- 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5
- Core Clock 1006 MHz
- Boost Clock 1058 MHz
- 2 x DVI 1 x HDMI 1 x DisplayPort
- 1536 Cores CUDA Cores
- PCI Express 3.0 x16
Great Card
04/03/2013
This review is from: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card 02G-P4-2680-KR
Pros:
This card runs very quiet and cool when I compare it to my old duel slot ati 5870. The fan never spins up louder than any one of my case fans. It runs nearly every game out at the moment at 1080p with the graphics on high so it should be fine for just about anyone who is looking for a single card to game on. An example of a game that might give it trouble is Crysis 3 with HD textures and DX11 effects set to max with anti-alising. Also witcher 2 with everything turned up and ubersampling/supersampling turned on will hit your FPS hard. These are extreme examples and most people probably won't mind turning down one or two settings to get that solid 60 fps but it is something to note if you want to play EVERYTHING, if that's the case, go for either 2 x 680's in sli - a 690 if you want the duel gpu model or save up for a titan. Something else I really like, I've been a AMD user for many years and this is my first Nvidia card in a long time, I really like how clean and simple the Nvidia drivers are. The layout and details about each setting is nice.
Cons:
The price is a bit on the high side for something that does slow down in a few high spec games at max settings, but it still hits a solid 60 fps in nearly everything else.
Overall Review:
This card is recognized by my video editing software (sony home studio platinum - the lil brother of sony vegas) and it can be used to speed up rendering of videos I think so that is a big plus because my last card didn't do that.
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- Stephen O.
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Owned For:
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