ASUS GeForce GTX 680 Direct CU II 2 GB Review 56

ASUS GeForce GTX 680 Direct CU II 2 GB Review

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NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680 was introduced just weeks ago and has taken the enthusiast market by storm. It offers great performance at significantly reduced power consumption. NVIDIA's dynamic overclocking algorithm works well and provides a nice speed boost for the card. We are now seeing the first custom GTX 680 board designs pop up, the ASUS GTX 680 Direct CU II is the first to reach our labs.



ASUS has chosen to go triple slot with their GTX 680 Direct CU II TOP. The triple slot DirectCU concept has been introduced a while ago and has been very successful with users who have large cases and want to focus on better thermal performance and reduced noise levels.

In addition to the new cooling solution, ASUS has increased the clock speeds of the card significantly. Base clock is now at 1058 MHz, and the card will ramp up to 1280 MHz when conditions allow. Pricing is increased by a reasonable amount, ASUS is asking $520 for their card.

ASUS GTX 680 DCII TOP Market Segment Analysis
 Radeon
HD 6970
Radeon
HD 7850
Radeon
HD 7870
GeForce
GTX 580
Radeon
HD 7950
Radeon
HD 7970
GeForce
GTX 680
ASUS GTX
680 DCII TOP
Radeon
HD 6990
GeForce
GTX 590
Shader Units15361024128051217922048153615362x 15362x 512
ROPs32323248323232322x 322x 48
Graphics ProcessorCaymanPitcairnPitcairnGF110TahitiTahitiGK104GK1042x Cayman2x GF110
Transistors2640M2800M2800M3000M4310M4310M3500M3500M2x 2640M2x 3000M
Memory Size2048 MB2048 MB2048 MB1536 MB3072 MB3072 MB2048 MB2048 MB2x 2048 MB2x 1536 MB
Memory Bus Width256 bit256 bit256 bit384 bit384 bit384 bit256 bit256 bit2x 256 bit2x 384 bit
Core Clock880 MHz860 MHz1000 MHz772 MHz800 MHz925 MHz1006 MHz+1058 MHz+830 MHz607 MHz
Memory Clock1375 MHz1200 MHz1200 MHz1002 MHz1250 MHz1375 MHz1502 MHz1502 MHz1250 MHz855 MHz
Price$340$240$330$380$380$450$500$520$700$750
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