NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Review - PAGE 1

One year ago (give or take a few hours depending on which part of the country you reside) NVIDIA released the GTX680 built around the GK104 GPU, and what a beast it was and still is today. It was also the first GPU from NVIDIA to feature the next generation Kepler architecture, along with a host of incredible new features unlike anything ever seen in a GPU before. For instance GPU Boost which would automatically increase the core clock speed as long as the board remained within the predefined thermal envelope set by the Thermal Design Point (TDP), giving you an instantaneous performance increase. Other features introduced with the 600 series focused on enhancing the visual quality of games, including FXAA and TXAA; out of the available AA methods TXAA offers the highest image quality. Of course every new generation is loaded with new technologies and capabilities.

Another beast from NVIDIA, the Titan, was built on the GK110 GPU and offered record shattering performance. Of course I could go on for hours with a history lesson regarding NVIDIA's kick ass GPU's, but I have a more pressing concern at the moment, and that is to introduce you to NVIDIA's latest high-end card based on the same GK110 found at the heart of the Titan. That's right, the GK110 is now also seen in the new GTX 780. The GeForce GTX 780 incorporates many of the features found in the Titan, like GPU Boost 2.0, FXAA, TXAA and the new Adaptive temperature control that dynamically adjusts the fan speed.