With AMD GPU being a hit across the board, we see nVidia releasing an update of the GTX 650 Ti GPU with the BOOST edition.
I reviewed the GTX 650 Ti card last year but if you’re a regular here, you would’ve noticed that the benchmarks used are now different so the old GTX 650 Ti scores won’t be in the comparison.
Here are some photos of the card – it looks just like any other Asus card with Direct CU II cooler.
Full details at the Offical Product Page
Here’s the GPU-Z detail of the card.
More details at the Official Product Page
Test Setup
Processor | Intel Core i5-4670K |
RAM | Avexir Core Series 4GB DDR3-1600 |
Motherboard | ASRock Z87E-ITX |
Cooler | Cooler Master Seidon 120M |
Monitor | 40″ LCD TV |
Power Supply | Xigmatek NRP-PC602 600w |
Casing | Sharkoon Tauron |
Operating System | Windows 8 Pro 64bit |
Driver | GeForce 320.18 |
Benchmark
Metro 2033
Card | 1080p (avg) | 720p (avg) |
ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost | 44.5 | 76.5 |
MSI HD 7790 | 36.5 | 67.5 |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC | 38.0 | 68.5 |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ | 39.5 | 71.0 |
Sapphire HD 5870 Toxic | 41.5 | – |
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Card | 1080p (avg) | 720p (avg) |
ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost | 32.4 | 61.0 |
MSI HD 7790 | 24.4 | 50.5 |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC | 25 | 51.1 |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ | 26 | 53.8 |
Sapphire HD 5870 Toxic | 27.6 | – |
Resident Evil 6
Card | 1080p (score) | 720p (score) |
ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost | 6553 | 10564 |
MSI HD 7790 | 5619 | 9343 |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC | 5748 | 9441 |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ | 6125 | 10033 |
Just Cause 2
Scene | Card | 1080p (avg) | 720p (avg) |
Dark Tower | ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost | 66.62 | 116.94 |
MSI HD 7790 | 53.7 | 95.7 | |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC | 55.12 | 97.01 | |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ | 57.34 | 101.32 | |
Desert Sunrise | ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost | 87.24 | 116.94 |
MSI HD 7790 | 73.93 | 122.79 | |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC | 75.05 | 123.97 | |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ | 78.89 | 131.30 | |
Concrete Jungle | ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost | 53.01 | 68.25 |
MSI HD 7790 | 45.49 | 74.68 | |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC | 46.53 | 71.22 | |
Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ | 47.84 | 100.69 |
Temperature
Furmark Burn-in Test was used to stress the card. Fan settings are at Auto. Room set to ~25c.
Below is the full load details.
Card | Idle(°C) | Load (°C) |
ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost | 31 | 63 |
The Verdict
A GTX 650 Ti Boost costs about RM 150 more than the ~RM 500 HD 7790 cards. Getting about 25% – 33% by paying about 25% more is not a bad deal I’d say. It closes the gap between the GTX 650 Ti and the GTX 660.