For a cut-down version of the GK110 GPU, that's not too bad

May 17, 2013 14:10 GMT  ·  By

This is yet another instance of the newest high-end NVIDIA graphics card making the news. Not that I can blame it after this.

And by “this” I don't mean the teaser trailer for EVGA's custom-made GeForce GTX 700 series cooler, though that one was a nice find too. After all, it means that the GTX 780 will be the first GK110-based card that NVIDIA's partners will be allowed to customize from the get-go.

Instead, I am talking about the first benchmarks published of the GeForce GTX 780 video adapter.

They were posted on the Chiphell forums and clearly show the GeForce GTX 780 overpowering the GeForce GTX 680 by 20%.

For those who want a short lowdown of the specs, the GeForce GTX 780 has a GK110-300-A2 GPU with 2,304 CUDA cores and 320/384-bit memory interface. 3 GB of GDDR5 back it up.

The GPU clock is of 837 / 876 MHz, while the VRAm works at 6 GHz.

Sales will start on May 23 for $500 / €500.