TheOverclocker Issue 24 | Page 13

All results were obtained at 4800MHz on an un-optimized Windows7 64-bit. These are our results, yours may vary so only use these as a guideline for a similarly configured system. Graphics Card Clocks 3DMark Fire Strike Catzilla: Tiger 3DMark11 HWBOT Unigine Heaven Xtreme Hitman: Absolution (Ultra 4xAA) EVGA GeFroce GTX Titan SLI Default 13930 23204 20252 5325,875 80,63 Graphics: 17419 Hardware (CPU+GPU): 22554 Graphics: 26163 10196 15414 15317 3261,555 75,56 Graphics: 11528 Hardware (CPU+GPU): 14880 Graphics: 16922 8960 13483 13729 3032,096 69,81 Graphics: 9952 Hardware (GPU+CPU): 13060 Graphics: 14474 6856 10088 11115 2146,45 48,78 Graphics: 7547 Hardware (GPU+CPU): 9740 Graphics: 11253 EVGA GeForce GTX Titan OC EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN MSI NGTX680 Lightning 1175MHz/6.8GHz Default Default likely not be covered under any circumstances. So what then of the performance in the less extreme conditions? Well, the TITAN is as you’d expect wiping the floor with every other single GPU card on the market. It doesn’t match the HD7990 or the GTX690, but it is close enough that it becomes a viable alternative. You’ll sacrifice some performance, but you’ll never have to worry about multi-GPU game support and the like. Meaning you’ll never have to wait for any game or benchmark to support SLI before you can take full advantage of the latent power. It’s all available all the time, every time. Since all GTX TITAN cards are identical, we will not prejudice EVGA for it’s cooling in anyway because they, much like all other vendors had no choice in the matter. The standard cooler, does manage to prevent the GPU from cooking itself, but it doesn’t quite deliver when it comes to the overclocking. It simply can’t tolerate the higher thermal output when you are pushing at the limits. As such, we’d recommend an aftermarket cooler, as most coolers that work with the GTX680 should work with the GTX TITAN as well. Not only will this lead to quieter operation, but better 24/7 clock speeds and hence better performance. For the gamers, we do believe that the GTX 680 still offers better value especially with the latest Metro Last Light bundle (assuming you’re in a qualifying region). If you plan on multi monitor gaming or play at greater than HD resolutions, the GTX TITAN just may be what you need though. It handles every title right now fairly easily and allows you to crank up the AA settings in all your games. As the ultimate gaming graphics card, you can’t beat the GTX TITAN. In the end the GTX TITAN is exactly what we expected from the rumours we had heard all those months back. 2,688 CUDA cores, a 384- ??????????)???????????????????????)?????????%?e????????Q`??????)???????Q`???????????????)????????????Q%Q8??%????????)???????????????????????e?)????????????????%?e??????????)??????????????????????)??????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????????????Q%Q8????)?????????????????? ????)???AT???????????????????)?????????????????????Q???Q`)Q%Q8????????????]???????????e?)??????????????????????e????)?????????????????????()????????????????????????Q??)Q`?Q%Q8????????????????)????????????)l?Q??=????????t()M?????)9Y%%????????Y)???????????????????(???????????????)????????????????)Q`?????????????)????????????????)????????????????(????????AT??????????)????????????????????)??????AT?????????????)???????????????????)?????????????Q???)????????????????????)????????????????????)???Q`?Q%Q8?????????)???????????????()]????????????)e??e?????????????????????)????????????AT)?????????????????)????()Q???M???()%????????????Q???=?? ????????((0