AMD did this back like a year ago it was just called a 7750, and it was only a 55W TDP. No magic! :toast:



Edit... What is surprising is they increased the clock speed from reference 1058Mhz to 1071Mhz (1.3%); although saying the power is down some 5%! Wow and all with just a nicer power section. That’s respectable, now let's hope they don't charge "through the roof" for it, because 7750’s do seem a better all-around buy for $80-90 –AR.



Now since we're not going to see any new cards for most of 2013 it sure would be nice for reviewers' to start doing new reviews of such rivalries with the latest drivers. That would truly help see/grasp how particular market segments now compare. Like this 650-E, with the original GTX650, even say a GTX640, a regular old 7750. Perhaps one of those 900Mhz 7750 with a 6-pin, as that’s directly comparative to the original GTX650 which had a 6-Pin.



Then move up the later with other specific AIB models like say a Sapphire 7770 (1150Mhz), a few GTX560Ti’s like MSI PE, a Zotac AMP and EVGA SuperClock. Toss in a Gigabyte 7870 1GB (900Mhz), and then maybe a GTX 660 Galaxy GC 2GB (1006Mhz) . Basically stuff between $120-200. Run them as they are and then push them all with some more OC, and report such improvements in actual FPS percentage increases and power.

Posted on Feb 12th 2013, 17:19 Reply