NVIDIA today launched the new NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 760 GPU, which offers amazing PC gaming performance, smooth frame rates and exclusive GeForce GTX features for only $249.Lets take a look at a pair of reviews to see how the GTX 760 performs. The Tech Report concludes that the GeForce GTX 760 slightly outperforms the AMD Radeon HD 7950 Boost at a lower price point, but the difference isn't terribly dramatic, making it pretty hard to pick a definitive winner.
Designed to deliver extreme frame rates for all of this year's hottest PC games, including Call of Duty: Ghosts, Watch Dogs and Battlefield 4, the GeForce GTX 760 GPU is the new weapon of choice for experiencing high-definition gaming. And, powered by an NVIDIA Kepler™ architecture-based GPU with an incredible 2.3 gigaflops of processing horsepower, the GeForce GTX 760 is already dramatically more powerful than the next-generation game consoles expected by the end of the year.
"For gamers seeking insanely fast performance and smooth frame rates for their favorite games, the choice is clear: NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPUs," said Scott Herkelman, general manager of the GeForce GPU business at NVIDIA. "At a starting price of only $249, the GeForce GTX 760 ushers in a new level of performance, features and affordability, so gamers can experience today's most graphically demanding titles with all the eye candy turned high. It's a great time to be a PC gamer!"
To satisfy gamer demands for greater customization and overclocking options, the GeForce GTX 760 includes NVIDIA GPU Boost™ 2.0 technology, which automatically increases the GPU's clock speed for enhanced performance, while adding temperature target and fan controls, as well as extra over-voltage headroom and optimizations for advanced water-cooling solutions.
The GeForce GTX 760 also supports NVIDIA's latest array of gaming technologies, including the NVIDIA PhysX® physics engine and NVIDIA TXAA™ anti-aliasing. Plus, it includes the new NVIDIA GeForce Experience™ software, which delivers the industry's best drivers for smooth gaming, advanced features like NVIDIA ShadowPlay™ software(1) and optimal playable settings with the convenience of single-click operation to gamers everywhere. And for those gamers who demand the very best, NVIDIA SLI® technology -- the industry's preeminent multi-GPU solution -- scales to deliver even higher levels of performance.
In addition to these new features, the GeForce GTX 760 represents a tremendous performance upgrade over prior GeForce GPUs. It is three-times faster than the still-popular(2) GeForce GTX 275 GPU and twice as fast as the GeForce GTX 560 GPU, making for a significantly superior gameplay experience with support for all of the latest gaming technologies.
AnandTech writes the GTX 760 is faster, quieter, and $30-$50 cheaper than AMD's closest competitor, but also notes that AMD's Never Settle Reloaded bundle adds significant value to the Radeon HD 7950.