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Retail GTX 680 vs. 7970 Benchmarks (i3 CPU)

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Alright, as some of you have seen.... a fellow OCN member has gotten their hands on a retail Gigabyte GTX 680. Here's the thread for more information on his benchmark runs.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1231113/gigabyte-gtx-680-2gb-already-arrive-at-my-shop/0_50

So, I decided (so did tsm106) that we should see some comparison results with an identical system.

Below, you will find the system specs, and the benchmarks ran. Yes, its an i3 system, but that's all that ironman86 had on hand to run the GTX680. So I figure we'll bench clock for clock, stock for stock, so on and so forth.

GTX 680 stock vs overclocked....
Keep in mind, that just a few days ago, we saw this thread:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1230686/vrzone-gtx-680-sli-preview/0_50

It shows GTX 680's in SLI clocked at 1150MHz. ironman86 has a retail card, and its clocked at 706Mhz at stock (the SLI benchmarks confirm this as well in the GPUz screenshots). So this should give you SOME sort of overclocking idea on how these cards overclock.
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It appears that GPUz version 6.0 shows the GTX 680 to have stock clocks of 1006MHz instead of 706MHz. So my clock for clock results may or may not be valid. Stock vs stock should show a pretty close to clock for clock difference though as they're only 75MHz apart.
 
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#2 ·
Test System Specifications:

GTX 680 System (courtesy of ironman86):
Core i3 2100 @ 3.1GHz
4GB DDR3 (unknown, probably 1600 at 9-9-9 is my guess)
1600x900 Monitor
GTX 680 at stock clocks of 706MHz
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hey guys, here the driver version for kepler:
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the driver come with cards,next i will bech crysis and unigine heaven.
the spec now im using:
i3 intel 2100 stock
asus p8h61
kingston 4gb value ram

stay tune
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Originally Posted by ironman86 View Post

here's the card info:
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HD7970 System (courtesy of pioneerisloud):
Core i3 2120 downclocked to 3.1GHz
4GB DDR3 single channel at 1600, 9-9-9-24
Dell 3007WFP (tests ran at 1600x900 for comparison)
HD7970 at 925 / 1375 (stock) and also at 706 / 1500 (clock for clock)
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HD7970 System (courtesy of tsm106):
Core i3 2100 @ 3.1GHz
8GB DDR3, unknown speed / timings, dual channel
??? Monitor
HD7970 at 925 / 1375 (stock)
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It appears that GPUz version 6.0 shows the GTX 680 to have stock clocks of 1006MHz instead of 706MHz. So my clock for clock results may or may not be valid. Stock vs stock should show a pretty close to clock for clock difference though as they're only 75MHz apart.
 
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Heaven 3.0 Benchmarks

GTX 680 System (ironman86):
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Originally Posted by ironman86 View Post

hello guys, here my 1st heaven bench, latest version 3.0:
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sorry for not in 1080p resolution,i only got 20" inch monitor to test
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note:guys, im not tease u,i need to do my job as technician there,can give me some time to bench,ok?
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HD7970 System (pioneerisloud):
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HD7970 System (tsm106):
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It appears that GPUz version 6.0 shows the GTX 680 to have stock clocks of 1006MHz instead of 706MHz. So my clock for clock results may or may not be valid. Stock vs stock should show a pretty close to clock for clock difference though as they're only 75MHz apart.
 
#4 ·
Crysis Benchmark

These tests might not be EXACT, as I don't know exactly where ironman86 did his screenshots at. But I'll go ahead and do a 3 run Crysis benchmark at the same settings. Should be a pretty close comparison.

GTX 680 System (ironman86):
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Originally Posted by ironman86 View Post

ok,for crysis,i cant get info from bench in crysis folder or benchmark tool,but i still can capture the screenshot from fraps fo average FPS:

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i see it near 50 FPS in my third run,cannot deep below 30 FPS.
as a result it much faster than my sig rig, consist 2 GTX 470 in SLI
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HD7970 System (pioneerisloud):
Note what ironman86 says about the performance in Crysis:
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i see it near 50 FPS in my third run,cannot deep below 30 FPS.
All three of my Crysis runs were darn near identical except the underclock of the7970 (clock for clock results). This shows that the i3 at 3.1GHz is a VERY clear bottleneck. My i5 with the same card (at 1150MHz) at 2560x1600 actually does a LOT better, I get 45FPS average at 2560x1600, same settings otherwise. See for yourself:
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Note:
It appears that GPUz version 6.0 shows the GTX 680 to have stock clocks of 1006MHz instead of 706MHz. So my clock for clock results may or may not be valid. Stock vs stock should show a pretty close to clock for clock difference though as they're only 75MHz apart.
 
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Reserved
 
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#7 ·
great can't wait.
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Originally Posted by Hambone07si View Post

so where's the heaven bench results?
wait for it. its coming.
 
#12 ·
Can I get the posts formatted first guys?
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Give me a few minutes....
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#15 ·
sub-freakin-scribed.
 
#19 ·
The excitement is overwhelming.
 
#20 ·
Just give him a second guys, he's obviously going to be giving us 5 entire posts worth of benches and analysis and results here shortly, I mean why else would half of the posts in here be reserved?
 
#22 ·
Updated with the SLI benchmarks overclocked from a few days ago in the OP. Also got the posts formatted.

tsm, if you've got pics for me, I'll update with your results right now.
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#25 ·
Why is your i3 running single channel pio? or is that a typo? Is the 680 system running single channel?
 
#26 ·
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Originally Posted by juano View Post

Why is your i3 running single channel pio? or is that a typo? Is the 680 system running single channel?
No idea, ironman never said if he was single channel or dual channel. However he did say 4GB. And I don't have 2x2GB around here to test with. So I went with the next best thing, 1x4GB.

Also, my benches are on Win7 x64. ironman's was on 32bit. We'll see if there's a difference there or not.

Updated with tsm106's screenshots that I have thus far.
 
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