-
Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.
ASUS ROG MARS III Dual GTX 680 Graphics Card Detailed
- Thread starter btarunr
- Start date
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2005
- Messages
- 2,090 (0.29/day)
- Location
- gehenna
| System Name | Commercial towing vehicle "Nostromo" |
|---|---|
| Processor | 5800X3D |
| Motherboard | X570 Unify |
| Cooling | EK-AIO 360 |
| Memory | 32 GB Fury 3666 MHz |
| Video Card(s) | 4070 Ti Eagle |
| Storage | SN850 NVMe 1TB + Renegade NVMe 2TB + 870 EVO 4TB |
| Display(s) | 25" Legion Y25g-30 360Hz |
| Case | Lian Li LanCool 216 v2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Razer Blackshark v2 Hyperspeed / Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e |
| Power Supply | HX1500i |
| Mouse | Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition |
| Keyboard | Scope II 96 Wireless |
| Software | Windows 11 23H2 / Fedora w. KDE |
Ha...my Voodoo 2 + Matrox Mystique will bring this to falllll.......
That is.....on the power draw site......
That is.....on the power draw site......
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2008
- Messages
- 5,250 (0.87/day)
- Location
- IRAQ-Baghdad
| System Name | MASTER |
|---|---|
| Processor | Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz |
| Motherboard | Asus Rampage IV extreme |
| Cooling | Corsair H100i |
| Memory | 4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz |
| Video Card(s) | 2X EVGA GTX680 |
| Storage | 2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B |
| Display(s) | Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms |
| Case | CoolerMaster Chosmos II |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900 |
| Power Supply | Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500 |
| Software | Win7 64bit Ultimate |
| Benchmark Scores | 3d mark 2011: testing |
but it will an overclocked GTX690, anyway it depend how much this monster overclock range.
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2005
- Messages
- 1,011 (0.15/day)
| Processor | 2500K @ 4.5GHz 1.28V |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 Deluxe |
| Cooling | Corsair A70 |
| Memory | 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600 9-9-9-24 1T |
| Video Card(s) | eVGA GTX 470 |
| Storage | Crucial m4 128GB + Seagate RAID 1 (1TB x 2) |
| Display(s) | Dell 22" 1680x1050 nothing special |
| Case | Antec 300 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
| Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling 750W |
| Software | Windows 7 64bit Pro |
I'm kind of surprised they didn't wipe off the greasy fingerprints before taking a picture of the backside of the card.
- Joined
- Mar 2, 2009
- Messages
- 8,400 (1.46/day)
- Location
- Up North
| System Name | Aki |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD 7800X3D |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A |
| Cooling | MSI MAG CoreLiquid E360 |
| Memory | Patriot Viper Elite 5 32GB 6200 |
| Video Card(s) | PNY RTX 4090 XLR8 |
| Storage | Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB + WD Black SN850 1TB |
| Display(s) | Dell 32" Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF) |
| Case | Corsair 5000D Airflow |
| Audio Device(s) | On-board |
| Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G5 |
| Mouse | Roccat Kone Pure |
| Keyboard | ASUS ROG Strix Scope II Wireless |
| Software | Win 11 Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | Always changing~ |
Can't wait for reviews to see how it stacks up against a GTX 690!!!
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2008
- Messages
- 2,667 (0.43/day)
- Location
- Switzerland
| Processor | i9 9900KS ( 5 Ghz all the time ) |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390 |
| Cooling | EK Velocity + EK D5 pump + Alphacool full copper silver 360mm radiator |
| Memory | 16GB Corsair Dominator GT ROG Edition 3333 Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS TUF RTX 3080 Ti 12GB OC |
| Storage | M.2 Samsung NVMe 970 Evo Plus 250 GB + 1TB 970 Evo Plus |
| Display(s) | Asus PG279 IPS 1440p 165Hz G-sync |
| Case | Cooler Master H500 |
| Power Supply | Asus ROG Thor 850W |
| Mouse | Razer Deathadder Chroma |
| Keyboard | Rapoo |
| Software | Win 10 64 Bit |
man that thing is WILD !
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2006
- Messages
- 4,931 (0.74/day)
- Location
- Hong Kong
| Processor | Core i7-12700k |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Z690 Aero G D4 |
| Cooling | Custom loop water, 3x 420 Rad |
| Video Card(s) | RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming |
| Storage | Plextor M10P 2TB |
| Display(s) | InnoCN 27M2V |
| Case | Thermaltake Level 20 XT |
| Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster AE-5 Plus |
| Power Supply | FSP Aurum PT 1200W |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro 64-bit |
FYI, every Mars and Ares cards are dual GPUErr yea and?.. I'm not arguing that I'm just stating why wouldn't it be more? it's a MARS...If i remember correctly the first single GPU MARS was like 1400 bucks I'd say this will smash a GTX 690 as well.
