ASUS GTX760 MARS Review

[WOLF]

G'Day Tom.

Thank you for some nice review mate!

Theres one thing I didn't get clear and that if ASUS MARS GTX 760 can handle Ultra High Definition (UHD) as well as 4K Standard?

Sincerely, Bengt "WOLF" Johansson.

 

[NeverBackDown]

4k is a joke with any card. Only ones that do better than anything else are the 290x's but then again you still need at least 2 just to hit a 30-40fps mark with lowered settings.

 

[Kaapstad]

4k is a joke with any card. Only ones that do better than anything else are the 290x's but then again you still need at least 2 just to hit a 30-40fps mark with lowered settings.

I would not class the 290X as a 4K card, 4gb of vram is not enough to max games. To do that you are going to need three or four 6gb Titans and even then you are at the mercy of driver support.

I know AMD keep on about the 290X being up to the job but when it is demoed at 4K, it is with the settings turned down or using games that are not very demanding. This rather defeats the point of 4K.

 

[looz]

Benchmarks I've seen seem to suggest that 780 Ti is fastest for 4k.

 

[Kaapstad]

Benchmarks I've seen seem to suggest that 780 Ti is fastest for 4k.

Right up to the point where you run out of vram, 3gb is not enough.

For decent fps with the settings maxed out @4K you need 3 or 4 cards with more than 4gb of vram. You can use one or two cards with the settings turned down but then what is the point of using 4K.

 

[RizeAllard]

I think its a "we can make it, why we should skip it" card. I can't see where it was positioned. Two GTX 770 in SLI is all the same but cheaper. Anyway its a good looking card, and if someone has the money for it enjoy it

 

[NeverBackDown]

I would not class the 290X as a 4K card, 4gb of vram is not enough to max games. To do that you are going to need three or four 6gb Titans and even then you are at the mercy of driver support.

I know AMD keep on about the 290X being up to the job but when it is demoed at 4K, it is with the settings turned down or using games that are not very demanding. This rather defeats the point of 4K.

I did not class it as a 4k card either? I said it is a joke with any card...
It would handle it just as well as a titan. Has a 512bit bus compared to 384bit bus which is needed at such higher res( as well as vram).

I also said settings need to be turned down... 4k in general is pointless. Won't be worthy for another 3 or 4 years.

 

[Nessaja]

So running 2 of these would result in only 2GB avail VRAM? I managed to get another 460 for 30€ so I'm wondering what I should get for "xmas"... That is, should I save up for a 780Ti (SLI next year) or buy 2x 780/MARS?

 

[Kaapstad]

I did not class it as a 4k card either? I said it is a joke with any card...
It would handle it just as well as a titan. Has a 512bit bus compared to 384bit bus which is needed at such higher res( as well as vram).

I also said settings need to be turned down... 4k in general is pointless. Won't be worthy for another 3 or 4 years.

The difference is 3 or 4 Titans in SLI can handle 4K maxed out providing the driver support is there, if you max the settings the Titans won't run out of vram. If you try the same with 3 or 4 290Xs they will run out of vram and the fact that they have a 512 bit bus will not help in the slightest.

 

[Lyndon]

Mmmmhhh... Do I treat myself, My 660Ti is a little low spec now :/

 

[notcool]

Crysis Warhead and Witcher 2 are proper pc games, built from the ground up, that's why quad sli works better. Great review as ever.