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GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition Review

GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition is a Special Edition of the powerful GeForce GTX 680. See the standard version for more information about it.
Compared to the standard version, GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition features an increase core-clock that was raised from 1006MHz to 1071MHz while the "Boost Clock" can now attain some whooping 1137MHz. A new cooling system is also available.
Benchmarks indicate a 3,5% boost in performance when compared to the standard GeForce GTX 680.
Even the most demanding games will run at the highest settings.
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GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition Performance Specification

Core Speed

Architecture

Memory

Memory Speed

Memory Bus

Memory Type

Memory Bandwidth

Technology

TMUs

Texture Rate

ROPs

Pixel Rate

Shader
Processing Units

Direct X

Shader

Open GL

Resolution (WxH)

Max Power

PSU

GPU Details

1071 MHz

Kepler GK104

2048 MB

1502 MHz

256 Bit

GDDR5

192.3GB/sec

28nm

128

137.088 GTexel/s

34.272 GPixel/s

1536

DX 11.1

5.0

4.2

2560x1600

550 Watt

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

Best CPU Match

Best RAM Match

Best Screen Size

GPU Upgrade

Approved

GD Value

GD RATING

GPU Features

No the GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition graphics card is NOT a laptop and notebook GPU

Yes the GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Yes the GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition graphics card is a dedicated GPU

No the GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition graphics card is NOT an integrated GPU

Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

8 GB

1920 x 1080

Yes the GeForce GTX 680 Gigabyte OC Edition graphics card has been approved by GD Admin. Always use GD data as a guideline.

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9.5

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Hanno30

07:56 Sep-02-2012

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Saved at: May-23-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 670 MSI OC Edition oc: 10%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

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Look guys if i dont overclock my MSI GTX 670 OC Edition then i get 1124 core clock.If i overclock my card then my card winns and my card price are 364 euros only:)This gigabyte GTX 680 OC Edition cost my country 507 euros:(What you think what card are better?

BagaskaraGamerz

09:16 Sep-25-2012

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Saved at: May-11-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-2367M 1.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 620M

RAM

4GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570

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i think mine is better. gpu is just not about core clock speed.
but also the technology inside it, architecture, shader processing unit, and etc.

Hanno30

11:25 Sep-25-2012

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CPU

Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 670 MSI OC Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

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I em sure your card are better when we compare performance but if you want find good low price and close to yours performance then i think i have good card 2:=)

Mazasrb

12:43 Sep-25-2012

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Saved at: May-24-2013

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CPU

Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66GHz oc: 5%

GFX

Radeon HD 6770 MSI MD 1GB

RAM

4GB DDR2 800MHz

RES

1280 x 1024
width x height

619

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Oced GTX 670 can reach GTX 680 on stock.Hanno30 you have a great card though and it isn't cheap at all.You are right BagaskaraGamerz GPU can't be compared by clocks only.By the way.What is your motherboard and how much DIMMs(memory slots) do you have?

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