Palit Intros the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Series

By Kevin Parrish
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Palit has introduced two new GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost cards, one of which is overclocked.

Palit Microsystems is one of several OEMs that has launched a new graphics card series based on Nvidia's Kepler-powered GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.

On Tuesday, Palit said its new series features the GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB and the GTX 650 Ti Boost OC 2 GB. Both hit the "sweet spot" for PC gamers, providing the ultimate combination of performance, power efficiency and affordability.

According to the company, the OC version is overclocked out-of-the-box at 1006 MHz (base) and 1072 MHz (Boost), 39 MHz more than the standard Boost card's speed. That said, the baseline model has a default clock setting of 980 MHz and a Boost speed of 1033 MHz.

On the VRAM front, the OC card's 2 GB of GDDR5 dedicated memory is also overclocked at 6108 MHz, 100 MHz higher than the default setting of 6008 MHz on the normal card. The VRAM connects to the GPU via a 192-bit interface.

For the OC card, this overclocked combination cranks out 30-percent increased performance in DirectX 11 benchmarks, and 40-percent better performance in PC gaming than the baseline GTX 650 Ti Boost model. It's equipped with Dual Turbofan Blades which provide optimized airflow to efficiently cool down the heat generated from GPU. The Blades also provide a noiseless environment when under Boost gaming mode.

Meanwhile, the base Palit GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB card has a single-fan (Cyclops) cooler. Other hardware specs include 768 Nvidia CUDA cores, a memory bandwidth of 144.2 GB/s, a 6-pin power connector, and a TDP or 140W. The OC version is the same save for the memory bandwidth which is 146.6 GB/s.

"[The] Palit GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost series gives you 66-percent more memory bandwidth, Nvidia SLI, and Nvidia GPU Boost technology that dynamically maximizes clock speeds, delivering class-leading performance to the GTX 650 family," the company said. "Plus, this newly designed GPU offers an impressive 30-percent performance improvement, so you can play all your favorite games at full-HD resolutions and high quality settings."

Nvidia's Boost technology, introduced on Tuesday via the new GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost GPU (opens in new tab), dynamically maximizes clock speeds based on workload of the game. This helps push performance to new levels and bring out the best in every game. The new tech also provides up to 40-percent more performance over the original GeForce GTX 650 Ti GPU introduced last year.

"With a wider 192-bit memory interface and up to 60 percent more memory bandwidth than the original, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost GPU lets gamers play their favorite games at 1080p at high-quality settings with smooth frame delivery and comfortable frame rates for even the most graphically demanding games on the market today, including Crysis 3," Nvidia said on Tuesday.

Palit didn't relay an actual price tag or release date for its two new cards, so stay tuned. However, typically, the base Boost 2 GB and 1 GB models across the board cost an estimated $169 and $149 respectively, so you get a lot of PC gaming punch for the price. This should help establish local cloud-based gameplay once Project Shield hits the streets.

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8 Comments Comment from the forums
  • B randon
    So, 2 of the boost OC models in SLI? is that going to be the new "best bang for your buck?"
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  • spentshells
    Nice looking cards
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  • RazberyBandit
    For the OC card, this overclocked combination cranks out 30-percent increased performance in DirectX 11 benchmarks, and 40-percent better performance in PC gaming than the baseline GTX 650 Ti Boost model.
    So a ~1% overclock yields a 30-40% increase in performance? I find that rather hard to believe, but if it's true, that's some pretty sick improvement for such a mild overclock.
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  • dns7950
    RazberyBanditSo a ~1% overclock yields a 30-40% increase in performance? I find that rather hard to believe, but if it's true, that's some pretty sick improvement for such a mild overclock.
    If you read further down...

    ArticleWith a wider 192-bit memory interface and up to 60 percent more memory bandwidth than the original, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost GPU lets gamers play their favorite games at 1080p at high-quality settings with smooth frame delivery and comfortable frame rates for even the most graphically demanding games on the market today, including Crysis 3," Nvidia said on Tuesday.
    So it has memory clocked at 6 GHz instead of 5.4 GHz on the regular 650 Ti, and on a 192-bit memory interface instead of 128-bit. Which means it has a memory bandwdth of 144.2 GB/s compared to 86.4 GB/s on the regular 650 Ti. It also has 24 ROPs instead of 16, and had a boost clock about 100 MHz higher than the base clock of the regular 650 Ti. It has a pixel fill rate of 23.5 Gpixels/s compared to only 14.8 Gpixels/s... So i would believe the 30-40% increase in performance, it's alot more than just a "~1% overclock"
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  • RazberyBandit
    All 650ti Boost cards are specified to have a 192-bit memory interface. It's the standard 650ti that has a 128-bit interface.
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  • dns7950
    RazberyBanditAll 650ti Boost cards are specified to have a 192-bit memory interface. It's the standard 650ti that has a 128-bit interface.
    Nevermind, you're right! My mind read it as "baseline 650 Ti" and blocked out the "boost", because that obviously couldn't be right! There is absolutely no way that Palit's card is 30%-40% faster than a reference 650 Ti Boost, i've heard of manufacturers claiming unrealistic performance increases but that would be just ridiculous.. Yeah, thats about a ~1% overclock alright.. Must be a mistake, I guess it should be saying it's 30%-40% faster than a standard 650 Ti.
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  • RazberyBandit
    Yeah. I'd expect 30-percent improvement over a standard 650ti from any 650Ti Boost card. But, as I said, if a 1-percent OC to a 650ti Boost yields 30- to 40-percent over base model Boost cards, that's just insane bonus performance. No person in their right mind who wants to game on a budget would bother buying a base model card. That, or they'd be crazy not to OC one.

    From a manufacturer's standpoint, it would little sense to produce two versions of the card if their performance varied that much. Seriously, 30- to 40-percent increases in performance is what you see when you step-up in series, like going from a GTX660 to a 660Ti.

    To be fair, I can't recall seeing a PC component jump in performance like that due to an overclock since the days of the Slot-1 Celerons and Pentiums, where if you were able to change the FSB from 66Hz to 100Hz on an Intel 440BX motherboard, you could turn a 333Mhz CPU into a 500Mhz one. Good times back then...
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  • hetneo
    dns7950Nevermind, you're right! My mind read it as "baseline 650 Ti" and blocked out the "boost", because that obviously couldn't be right! There is absolutely no way that Palit's card is 30%-40% faster than a reference 650 Ti Boost, i've heard of manufacturers claiming unrealistic performance increases but that would be just ridiculous.. Yeah, thats about a ~1% overclock alright.. Must be a mistake, I guess it should be saying it's 30%-40% faster than a standard 650 Ti.It's roughly some 3.8% improvement of GPU clock and 1.6% for memory, my guess is that mr Parrish added those 0s and that improvements are 3% in DX11 synthetic tests and 4% in games.
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