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The EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti adds a new dimension to the NVIDIA Kepler-powered family of graphics cards by delivering the ideal fusion of power, performance, and affordability. You can enjoy faster, smoother, richer gaming with innovative NVIDIA technologies like TXAA antialiasing, Adaptive Vertical Sync, and PhysX.
Kepler GPU ArchitectureNVIDIA's Kepler GPU architecture has been designed from the ground up not just for maximum performance in the latest DirectX 11 games, but optimal performance per watt. The new SMX streaming multiprocessor is twice as efficient as the prior generation and the new geometry engine draws triangles twice as fast. The result is world class performance and the highest image quality in an elegant and power efficient graphics card.
NVIDIA GPU BoostUp until now, GPUs have operated at a fixed clock speed when playing 3D games, even if they have the potential to run faster. GPU Boost intelligently monitors graphics work load and increases the clock speed whenever possible. The result is that the GPU always performs at its peak and you get the highest framerate possible.
NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical SyncNothing is more distracting than framerate stuttering and screen tearing. The first tends to occur when framerates are low, the second when framerates are high. Adaptive V-Sync is a smarter way to render frames. At high framerates, V-sync is enabled to eliminate tearing, at low frame rates, it's disabled to minimize stuttering. It gets rid of distractions so you can get on with gaming.
NVIDIA Surround with Up To Four MonitorsNothing is as breathtaking as playing your favorite games across three monitors. At 5760 x 1080, the expanded field of view fully engages human peripheral vision and provides for the most immersive experience in racing and flight simulators. Add in a fourth display to keep tabs on chat, email or web while you are gaming.
TXAA AntiAliasingAntialiasing helps to smooth out jagged lines in games. Existing techniques like MSAA are effective at removing jagged lines in still images but struggle with crawling and shimmering artifacts when the player is in motion. TXAA is a new antialiasing mode that combines MSAA, temporal filtering, and post processing for the highest edge quality and minimal shimmering during gameplay.
NVIDIA 3D Vision ReadyNVIDIA 3D Vision brings a fully immersive, stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. Get up to 2x monitor and keyboard brightness with NVIDIA 3D LightBoost technology. In addition, you can enjoy 3D movies and 3D digital photographs from 3DVisionLive.com in eye popping, crystal-clear quality.
Pros: Stays cool under load, ~65-70c. Power draw less than a GTX460 1GB. Simple yet stylish casing looks attractive in the PC case window. Nearly silent fan. It can only be heard if all other case fans are off. 3GB of GDDR5! Responds well to overclocking on the core and memory and still stays running cool. Comes with a backplate installed. Coms with Borderlands2 download code through Steam. All games play on ultra settings @ 1080P without a sweat.
Cons: 192bit memory bus has significantly less performance than the next step up to 256bit. However, this downfall can be somewhat dampened by increasing the memory clock frequency. During mild testing I have approached 6400MHz effective, which puts it around 155GB/S (144GB/S stock). Comparatively, a bus of 256bit at 6008MHz runs 192GB/S, so it still trails behind a GTX670.
Overall Review: This is my first impression review of this GPU. I will review again after a while when I've done some more testing and benchmarking. Borderlands2 (single player) @ 1920x1080 Ultra settings = 80-110FPS Battlefield3 (multiplayer) @ 1920x1080 Ultra settings = 60-100FPS Skyrim (hi-res texture mod) @ 1920x1080 Ultra settings = 60-90FPS ARMA2 (single player, benchmark mission) @ 1920x1080 Ultra settings = 50-80FPS I have not tested multi-monitor at this point. Next review by me will include triple monitor benchmarks...