Gigabyte GTX780 Ti Windforce OC Review (1080p, 1600p, 4K)

1. Introduction2. Gigabyte GTX780 Ti Windforce OC3. Gigabyte GTX780 Ti Windforce OC (Super High Res Gallery)4. Testing Methodology5. 3DMark Vantage6. 3DMark 117. 3DMark8. Unigine Heaven Benchmark9. Unigine Valley Benchmark10. Thief 2014 (1080p)11. Thief 2014 (1600p)12. Thief 2014 (Ultra HD 4K)13. Total War: Rome 2 (1080p)14. Total War: Rome 2 (1600p)15. Total War: Rome 2 (Ultra HD 4k)16. Tomb Raider (1080p)17. Tomb Raider (1600p)18. Tomb Raider (Ultra HD 4K)19. Metro Last Light (1080p)20. Metro Last Light (1600p)21. Metro Last Light (Ultra HD 4k)22. GRID 2 (1080p)23. GRID 2 (1600p)24. GRID 2 (1600p - 16xQCSAA)25. GRID 2 (Ultra HD 4K - 16xQCSAA)26. Battlefield 4 (1600p)27. Battlefield 4 (Ultra HD 4K)28. Thermal Dynamics29. Acoustics Performance30. Power Consumption31. Overclocking32. Closing Thoughts33. View All Pages

Nvidia have been holding onto the top performance spot for some time now with their GTX780 Ti. The prowess of this high end solution at 1600p and Ultra HD 4k is unmatched … particularly impressive as the heat output is modest when compared to leading AMD parts.

Over the last couple of months we have seen many high grade custom GTX780 Ti cards from various Nvidia partners. We were interested to see the Gigabyte Windforce OC version, especially as the out of box clock speeds are so high.

The overclocked Gigabyte GTX780 Ti WindForce OC we reviewed today has relegated the Palit GTX780 Ti Jetstream into second place.

The Windforce cooler is proficient, and the six thick copper heatpipes ensure that heat is transferred quickly from the core to the aluminum cooling fins.

In regards to cooling performance, there is no doubt that the JetStream cooler on the Palit card is superior, although it is a little louder when gaming at default settings.

The Gigabyte GTX780 Ti WindForce OC is unmatched when it comes to brute power. It easily outperforms the reference cooled GTX Titan Black when gaming at default clock speeds and is often a couple of frames per second ahead of the Palit GTX780 Jetstream OC.

At 1080p or 1600p this often isn't too noticeable in the real world, but when we push the resolution to Ultra HD 4K then every frame can make a difference to the perceived smoothness – especially as the hardware is often struggling to maintain a consistently playable experience.

The Gigabyte GTX780 Ti Windforce OC is one of the fastest video cards that money can buy, and the price has dropped in recent weeks to help sweeten the deal. Overclockers UK are running an offer this week , dropping the price to £509.99 inc vat. This is a reduction of around £100 on the initial price in January.

If you are investing in a new Ultra HD 4k monitor for gaming then the Gigabyte GTX780 Ti Windforce OC is one of the best graphics card you can get.

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Pros:

• Price drop puts it close to £500.
• unmatched performance at Ultra HD 4K resolutions.
• reasonably quiet.
• Additional 10%+ overclocking headroom in software.
• One of the fastest GTX780 Ti's that money can buy.

Cons:

• There is a lot of competition between £500 and £550.
• Palit Jetstream cooler is better.

Kitguru says: One of the best GTX780 Ti's we have tested to date.

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