The original Mars was a dual GTX285
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2009
- Messages
- 8,284 (1.45/day)
- Location
- Charleston, SC
| System Name | Tower of Power / Delliverance |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7 14700K / i9-14900K |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 / Z690 |
| Cooling | CM MasterLiquid ML360 Mirror ARGB Close-Loop AIO / Air |
| Memory | CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 / DDR5 2x 16gb |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti / GeForce RTX 4080 |
| Storage | 4x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2, 2x Crucial 1TB SSD / NVM3 PC801 SK hynix 1TB |
| Display(s) | Samsung 32" Odyssy G5 Gaming 144hz 1440p, 2x LG HDR 32" 60hz 4k / 2x LG HDR 32" 60hz 4k |
| Case | Phantek "400A" / Dell XPS 8960 |
| Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC4080 / Sound Blaster X1 |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM Series RM750 / 750w |
| Mouse | Razer Deathadder V3 Hyperspeed Wireless / Glorious Gaming Model O 2 Wireless |
| Keyboard | Glorious GMMK with box-white switches / Keychron K6 pro with blue swithes |
| VR HMD | Quest 3 (512gb) + Rift S + HTC Vive + DK1 |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro x64 / Windows 11 Pro x64 |
| Benchmark Scores | Yes |
FYI, every Mars and Ares cards are dual GPU
The original Mars was a dual GTX285
Thanks! I couldn't remember.. hehehe or I thought I remember it as single.. but yea you are right and the special thing about the dual GTX285 was that it was exactly that, the GTX295 has the memory volume and frequency of two GTX 260 cards yet the raw shader processor horsepower of two GeForce GTX 280 cards., but not GTX285's.
I loved my GTX285.. hehehe I'm not sure and maybe you can tell me, but the GTX690 is it 2x GTX680's? 
- Joined
- Dec 14, 2009
- Messages
- 13,051 (2.39/day)
- Location
- Glasgow - home of formal profanity
| Processor | Ryzen 7800X3D |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi) |
| Cooling | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 |
| Memory | 32GB Kingston Fury |
| Video Card(s) | Gainward RTX4070ti |
| Storage | Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb |
| Display(s) | LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC |
| Case | Asus Prime AP201 |
| Audio Device(s) | On Board |
| Power Supply | be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0) |
| Software | W10 |
Thanks! I couldn't remember.. hehehe or I thought I remember it as single.. but yea you are right and the special thing about the dual GTX285 was that it was exactly that, the GTX295 has the memory volume and frequency of two GTX 260 cards yet the raw shader processor horsepower of two GeForce GTX 280 cards., but not GTX285's.
More errata
The GTX 295 (I had one) was two GTX 275's. The GTX 295 came out first and they released the 275 afterwards as single cards - they went head to head with the 4890's I think.
And yes, the GTX 690 IS two GTX 680's but downclocked a little.
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2011
- Messages
- 16 (0.00/day)
- Location
- Kaiserslaurern, Germany
| Processor | Intel i5-760 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Foxconn Inferno Katana |
| Cooling | ZALMAN 900 MAX |
| Memory | CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB ddr-3 |
| Video Card(s) | Diamond 5970 |
| Storage | WD 1TB |
| Display(s) | ASUS VW266H |
| Case | Antec 902 |
| Audio Device(s) | HT OMEGA Claro Halo |
| Power Supply | OCZ ZX Series 1000W |
| Software | Windows 7 64 bit |
be right back...need to change my underwear...
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2008
- Messages
- 4,686 (0.77/day)
| System Name | Obelisc |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7 3770k @ 4.8 GHz |
| Motherboard | Asus P8Z77-V |
| Cooling | H110 |
| Memory | 16GB(4x4) @ 2400 MHz 9-11-11-31 |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 780 Ti |
| Storage | 850 EVO 1TB, 2x 5TB Toshiba |
| Case | T81 |
| Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Titanium HD |
| Power Supply | EVGA 850 T2 80+ TITANIUM |
| Software | Win10 64bit |
Hopefully they'll do double vram this time. There isn't much they can do to differentiate as the 690 is a lot more overclock friendly than the 590.
