![]() The cooler is a slightly modified version of the very popular DirectCU II thermal design used in many of the custom built ASUS graphics cards. The ASUS Strix GTX 780 card is a pretty large beast, both in physical size and in performance. And they change the cooling solution to offer a near silent operation mode when used in “low impact” gaming titles. They double the reference memory capacity from 3GB to 6GB of GDDR5, to assuage any buyer’s thoughts that 3GB wasn’t enough for multi-screen Surround gaming or 4K gaming. They chose to go with the GeForce GTX 780 GPU from NVIDIA at a significant price drop from the GTX 780 Ti, with only a modest performance drop. ![]() The ASUS Strix GTX 780 is exactly one of those solutions – taking a GTX 780 GPU that was originally released in May of last year and twisting it into a new design that offers better cooling, better power and lower noise levels.ĪSUS intended, with the Strix GTX 780, to create a card that is perfect for high end PC gamers, without crossing into the realm of bank-breaking prices. With the expanded time between major GPU releases, from either NVIDIA or AMD, these products have continued evolving to offer better features and experiences than any graphics card before them. ![]() In the time periods between major GPU releases, companies like ASUS have the ability to really dig down and engineer truly unique products. ![]() Testing Setup and Frame Rating ExplanationĮxperience with Silent Design ASUS has built a custom GTX 780 card that uses a DirectCU II cooler and doubles the standard amount of memory!.ASUS has built a custom GTX 780 card that uses a DirectCU II cooler and doubles the standard amount of memory!.Taking a closer look at the detailed results from the first 90 seconds from our FRAPS log we can see that the GeForce GTX 780 Ti was ahead for nearly the entire time shown. The Geforce GTX 780 Ti average frame rate was 11.4% higher than the Radeon R9 290X. The EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked and AMD Radeon R9 290X are pretty evenly matched in this game title. ![]() Metro Last Light was benchmarked with High image quality settingsīenchmark Results: In Metro: Last Light the AMD Radeon R9 290X had a lower average FPS, but had better performance when things bottomed out. It uses the 4A Game engine and was released in May 2013. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world and features action-oriented gameplay with a combination of survival horror elements. Metro: Last Light is a first-person shooter video game developed by Ukrainian studio 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. ![]()
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