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March 2012
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The editors liked
Extremely quiet
NVIDIA 3D Vision 2
Low power consumption
GPU Boost
1006MHz stock clock with headroom for more performance tuning
Low temperature
Adaptive VSync
Full sized HDMI port
6GB Memory Data Rate
PCIE 3.0
This card has a 1GHz base clock speed and a high memory bandwidth
Amazingly power efficient. Excellent performance. Reduced profile. Supports four monitors
3D Vision Surround on one card. Requires only six-pin PCIe power connectors.
Great Performance
Relatively Cool and Quiet
TXAA
3D Surround From a Single Card
Bests AMD's Radeon HD 7970 on most tests while using less power
Dynamic core clock speed helps card adapt to different games and tasks
Priced below AMD's competing card
Supports four monitors
Fantastic Performance
Energy Efficient and quiet
16% performance increase over GTX 580
Reasonable price
Massive leap forward in energy efficiency
Dynamic overclocking works well
Good additional OC potential
Native full-size HDMI & DisplayPort output
Adds adaptive VSync and new Anti-Aliasing modes
The editors didn't like
None that I could honestly think of
There are vast improvements when compared to the prior generation of NVIDIA DirectX 11 Video cards
HiTech Legion Editors Choice Award
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The GTX 680 only has one HDMI connection
Not always appreciably faster than competing AMD card. Blocks an expansion slot. Requires a hefty power supply
Expensive (Although Priced aggresively)
Additional Considerations for Overclockers
Still pricey
Less onboard memory than comparable AMD cards
Expensive
Dynamic OC can't be turned off
Manual overclocking more complicated than before
Noisy in 3D
Voltage controller has no software voltage control neither monitoring
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This card has a 1GHz base clock speed and a high memory bandwidth
The GTX 680 only has one HDMI connection
The GeForce GTX 680 used to be the best graphics card on the market, and it still holds up fairly well, despite starting to show its age. The Kepler architecture makes it easy to run the most demanding games on high and ultra settings, and it is sure to u...
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