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September 12th, 2012

ASUS GTX 660 DirectCU II Reviewed by HardOCP

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This whole mess with delayed launch brought a lot of confusion for the reviewers. Shortly after this review was posted, it was quickly removed, but thanks to the copy made by WCCFTech we have a chance to see how ASUS GTX 660 DC2 performs against overclocked HD 7870.

Since the review has been taken down, I cannot really tell what was the conclusion and why did they chose overclocked HD 7870 instead of clocked at reference speed, so I’m not going to comment on this data. But you can probably find this interesting :)

 

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  • BestJinjo

    With price drops, HD7870 is now at $200-240. GTX660′s doesn’t look like it will end up a 7850 competitor. The direct comparison to the 7870 seems more reasonable.

  • Raghar

    Here are two simple excerpts from theirs “non existing” article.

    Intro about GTX 650:”We aren’t going to spend much time on the GTX 650, other than to tell you what it is. This GPU is based on GK107, which is already out in the market place; you know it as the mobile GPU model GT 640. This GPU supports DX11, has 384 CUDA cores, 32 Texture Units and 16 ROPs. It has a clock speed of 1058MHz, and no GPU Boost support. It will have 1GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit memory bus at 5GHz. It will have a 6-pin power connector, and the reason for this is because NVIDIA has found this GPU to be highly overclockable and the added power connector will ensure stability when overclocking. Board power is 64W. The video card will have 2X DL-DVI, Mini-HDMI and supports PCIe 3.0. This video card is aimed as a gateway video card into DX11 gaming at 1080p. You should expect low quality settings in DX11 games at 1080p.

    The GeForce GTX 650 is going to start its pricing at $109. This is not a video card that will interest most hardware enthusiast. It does however give an inexpensive option so gamers will have a lower priced with DX11 support at 1080p.”

    And theirs intro about GTX 660: “Now, the new “non-Ti” GTX 660 is based on new GK106 silicon. This new chip is still on TSMC’s 28nm manufacturing process. What has been changed is a reduction in SMX units so that there are 5 SMX units in the GPU. There are 960 CUDA Cores, 80 Texture Units, and 24 ROPs. The clock speed runs at a base clock of 980MHz with a Boost clock of 1033MHz.

    In terms of memory, the GeForce GTX 660 will have 2GB of GDDR5 on a 192-bit memory bus at 6GHz. If you recall, this is the same reference memory configuration on the GeForce GTX 660 Ti. Therefore, this provides 144GB/sec of memory bandwidth.
    Combine all of this and the total board power will be 140W and require only one 6-pin power connector. In addition, this video card will still support the same 4-display setup that the GTX 660 Ti, GTX 670, and GTX 680 support. You will find 2x DL-DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 on board as well as PCI Express 3.0.
    SLI support is different from the GTX 660 Ti, 670, and 680. The GeForce GTX 660 will only support 2-way SLI. This means you can only hook up two of these video cards to improve performance; there will be no 3-way SLI with GTX 660. The GTX 660 Ti, 670, and 680 all support 3-way SLI.
    Pricing on the GeForce GTX 660 is going to start at $229, and most of the video cards will be at stock frequencies at this pricing. However, NVIDIA has shared with us that there will be some OC models from partners that will also be found at this exact price. Expect other high-end custom models based on the GTX 660 to be more. We wouldn’t be surprised to see some custom cards at $249, or possibly even higher on some highly clocked models.”

    I didn’t clicked on power requirements, or conclusion, thus I don’t have it in cache.

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  • waluigi

    240 is still the standard price for 7870 so itll either cost about the same or a tiny bit more than 660. they will be so equal in most benchmarks that itll come down mainly to what brand you prefer if ur choosin between em

  • http://videocardz.com/ VideoCardz.com

    Thanks anyway.

  • Joe

    The cheapest 7870 on Newegg is $260, $240 after MIR Where did u find it for $200?

  • Erenhardt

    ” It will have a 6-pin power connector, and the reason for this is because NVIDIA has found this GPU to be highly overclockable and the added power connector will ensure stability when overclocking”Now im more interested in 650 than in 660!

