Fresh off the embargo, we have the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti Direct CU II 2 GB Graphic Card in our lab and I’ll summarize the card now – AWESOME PERFORMANCE!
The Card
I think the Asus cards look all too familiar.
Dual fans as usual.
DirectCU II cooler, with heatpipes running along the length of the card.
DVI, HDMI and Mini-DisplayPort. All good for the latest in video output.
Test Setup
The computer setup used for this review.
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K |
| RAM | Kingston Value RAM 4GB 1333 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z77A-GD45 |
| Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 101 |
| Monitor | 46″ LCD TV |
| Power Supply | Xigmatek NRP-PC602 600w |
| Operating System | Windows 7 64bit |
Below is the GPU-Z for the card.
The Performance
Metro 2033
Graphic Detail : AAA, 16 AF. No Physx
| Card | Average 1080p | Average 720p |
| Asus GTX 660 Ti | 54.00 | 88.5 |
| ASUS HD 7870 | 51.00 | 76.50 |
| Leadtek GTX 460 | 28.90 | 51.25 |
Lost Planet 2
Graphic Detail : Maximum
| Card | Average 1080p | Average 720p |
| Asus GTX 660 Ti | 62.00 | 66.8 |
| ASUS HD 7870 | 50.0 | 58.8 |
| Leadtek GTX 460 | 36.9 | 50.9 |
Alien Vs Predator
Graphic Detail : Maximum
| Card | Average 1080p | Average 720p |
| Asus GTX 660 Ti | 84.1 | 157.7 |
| ASUS HD 7870 | 73.6 | 138.8 |
| Leadtek GTX 460 | 42.2 | 77.9 |
Heaven 3.0
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| Card | Average 1080p | Average 720p |
| Asus GTX 660 Ti | 101.7 | 177.1 |
| ASUS HD 7870 | 56.9 | 91.3 |
| Leadtek GTX 460 | 30.4 | 47.3 |
Operating Temperature
Furmark was used for graphic card stressing. Based on 720p preset.
| Card | Idle (°C) | Stress (°C) |
| ASUS GTX 660 Ti | 31 | 63 |
| ASUS HD 7870 | 29 | 80 |
Readings were taken when ambient temperature was around 25°C.
Conclusion
The GTX 660 Ti , coming it at around $330 USD ( reference ) at the time of this publication (NDA was just lifted few hours back) – I have no info on the price in MYR as of now. 🙂
Is it worth the price, YES! Look at the benchmark! Look at the temperature! Credit goes to the Direct CU II cooling system from Asus, it’s really silent too.
I used to run folding@home with various cards, 8xxx series, 9xxx series, GTX 2xx series onwards and all cards fold fine but the cards were at 90c for the most part and they were noisy too. The GTX 660 Ti with Asus’s Direct CU II really marveled me as it maintains the temperature at 75c even without air conditioning and it’s silent, so silent I couldn’t feel the difference whether it’s folding (full load) or not.
Performance wise, it looks really great for a card for that price bracket. Power consumption is less than 150w, which is really good too.
Added : 19th August – Just found out the RRP is RM 1,229, which is abit above USD 400. So for those in Malaysia, I must say that this card is really not worth the money since you can get a GTX 670 for RM 1.1k or so, and even the ones with custom cooler isn’t that much more from RM 1,229. For the rest of the world, the Asus 660 Ti is certainly worth the price, as quoted in some article – 75% of GTX 670’s price but 88% of the performance …….. same can’t be said from what you have in Malaysia.
Looks really good, ı want to buy if I can borrow some money from my friend. The new games coming late this year will be superb and everyone need a good graphic card like that. Maybe it can be more cheal till 2013, right? besides, thanx for review
have to say that i am disappointed with the price here in malaysia
plus i cant find anyone selling the reference design card
most probably because they are cheaper :p