the graphical power. All in all a reference GTX 680 is more powerful than a GTX 670 regardless of it being reference or non-reference
 

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What I mean is that I get more FPS in games then with a reference GTX 680. So in my opinion it is faster for what I use it for.