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2011
- Messages
- 571 (0.12/day)
- Location
- Islamabad
| System Name | Hhumas-PC |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz |
| Motherboard | Asus P5W DH Deluxe |
| Cooling | ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet |
| Memory | OCZ Platinium 2x2GB |
| Video Card(s) | ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 |
| Storage | WD Green 500 GB , WD 500 GB |
| Display(s) | Dell U2410F |
| Case | Casecom |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX1000 |
| Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit |
who would buy this card when 690 is available
- Joined
- May 21, 2008
- Messages
- 4,113 (0.68/day)
- Location
- Iowa, USA
| System Name | THE CUBE 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel i5 13600k |
| Motherboard | MSI MPG Z690 EDGE DDR4 |
| Cooling | Phanteks PH-TC14PE BK 2x T30-120 Fan mod mount |
| Memory | G.Skill TridentZ 3200 MT/s C15 32GB 2x16GB |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Aorus 1080 Ti 11GB OC: Core 2GHz, Mem 5.7GHz |
| Storage | WD SN770 250GB / 3x WD SN850X 2TB / Toshiba X300 4TB / 2x RAID1 Toshiba P300 3TB |
| Display(s) | Samsung 49" Odyssey OLED G95SC 240Hz 5120 x 1440 |
| Case | "THE CUBE" Custom built, pure Red Alder wood |
| Audio Device(s) | Beyerdynamic DT 880 |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM1000X |
| Mouse | Logitech G700 |
| Keyboard | Logitech G910 |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro |
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2012
- Messages
- 213 (0.05/day)
| System Name | "Da Krawnik Six Hunnit" |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz |
| Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 EVO (B3) |
| Cooling | H100i w/2x Bitfenix Spectre Pros + Bitfenix Spectre Pro Blue LED 1x 200mm + 1x 120mm |
| Memory | Patriot Intel Extreme Masters Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz |
| Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 970 @ 1491MHz (Actual Boost) / 7.6GHz |
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB + 2x WD Green 2TB + 1x WD Green 1TB |
| Display(s) | BenQ XL2430T 144Hz |
| Case | Corsair 600T w/full custom 1/2" acrylic side panel |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro |
| Power Supply | Coolermaster Silent Pro 850w |
| Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD (laser) |
| Keyboard | Corsair K65 RGB |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
| Benchmark Scores | Couldn't care less about benchmark scores. |
I love that backplate.
I also wanna see this compared to the 7970 X2's that are coming out in terms of power consumption.
I also wanna see this compared to the 7970 X2's that are coming out in terms of power consumption.
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2012
- Messages
- 213 (0.05/day)
| System Name | "Da Krawnik Six Hunnit" |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz |
| Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 EVO (B3) |
| Cooling | H100i w/2x Bitfenix Spectre Pros + Bitfenix Spectre Pro Blue LED 1x 200mm + 1x 120mm |
| Memory | Patriot Intel Extreme Masters Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz |
| Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 970 @ 1491MHz (Actual Boost) / 7.6GHz |
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB + 2x WD Green 2TB + 1x WD Green 1TB |
| Display(s) | BenQ XL2430T 144Hz |
| Case | Corsair 600T w/full custom 1/2" acrylic side panel |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro |
| Power Supply | Coolermaster Silent Pro 850w |
| Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD (laser) |
| Keyboard | Corsair K65 RGB |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
| Benchmark Scores | Couldn't care less about benchmark scores. |
People that want more powah than a 690!
Also, this card comes with 8GB VRAM.
http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Computex-ASUS-Mars-III-Dual-GTX-680-Card-Comes-8GB-RAM
Last edited:
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2011
- Messages
- 6,725 (1.39/day)
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-13700K |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 |
| Memory | 32GB(2x16) DDR5@6600MHz G-Skill Trident Z5 |
| Video Card(s) | ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo |
| Storage | 2TB SK Platinum P41 SSD + 4TB SanDisk Ultra SSD + 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD |
| Display(s) | Acer Predator X34 3440x1440@100Hz G-Sync |
| Case | NZXT PHANTOM410-BK |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIe |
| Power Supply | Corsair 850W |
| Mouse | Logitech Hero G502 SE |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro - 64bit |
| Benchmark Scores | 30FPS in NFS:Rivals |
Last edited:
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Messages
- 860 (0.19/day)
- Location
- NL
| System Name | SIGSEGV |
|---|---|
| Processor | INTEL i7-7700K | AMD Ryzen 2700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| Motherboard | QUANTA | ASUS Crosshair VII Hero | MSI MEG ACE X670E |
| Cooling | Air cooling 4 heatpipes | Corsair H115i | Noctua NF-A14 IndustrialPPC Fan 3000RPM | Arctic P14 MAX |
| Memory | Micron 16 Gb DDR4 2400 | GSkill Ripjaws 32Gb DDR4 3400(OC) CL14@1.38v | Fury Beast 64 Gb CL30 |
| Video Card(s) | Nvidia 1060 6GB | Gigabyte 1080Ti Aorus | TUF 4090 OC |
| Storage | 1TB 7200/256 SSD PCIE | ~ TB | 970 Evo | WD Black SN850X 2TB |
| Display(s) | 15,5" / 27" /34" |
| Case | Black & Grey | Phanteks P400S | O11 EVO XL |
| Audio Device(s) | Realtek |
| Power Supply | Li Battery | Seasonic Focus Gold 750W | FSP Hydro TI 1000 |
| Mouse | g402 |
| Keyboard | Leopold|Ducky |
| Software | LinuxMint |
| Benchmark Scores | i dont care about scores |
Haha, who cares?! I have my Arc Reactor ready and kickin'
you did wrong quote, yeah like as i said before, i bet no one here moaning about their power efficiency, but if it was amd cards, i'm sure it'd be different..
