Gigabyte GTX 660 Ti OC Windforce Review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell September 11, 2012 Featured Tech News, Graphics

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Heaven Benchmark is a DirectX 11 GPU benchmark based on advanced Unigine engine from Unigine Corp. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies. Interactive mode provides emerging experience of exploring the intricate world of steampunk.

Efficient and well-architected framework makes Unigine highly scalable:

Multiple API (DirectX 9 / DirectX 10 / DirectX 11 / OpenGL) render
Cross-platform: MS Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7) / Linux
Full support of 32bit and 64bit systems
Multicore CPU support
Little / big endian support (ready for game consoles)
Powerful C++ API
Comprehensive performance profiling system
Flexible XML-based data structures

We use the following settings: 1920×1080 resolution. Anti Aliasing off. Anisotrophy 4, Tessellation normal. Shaders High. Stereo 3D disabled. API: Direct X 11.

Performance from the Gigabyte GTX 660 Ti OC Windforce is excellent, averaging over 78 frames per second. The card slots in around 3 frames per second behind the HD7970.

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7 comments

Joseph
September 11, 2012 at 10:56 am

delicious. well worth the money. AMD must be worrying at this price…..
Eran
September 11, 2012 at 10:57 am

Im waiting for 660, it should be under £200 and hopefully much better value, like the 460/560.
Darth Digglers
September 11, 2012 at 11:03 am

Thats a really good price. they were close to £300 when I saw the overclocked models, last time. wonder if they will drop to £230 before christmas.
Harris
September 11, 2012 at 11:05 am

I hear these cards aren’t selling well. I think the price is still too high for gamers in general.
Vincent
September 23, 2012 at 11:32 am

I own this card and I have OCed it a little higher than the displayed “Maximum” OC’s. I’ve managed to get a very stable 130MHz core and 140MHz memory boost from the stock clocks. (Using MSI Afterburner)
Zardon
September 23, 2012 at 11:38 am

Hi Vincent, nice one. You got a good card 🙂