Do Two GeForce GTX 680s Beat Three GeForce GTX 660 Tis In SLI?
Results: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Apart from a minor misstep at 1920x1080, Skyrim’s High Detail preset scales directly with GPU potential. That places the cheaper three-way GeForce GTX 660 Ti configuration higher than two GeForce GTX 680s in two-way SLI.
All of these solutions, right down to the single GeForce GTX 680 2 GB at its stock clock rates, play smoothly through our 5760x1080 test, though much of the credit for that goes to the system's 4.4 GHz overclocked Sandy Bridge-E-based CPU.
Another run, this time using its Ultra detail preset, shows what appears to be a performance ceiling around 133 FPS. We know from past experience that this title is somewhat CPU-constrained, and that is the likely explanation for similar performance between three GeForce GTX 660 Tis and two GeForce GTX 680s.
A second-by-second chart again shows that all of the tested graphics configurations appear adequate for these ultra-high detail levels and resolutions as high as 5760x1080. Purists will note that the single cards barely dip below the floor of 40 FPS that we like to talk about, however.
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renz496 off topic:Reply
when titan's review comes out?
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frankly i'm no multi gpu nor multi monitor user. but for the green camp if you want multi monitor gtx 660 ti 3Gb is a good choice if you want the cheap option. if you want more horse power while still on the cheap side then 7950 is the answer. (the latest game bundle from amd might also lean some people to buy amd cards)
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A sneak peak to the GTX Titain 6GBs. From the website "WCCF Tech"Reply
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-pictured-gk110-finally-arrives-consumers-blasting-6-gb-memory/ -
rantoc From my own experience I would rather go with 2x 680 as dual sli scales very well on about _all_ titles while tri/quad sli can be more of a gambling in performance - For titles where all the cards scale well its sure nice as hell - Where it does not you can even loose performance by adding a third/fourth card (even thoo that scenario gets less and less frequent).Reply -
hero1 Nice review, makes me consider taking 3x7950 instead of 2x7970. Would equal in price due to sales that are going on. But, maybe grab a Titan? I hope to see another review in 8 hrs featuring Nvidia GeForce Titan.Reply -
mayankleoboy1 Not the point of this article, but i noticed that a single gtx680 is a complete beast at 1080P.Reply
Also, it would have been interesting to see the CPU usage during the tests.
Edit : A repeat of this article with the HD7000 cards should be performed, specially after the 13.2 driver are released. -
hero1 mayankleoboy1Not the point of this article, but i noticed that a single gtx680 is a complete beast at 1080P.Also, it would have been interesting to see the CPU usage during the tests.Edit : A repeat of this article with the HD7000 cards should be performed, specially after the 13.2 driver are released.Reply
Yes same review for HD 7000 series should be given. Can't wait for that.
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merikafyeah I'd still go for a GTX 690 Hydro Copper. Overclock it and pwn while only taking two slots. SLI configs which take up all your slots seem highly inefficient and unappealing.Reply -
rmpumper Why do you say "higher/lower is better" in some graphs? Which is it - higher or lower?Reply