- Joined
- May 19, 2007
- Messages
- 4,520 (0.71/day)
- Location
- Perth AU
| Processor | Intel Core i9 10980XE @ 4.7Ghz 1.2v |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASUS Rampage VI Extreme Omega |
| Cooling | EK-Velocity D-RGB, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX240 Ultrathin, EK X-RES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C14D 64GB |
| Video Card(s) | Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC WC |
| Storage | M.2 990 Pro 1TB / 10TB WD RED Helium / 3x 860 2TB Evos |
| Display(s) | Samsung Odyssey G7 28" |
| Case | Corsair Obsidian 500D SE Modded |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master V Series 1300W |
| Software | Windows 11 |
Would of been cooler if it had dual link for SLI, So 3 cards could be linked not just 2 like the 690.
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2011
- Messages
- 3,145 (0.66/day)
| Processor | 8700k Intel |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | z370 MSI Godlike Gaming |
| Cooling | Triple Aquacomputer AMS Copper 840 with D5 |
| Memory | TridentZ RGB G.Skill C16 3600MHz |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 1080 Ti |
| Storage | Crucial MX SSDs |
| Display(s) | Dell U3011 2560x1600 + Dell 2408WFP 1200x1920 (Portrait) |
| Case | Core P5 Thermaltake |
| Audio Device(s) | Essence STX |
| Power Supply | AX 1500i |
| Mouse | Logitech |
| Keyboard | Corsair |
| Software | Win10 |
There is no driver support for more than 4 GPUs and even with tri or quad configurations lots of problems arise...
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2012
- Messages
- 213 (0.05/day)
| System Name | "Da Krawnik Six Hunnit" |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz |
| Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 EVO (B3) |
| Cooling | H100i w/2x Bitfenix Spectre Pros + Bitfenix Spectre Pro Blue LED 1x 200mm + 1x 120mm |
| Memory | Patriot Intel Extreme Masters Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz |
| Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 970 @ 1491MHz (Actual Boost) / 7.6GHz |
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB + 2x WD Green 2TB + 1x WD Green 1TB |
| Display(s) | BenQ XL2430T 144Hz |
| Case | Corsair 600T w/full custom 1/2" acrylic side panel |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro |
| Power Supply | Coolermaster Silent Pro 850w |
| Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD (laser) |
| Keyboard | Corsair K65 RGB |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
| Benchmark Scores | Couldn't care less about benchmark scores. |
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2011
- Messages
- 6,725 (1.39/day)
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-13700K |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 |
| Memory | 32GB(2x16) DDR5@6600MHz G-Skill Trident Z5 |
| Video Card(s) | ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo |
| Storage | 2TB SK Platinum P41 SSD + 4TB SanDisk Ultra SSD + 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD |
| Display(s) | Acer Predator X34 3440x1440@100Hz G-Sync |
| Case | NZXT PHANTOM410-BK |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIe |
| Power Supply | Corsair 850W |
| Mouse | Logitech Hero G502 SE |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro - 64bit |
| Benchmark Scores | 30FPS in NFS:Rivals |
So this will cost more than 1500$ ????
deathcall666
New Member
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2012
- Messages
- 4 (0.00/day)
It will be at least 20% faster than the reference gtx 690 and with a monstruous overclocking capability. Simply look at the fight between gtx 590 and mars2. Mars3 will probably(99%) dominate everything and i say it from the eyes of an ati(now amd ) fan.
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2011
- Messages
- 3,145 (0.66/day)
| Processor | 8700k Intel |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | z370 MSI Godlike Gaming |
| Cooling | Triple Aquacomputer AMS Copper 840 with D5 |
| Memory | TridentZ RGB G.Skill C16 3600MHz |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 1080 Ti |
| Storage | Crucial MX SSDs |
| Display(s) | Dell U3011 2560x1600 + Dell 2408WFP 1200x1920 (Portrait) |
| Case | Core P5 Thermaltake |
| Audio Device(s) | Essence STX |
| Power Supply | AX 1500i |
| Mouse | Logitech |
| Keyboard | Corsair |
| Software | Win10 |
Nvidia said nope, maximum voltage allowed on Kepler is 1.175v.