Overall and Final Verdict

So after going over all of the details about the GTX 780 Ti and then putting it through our test suite, what do I think of the card? First things first, this is the fastest single card I have ever tested. It really is a monster of a card. As with the GTX 780 and the GTX 770 I was also impressed with the overall build quality and the logo on the top that glows. Nvidia really didn’t change much on the exterior of the card over the Titan, GTX 780, and GTX 770 other than the black touches in the molded in name badge and the black anodized heatsinks, but the small touches do add to the look. 

When it came time to overclock the GTX 780 Ti I was extremely impressed with what I was able to do on the GPU clocks as well as with its memory. In the end I was able to push the memory up to 8100Mhz, a very impressive number in itself. I was a little disappointed though when I struggled to get both overclocks to work together.

The biggest debate I had with the GTX 780 Ti though was with its price. When you considering AMD’s R9 290X is considerably lower it might be a hard sell. But if you keep in mind that you are getting a substantial improvement over the GTX 780 that was up until recently priced at $649 it’s easy to see how they justified the price. Not only that but in gaming performance the Ti will best the Titan as well and it has been a fairly popular card at a whopping $999. In the end I would say that at just under $700 the GTX 780 Ti is priced out of a lot of folk’s budgets, but if that isn’t a concern you are still getting top level performance for your money. Nvidia is helping the situation a lot with their “The Way It’s Meant to Be Played Holiday Bundle with SHIELD” that gives you three new AA titles and $100 off the Shield as well.

Lastly, I mentioned it before, but it’s worth pointing out again that Nvidia has made huge improvements on the software side of things as well. Not only do they have great integration with their Shield handheld console, but things like Shadowplay where they take advantage of the H. 264 video encoder build into ever Kepler GPU to seamlessly record your last 10-20 minutes of gameplay footage like a DVR. Their GeForce Experience is quickly becoming an experience that most gamers aren’t going to want to miss out on. 

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #33261 07 Nov 2013 14:01
Today we break things up a little with the launch of Nvidia's response to the R9 290X.

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