PNY GeForce GTX 770 XLR8 OC 2GB Review

Written by Matthew Lambert

September 27, 2013 | 09:06

Tags: #geforce #geforce-gtx #graphics-card #gtx-770 #xlr8

Companies: #pny

Unigine Valley 1.0 Benchmark

Publisher: Unigine

We've also updated our testing to include Unigine's free Valley 1.0 benchmarking tool. It works well as a graphics benchmark as it is GPU limited and is thus incredibly taxing on the GPU whilst placing the CPU under very little stress. It should therefore be repeatable for most users running half decent systems.

We run the full benchmark at 2,560 x 1,600,with Ultra detail.


Unigine Valley 1.0 Benchmark

2,560 x 1,600, Ultra Detail

  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 4GB
  • GeForce GTX Titan 6GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB
  • PNY GeForce GTX 770 XLR8 OC 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB GHz Edition
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB with Boost
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
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Posted by Panos - Fri Sep 27 2013 11:20

While the 770 is a great chip, the lack of VRAM is crucial for that matter. BF4 recommended spec is 3GB VRAM, and Rome 2 demanding 3GB+ VRAM also.

As for price, at £330, you can grab 2x7970 for that money on ebay, or 2x7950 brand new!!! and still having the benefits of Mantle API and 3GB VRAM.

Posted by Hustler - Fri Sep 27 2013 12:15

Yep...2GB cards are now looking a little limited and a short sighted purchase, especially if you keep your GPU for at least 2 or 3 years as I do.

I'd definitely go for a 3GB or more card if I were buying new today...

Posted by SchizoFrog - Fri Sep 27 2013 17:00

I would love a survey of high end cards at different time points to see who owns them, after 1 year, after 2 years, after 3+ years to see if they bought them from new or waited and then bought them cheaper second hand. I have a feeling that many buyers of high end cards often sell them when the next gen comes out and those that have high end cards after the first year or so, bought them second hand. I am not saying everyone is like that but I would like to see the numbers... :)

Posted by Panos - Sun Sep 29 2013 13:50

Some data for you then.
I have a GTX570 1.2GB since 2011, that replaced an MSI GT9600, which in turn replaced a BFG GTS8800 640MB which I bought back in 2007. (all brand new)

And now on Tuesday going to receive a AMD Powercolor 7950 PCS+ @ £176.
Which means if I manage to sell the AMD Gold voucher and the GTX570, with bit extra funding going to get another 7950. So 2015-16 is next stop for upgrade :)
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