GTX770 Review

[SieB]

The 770 is a rebranded 680, Nvidia had to find a way of making it look less like it by using the Titan PCB and cooler on a reference card.

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Still a good card, not taking away from that, but at the end of the day it is a rebranded 680 and I don't think we will be seeing any Titan PCB no ref versions. Why would manufacturers waste money on the Titan PCB when they can just use the 680 PCB? It's even the same GPU core, so they don't even have to change that either, just raise the clocks.

 

[tinytomlogan]

The 770 is a rebranded 680, Nvidia had to find a way of making it look less like it by using the Titan PCB and cooler on a reference card.

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Still a good card, not taking away from that, but at the end of the day it is a rebranded 680 and I don't think we will be seeing any Titan PCB no ref versions. Why would manufacturers waste money on the Titan PCB when they can just use the 680 PCB? It's even the same GPU core, so they don't even have to change that either, just raise the clocks.

very VERY narrow minded way to look at it. Sadly just makes you another troll that doesnt really understand tech or business.

Try watching my video about if they cut the 780 down.

The 770 if it was a 680 even in STOCK form would be the fastest 680 we have ever seen....

They cant use the 680 pcb, its not designed for the memory, the GPU core is all it shares. If you want to act like a bitch with that then the 780 is just a rebranded Titan.... DURRR

Youre 3820 is just a 3930k, your 3930k is just a 3960x..... This is all normal DOOOOFUS.

 

[BradKing]

So the 770 is a nice little OC-er (although with Boost 2.0 I might prefer an aftermarket cooler, maybe the 690/titan style cooler is good for SLI), it's finally a pretty decent price ish (about the same price as a 7970 GHz over here), that sounds good..

I'm a bit disappointed in the 1440p results, was hoping the memory improvements from the 680 --> 770 tweak would be more of an impact and I don't like that it still 'only' has 2GB :/ When going for a new system with 1440p this release hasn't tempted me away from a 7970 (as long as I can get the never settles games included), but it did kind of push me away from a 660 ti SLI build I guess.. if it drops in price below the 325~350 euro mark, it has SLI potential for my budget, sadly a single 780 doesn't warrant the difference imho, 770 SLI seems pretty nice performance wise..


Also, I think most of us understand what you're saying Tom I guess with this (770 at 400, 780 at 650), i'm mostly hoping for a 770 XT with a nerfed 110 core and 3GB ram at 500 (euros, dollars, monies)

 

[SieB]

very VERY narrow minded way to look at it. Sadly just makes you another troll that doesnt really understand tech or business.

Try watching my video about if they cut the 780 down.

The 770 if it was a 680 even in STOCK form would be the fastest 680 we have ever seen....

They cant use the 680 pcb, its not designed for the memory, the GPU core is all it shares. If you want to act like a bitch with that then the 780 is just a rebranded Titan.... DURRR

Youre 3820 is just a 3930k, your 3930k is just a 3960x..... This is all normal DOOOOFUS.

I don't see how stating facts is being narrow minded?
I understand perfectly well how binning works and all the rest of it.

Non of it changes the fact that the 770 is just a 680 with higher clock, a higher binned GK104. Like Intel's 2700Ks are to the 2600Ks except Intel didn't release them under a new generation, which is what Nvidia has done with the 770.

And manufacturers are already using the 680 PCB, try looking a few pages back in this thread. All they have to do is modify the PCB, they don't have to change it. It's the exact same core as a 680 with higher clocks plain and simple.

I like the card and it's well priced, i'm even thinking of getting one myself.

Call me a troll all you want, try and make me look stupid to make me look wrong. Whatever, facts are facts they are all there for everyone to see.

I know that all companies do this type of thing and i'm not saying they don't. But trying to say Nvidia haven't, well isn't true.

They have just taken highly binned GK104 cores, raised the clocks, added faster memory and called it one of their next generation GPUs.

I am far from being narrow minded, as I said, I think it is a good card. But lets not kid ourselves in to thinking it's something it's not.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Ahhhh see thats your beef.


waaaaa 'stamps feet' you say its next gen but its not 'stamps feet' waaaaaaaa


Just missing the point.

 

[SieB]

Ahhhh see thats your beef.


waaaaa 'stamps feet' you say its next gen but its not 'stamps feet' waaaaaaaa


Just missing the point.

I have no beef...

I was just discussing the card, it is what it is. If it came across as bitching I did not mean it to and was only discussing.

I couldn't give a shit what Nvidia do but to be honest but i'm not going to stick my head in the clouds and pretend that it's something it's not.