  • skr13

    Based on this review, this card don´t value more than $200, my previous 560 Ti 900MHZ had 7850 performance, so for me even 660 Ti don´t worth upgrade…
    GTX 670 is the right card, the problem is the price :(

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  • BestJinjo

    Come on, do you know how videocards work? You’d have to overclock GTX650 200% to make it worth buying. Just spend $30-50 more and get a real videocard.

  • Raghar

    That’s 220 $ and it’s out of stock.

  • R5870

    This Quote From Toms :
    “The price points of these cards are also of interest. Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 660 Ti Windforce 2X OC Edition sells for as low as $300. Galaxy’s GeForce GTX 660 Ti GC 3 GB is at the other end of the spectrum at $340. Meanwhile, Zotac’s fast and compact GeForce GTX 660 Ti AMP! Edition is a scant $10 more than the $300 MSRP Nvidia set at launch. Each card has advantages and disadvantages that we’ve explored in depth, so pricing, availability, and brand preference will likely steer your decision more than any one glaring omission. Overall, though, we think GeForce GTX 660 Tis will become more attractive once they’ve come down in price compared to Radeon HD 7870 and 7950.
    Our last few comments concern the 660 Ti’s 192-bit memory interface. Our benchmarks show that this can really put Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 660 Ti at a disadvantage, even at 1920×1080 and without obscene texture detail settings. Whether or not you run into a performance problem depends mostly on the game you’re playing. In general, though, the card really starts to run out of steam at anti-aliasing settings at and beyond 4x MSAA. This is too bad, since the GPU goes underutilized at that point. The problem is unique to this card. None of the other Kepler-based boards experience it. We’re not saying the GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a bad card, but there are competing configurations that demonstrate better balance.”
    I wonder how GTX 660 conclusion from Toms too…
    and from this chart :
    [img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/H/T/349265/original/Framerate%201920×1080%20Percent.png[/img]

    and HD7000 still get cut price…where is GTX 660 gonna sit?

  • Erenhardt

    There are places on the Earth where 50$ can feed your family for a month!
    But yea… It was always like that in lower end. Put 20$ more and you get 50% performance… and after a while you’r looking at 200+ $ GPU, while planned 100$ purchase

  • BestJinjo

    No but in all seriousness you are better off trying to find a used HD6850/HD6870 or GTX560/560Ti. GTX650 is not good!

    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-geforce-gtx-650-benchmark,3297-6.html

  • BestJinjo

    Looks like we know the prices are now $229-249 for GTX660 reference and after-market versions. I was right, the 660 is an HD7870 competitor and all the reviews compared it to the 7870.

    With the 7870, it’s slightly faster overall and costs about $10 more. NV did the right thing and priced 660 between 7850 and 7870 which allows AIBs to sell after-market 660s for $240-250. Makes sense.

    Too close to call. Both the 7870 and 660 offer similar performance and trade blows depending on the game. Some websites show 660 using less power, others show 7870 using less power. What I can see is 660 offers good price/performance like the 7870, unlike 660Ti vs. 7950 that gets blown away by HD7950 OC.

    660 is a much better card for NV vs. 7870 than 660Ti is vs. the 7950 for enthusiasts :)

    660 looks to be a good offering with BL2 game bundle, but as R5870 linked, if you want to use MSAA, 660/660Ti cards don’t perform that well.

  • BestJinjo

    I agree with their assessment. Even though FXAA is popular, many of us don’t like that MLAA/FXAA blur textures and thus in effect solve some aliasing problems but reduce sharpness and level of detail in games. It works well for Max Payne 3 but FXAA is poorly implemented in Battlefield 3, blurring everything really.

    With HD7950 at $280, GTX660Ti is overpriced in the US:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102989

    GTX660 does OK vs. the 7870 if you don’t use MSAA but otherwise, the 660 is also slower overall by 5-7% based on most reviews I read today.

  • Erenhardt

    GTX650 is not a superb card, but it is not bad neither.
    http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-650-msi-power-edition-review/1

    It is between 7750 and 7770 in price and performance. It is very efficient card.
    It is not a game changer, but it is solid GPU.
    Ohh… and it overclocks nicely (+20% core without voltage increasing)!
    IMHO: GTX650 should be a little cheaper. It has half the power of 660 and costs half of that. Low end should have best performance/$.