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post #31 of 84
3/23/12 at 7:57pm
Great Test! I know which card I am getting for 1920x1080 120hz.... EVGA Classified anyone?
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3/23/12 at 8:03pm
It seems at 1080P, the GTX 680 is the superior solution, both normal and overclocked. It's hard to argue with that when you're only using one screen

However, as soon as you add 2 more screens, the HD 7970 makes a major case for itself, a case that no amount of overclocking can fix. I have a feeling that in the future, the GTX 680 will be held back by the 256-bit bus and 2GB of vram.

I know the GTX 680 seems amazing right now, but in the future, that lack of extra ram and smaller bus may be the GTX 680's undoing. Future titles that use more resources could be an issue. Hopefully that's not the case.


You know what... they're both great cards still. Those of you that are religiously supporting the GTX 680 need to read this article, especially the part when the HD 7970 is faster in situations that use more VRAM. If you're going multi-card, much like the HD 6970, the extra vram will be a benefit for uber high resolution and detail situations.
Edited by Mad Pistol - 3/23/12 at 8:05pm
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3/23/12 at 8:19pm
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I personally still want to get an amd card just for the triple monitor support. (for work reasons, jesus i don't think i can play games with 3 monitors lol)
GTX 680 has support for 4 screens. Unless you need over 2GB I'd also consider buying Nvidia card.
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3/23/12 at 8:21pm
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People that would be worried are those people that keep the card for at least 2+ years. I know 90% of GTX680 will upgrade within that time so 2GB will be fine. Also those that need the Extra vRAM will wait for 4GB version. Nvidia got them covered.
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3/23/12 at 8:23pm
I wonder if there are any benefits with water cooling and this cards. The stock cooler is amazing.
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3/23/12 at 8:32pm
I hit X3470 on 1200 and a 2600k and they only got 3200 with a 3960 and a 7970 @ 1265?
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3/23/12 at 8:46pm
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I hit X3470 on 1200 and a 2600k and they only got 3200 with a 3960 and a 7970 @ 1265?

Your 2600K is @ 4.7. Their 3960X is at stock. Makes sense.
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3/23/12 at 8:48pm
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It seems at 1080P, the GTX 680 is the superior solution, both normal and overclocked. It's hard to argue with that when you're only using one screen
However, as soon as you add 2 more screens, the HD 7970 makes a major case for itself, a case that no amount of overclocking can fix. I have a feeling that in the future, the GTX 680 will be held back by the 256-bit bus and 2GB of vram.
I know the GTX 680 seems amazing right now, but in the future, that lack of extra ram and smaller bus may be the GTX 680's undoing. Future titles that use more resources could be an issue. Hopefully that's not the case.
You know what... they're both great cards still. Those of you that are religiously supporting the GTX 680 need to read this article, especially the part when the HD 7970 is faster in situations that use more VRAM. If you're going multi-card, much like the HD 6970, the extra vram will be a benefit for uber high resolution and detail situations.

You never give up do you?

If you're so concerned about lack of Vram, wait for this:
386

Oh wait, you're not even remotely interested in the GTX 680 are you? But rather, only looking for anything you can complain about it. Let me guess, when this 4GB card releases, you're gonna go around telling people that 3GB is plenty, and 4GB is un-necessary!

Give it up dude.
Edited by 2010rig - 3/23/12 at 9:01pm
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3/23/12 at 8:49pm
Why do they bench NVIDIA with Physx on high and AMD with it off in Batman? It would be much more informative if the did NVIDIA both with and without Physx.
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3/23/12 at 8:52pm
My modded Skyrim uses 2GB of vram at 1920x1200.
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