NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Review Feat. EVGA: Bringing GK104 Down To $400
by Ryan Smith on May 10, 2012 9:00 AM ESTThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bethesda's epic sword & magic game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is our RPG of choice for benchmarking. It's altogether a good CPU benchmark thanks to its complex scripting and AI, but it also can end up pushing a large number of fairly complex models and effects at once, especially with the addition of the high resolution texture pack.
Skyrim is a game that for inexplicable reasons AMD just has some trouble with that NVIDIA doesn’t, possibly driver overhead. In any case it’s another game where the GTX 670 can take the lead over the 7970, but only at 2560. At 1920 we’re clearly CPU limited even with all of Skyrim’s graphical features turned up.
One interesting thing we do see however is that the GTX 670 is greatly improving on the GTX 570 due to the latter’s lack of memory. 1.25GB is cutting it close here with the high resolution texture pack, which gives the GTX 670 a distinct advantage. Nearly double, in fact.
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Blackchild1101 - Thursday, May 10, 2012 - link
I'll take two please!Ryan Smith - Thursday, May 10, 2012 - link
You'll get nothing and like it!(Sorry, was watching Caddyshack last weekend)
Wreckage - Thursday, May 10, 2012 - link
To think a few months ago you could have gotten a pair of 7970s for $1100.I'm betting there are a lot of sad AMD fans out there. Their viral marketing group in the forums is going to have a rough year for sure.
retrospooty - Thursday, May 10, 2012 - link
I doubt anyone that places happiness in their preferred companies products being #1 is all too happy to begin with ;)RampantAndroid - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - link
Sure, but realizing that waiting a few months could have saved them serious $$$.Same probably goes for GTX680 owners.
CeriseCogburn - Monday, May 28, 2012 - link
The partners of nVidia are going to be happy, because what comes out of the 680 and 670 is an auto overclock and an overclockable card, with locks on power increases, and therefore far, far less chance of anything burning out.Overclock to your hearts desire - you won't be burning these up while the amd cards will still be a housefire and cost the partners plenty to replace.
nVidia's partners are very, very happy.
JlHADJOE - Saturday, July 21, 2012 - link
They would if they have stocks invested though./putting money where fanboy mouth is
Lazlo Panaflex - Thursday, May 10, 2012 - link
Waaaaaah waaaaah I can't post in the forums waaaaaaaah waaaaaaaaahbtw, your mom says 'hi' & said to get back in the basement
wut - Thursday, May 10, 2012 - link
Oh no, YOUR MOM.Lazlo Panaflex - Thursday, May 10, 2012 - link
bwahahahahahahahaha :D