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KingRiggs · Oct 20, 2014

Hey guys, I'm looking to upgrade my GPU before the next round of new releases hits in November. I've had my eye on the GTX 660 FTW for a while and the price just dropped. However, I am also considering saving money and buying a GTX 760 FTW with an extra 1gb of V-RAM.

Is the 760 worth the extra money, or would I do well with the 660?

660: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130836
760: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130944

Ace251091 · Oct 20, 2014

KingRiggs :

760 is better of course. Avoid getting one from EVGA, Try MSI or Asus they make higher quality components and cooling and are more quiet. Try and find a deal for 760 from an online retailer.

TStahler · Oct 20, 2014

The 760 is more efficient on power, less noisy, and puts out less heat than the 600 series of cards. And in todays games, More vRAM is definitely helpful now that some demanding games are pulling more than 2GB of vRAM easily, especially at higher resolutions with extra details. The 760 is also a faster card than the 660.

If it were my money, I would suggest the 760 over the 660.

Ironsounds · Oct 20, 2014

Hello... The 760 hosts a 256 bit memory interface vs the 660 and thus the Performance boast can be seen here http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+760
I love my EVGA 760 so far...

Ace251091 · Oct 20, 2014

Check video game benchmarks not synthetic ones from Passmark. Numbers on paper don't mean as much. Check out real world performance figures.

Here I am providing real-world game benchmarks from two recenty released games that are quite demanding:

Ryse Son of Rome:
http://gamegpu.ru/images/remote/http--www.gamegpu.ru-images-stories-Test_GPU-Action-Ryse_Son_of_Rome-test-Ryse_1920.jpg

Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor
http://gamegpu.ru/images/remote/http--www.gamegpu.ru-images-stories-Test_GPU-RPG-Middle-earth_Shadow_of_Mordor-test-ShadowOfMordor_1920.jpg

Ironsounds · Oct 20, 2014

Hello... the GPU between the 760 and 660 are BOTH of the GPU GK104 family, and there is no Physical/Electrical Design difference between the two.

I_LIKE_TURTLES · Oct 29, 2014

if you dont have really any set reason to go nvidia try to get a r9 280x they are on par with the 770 and are only around $250-$270 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121803&cm_re=r9_280x-_-14-121-803-_-Product

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