10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements.

All games with system requirements of DirectX 11 or lower are met by this card.

How well will the GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition run 2022 games? We will take a look at the biggest releases and frames per second analysis on Ultra graphics settings. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 367 games in todays list.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition is running Forza Horizon 5 and delivering playable performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 25 frames per second. Comparing this to Resident Evil 8 which is getting playable results, where it averages 25 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Battlefield 2042, which is running at 6 frames per second.

Next up we increase screen res tests to accommodate the growing in popularity 1440p screen size. So we booted up Forza Horizon 5 to see how the GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition dealt with it. It scored up a weak series of FPS results across these graphics presets - Low: 50 FPS, Medium: 40 FPS, High: 27 FPS and Ultra: 19 FPS. Next we looked at Resident Evil 8 which was weak with a 19 FPS at Ultra 1440p. And finally looked at Battlefield 2042 that got an Ultra 1440p FPS of 5. After a look at the popular games running at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition, this is in need of some graphics adjustments to get some stability, which means its not an ideal gaming resolution for this GPU.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition in your PC? This GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition card has 12 to 18 months of latest AAA game play left in it before upgrading should be considered

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 780 Asus Strix OC 6GB 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 Asus Strix OC 6GB Edition.