10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Getting one of these GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition graphics cards allows the gamer to run indie system requirements and some less demanding AAA titles. In today’s PC hardware terms these are considered middle range for gaming performance.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 11 requirement.

We take a look at game performance achieved on this graphics card when running 2022 popular games. This short GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition game hardware review looks at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. In terms of performance against the most demanding games today this graphics card can play 591 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.

Running at 1080p this card gets a playable frame rate from Resident Evil 8 with 34 FPS on Ultra. Then we take a look at Dying Light 2 which returns a playable 29 FPS. Another title that we looked at is the popular Star Citizen which we predict will get a reasonable 53 FPS.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition by playing Resident Evil 8 which yielded a playable performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 68FPS, M: 54FPS, H: 36FPS, U: 26FPS. Another popular game we tested with this card was Dying Light 2 and that was weak. This graphics card delivered 22 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Star Citizen which is predicted to get playable results with a 40FPS on Ultra 1440p. Running games at 1440p with a GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition is a suitable graphics card for this larger screen res. In some cases we might expect some graphics option tweaks down from Ultra to High to help improve FPS stability when gaming at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition in your PC? Upgrade time for this GPU is currently placed at 2 years

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra Edition.