AND JUST FYI, I STILL LIKE THE CARD AND WOULD BUY ONE

 

[da axxxe]

:lol: this is interesting to read through :argue: . but kinda makes me want one of these cards myself just to why the fuss is about :rollinglaugh: .all jokes aside still yes it would of been cool to see a 780 core sliced down to make the 770 .when ya think about what they have done by using the 680 instead is a pretty interesting move and seeing how well it overclocks with core speeds aswell as memory speed,s will make it an awsome sweat spot in the midrange market of gamer like my self who dont have big wads to through at a gpu .getting current build to were it is today has set me hugely but is worth it and i think the 770 might be the last big splurge in my build if toms video is anything to go by

 

[SieB]

:lol: this is interesting to read through :argue: . but kinda makes me want one of these cards myself just to why the fuss is about :rollinglaugh: .all jokes aside still yes it would of been cool to see a 780 core sliced down to make the 770 .when ya think about what they have done by using the 680 instead is a pretty interesting move and seeing how well it overclocks with core speeds aswell as memory speed,s will make it an awsome sweat spot in the midrange market of gamer like my self who dont have big wads to through at a gpu .getting current build to were it is today has set me hugely but is worth it and i think the 770 might be the last big splurge in my build if toms video is anything to go by

It is a good card and the price makes the 7970 redundant. You would be stupid to buy a 7970 instead of a 770.

For £330 it's a great card, the only thing i'm saying is it is a rebadged 680 with higher clocks and memory. It is still a great card though.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Actually the 7970 is still good because of the game if you want them. The club3d beats a stock 770.

moaning its the old core just misses the point. Its a 680 on steroids. If they called it the 685 it would be pointless when the 700's are out. But a cut down 780 would have cost £400 easy. Honestly what they have done is genius.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Actually the 7970 is still good because of the game if you want them. The club3d beats a stock 770.

moaning its the old core just misses the point. Its a 680 on steroids. If they called it the 685 it would be pointless when the 700's are out. But a cut down 780 would have cost £400 easy. Honestly what they have done is genius.

I agree with this. I don't know if it's genius but it's a smart buisiness move on Nvidia. Saves them money and therefore their next gen gpus could but that much better with a higher R&D budget.
A club3d 7970 is still a competitor to a 770. If it's cheaper it's probably a better price to performance ratio as well. It's all preference to which side you favor.

 

[JMMP]

i think that Nvidia played a god card one this release!!! they saved money with technology that already had used in another segment (Tesla) and the GTX 680, making the necessary changes to work properly in games and not showing the true Aces in the sleeves until AMD launches their next generation graphic cards!!
Imho opinion Nvidia it´s always waiting for the AMD move, because they probably have, at this present moment a much better technology ready to be launched!!

 

[antihero]

I wouldn't go as far as to call Nvidia geniuses. They simply let their products speak for themselves. Obviously the 7970 was a milestone for AMD, but since then they've gone, "That's all folks!" with their cards and started handing out free copies of games to win customers over. I'd be very surprised if AMD were capable of doing the same thing with the 8000 series Nvidia are doing with the 700 series. Especially now that they're doing graphics for next gen consoles. No fanboyism intended, but Nvidia are in a much better position at the moment.

 

[SieB]

I wouldn't go as far as to call Nvidia geniuses. They simply let their products speak for themselves. Obviously the 7970 was a milestone for AMD, but since then they've gone, "That's all folks!" with their cards and started handing out free copies of games to win customers over. I'd be very surprised if AMD were capable of doing the same thing with the 8000 series Nvidia are doing with the 700 series. Especially now that they're doing graphics for next gen consoles. No fanboyism intended, but Nvidia are in a much better position at the moment.

To be fair though Nvidia hasn't done anything up till now either.

Neither company has released cards and the other company not released counters. The GPU market is highly competitive and both Nvidia and AMD would be stupid to not respond to each others releases.

AMD has never been far behind Nvidia in performance, or with new releases. Nvidia has the upperhand at the moment, but AMD will come back with something.

At one point in time one of them will be in front and the other behind, it just goes back and forth constantly. All you can do is buy whichever one is best at the time.

I can see what people are saying about the free games AMD give out, but at the end of the day they are free and whether you need them or not, they are still free. Plus from a marketing point of view it must pull a lot of customers in.

 

[antihero]

They released the fastest single-core GPU card and the 780 which uses the same chip. I think that's a fair bit more than nothing.

 

[SieB]

They released the fastest single-core GPU card ever and use the same chip in the 780. I think that's a fair bit more than nothing.

I know that, but it's taken them from when they released the 680 till now to do something else. That's the same time frame that AMD hasn't done anything either.
AMD haven't done anything yet, but they are bound to do something in the next few months.

As I said, at one point in time either AMD or Nvidia will be in front of one or another.
Today it's Nvidia, tomorrow it will be AMD, the week after it will be Nvidia and then the month after that it will be AMD again followed by Nvidia soon after. Rinse and repeat, it's a never ending scenario :lol:

 

[Meaker]

I'm getting one of these in my notebook

 

[NeverBackDown]

I'm getting one of these in my notebook

Troll?

 

[Vicey]

Troll?

Maybe he means the GTX 770M and is unaware that they are different chips entirely?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Maybe he means the GTX 770M and is unaware that they are different chips entirely?

That's what i figured....:mellow:

 

[qhfreddy]

The 770 is so much better than the 680, these are not high binned 680s, they are just the ones that come off a more refined production line so they just perform better overall.

It is a rebadged 680 that does a lot better and is a lot cheaper.