Test Settings And Benchmarks
We tested Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 660 Ti samples in both two- and three-way SLI, and its GeForce GTX 680 4 GB samples in single-card and two-way SLI configurations.
A reference-clocked GeForce GTX 680 2 GB helps us define the advantages of Gigabyte's overclocked boards with twice as much memory. Don't worry, the differences between clock rate and memory capacity will become perfectly clear as we work our way through the benchmarks.
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| Test System Configuration | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E): 3.30 GHz, 15 MB shared L3 cache, LGA 2011 Overclocked to 4.40 GHz at 1.35 V |
| Motherboard | Biostar TPower X79, BIOS 917 (09/17/2012) |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 w/Zalman ZM-STG1 Paste |
| RAM | G.Skill F3-17600CL9Q-16GBXLD (16 GB) DDR3-2200 at DDR3-2133 CAS 9-11-9-36 1.65 V |
| GeForce GTX 680 4 GB Graphics | 2 x Gigabyte GV-N680OC-4GD: 1071-1137 MHz GPU, 4 GB GDDR5-6008 |
| GeForce GTX 680 2 GB Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 680: 1006-1059 MHz GPU, 2 GB GDDR5-6008 |
| GeForce GTX 660 Ti Graphics | 3 x Gigabyte GV-N66TWF2-2GD: 941-1019 MHz GPU, 2 GB GDDR5-6008 Reflashed to GV-N66TOC-2GD: 1032-1111 MHz GPU, 2 GB GDDR5-6008 |
| Hard Drive | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe DX 240 GB, SATA 6Gb/s SSD |
| Sound | Integrated HD Audio |
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking |
| Power | Antec High Current Pro 1200: ATX12V v2.3, EPS12V, 80 PLUS Gold |
| System Software | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows 8 Professional RTM x64 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce 310.90 |
| Chipset | Intel INF 9.3.0.1020 |
| 3D Games | |
| Aliens vs Predator | Using AvP Tool v 1.03, SSAO/Tesselation/Shadows On Test Set 1: High Textures, No AA, 4x AF Test Set 2: Very High Textures, 4x AA, 16x AF |
| Battlefield 3 | Campaign Mode, "Going Hunting" 90-Second Fraps Test Set 1: Medium Quality Defaults (No AA, 4x AF) Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Defaults (4x AA, 16x AF) |
| F1 2012 | Steam version, in-game benchmark Test Set 1: High Quality Preset, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 8x AA |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Update 1.7, Celedon Aethirborn Level 6, 25-Second Fraps Test Set 1: DX11, High Details No AA, 8x AF, FXAA enabled Test Set 2: DX11, Ultra Details, 8x AA, 16x AF, FXAA enabled |
| Metro 2033 | Full Game, Built-In Benchmark, "Frontline" Scene Test Set 1: DX11, High, AAA, 4x AF, No PhysX, No DoF Test Set 2: DX11, Very High, 4x AA, 16x AF, No PhysX, DoF On |
| Synthetic | |
| 3DMark 11 | Version 1.0.3.0 Professional Edition, SystemInfo 4.14.0.0 |
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