Introducing The GeForce GTX 760: A Mid-Range GPU With High-End Features
This year we?ve introduced the world to the GeForce GTX 780 and GeForce GTX 770, the first entries into our new series of enthusiast GPUs. Each has redefined performance in their respective price brackets, giving gamers superior performance for less money in comparison to previous-generation GPUs.
Today, we’?re welcoming the GeForce GTX 760 to the award-winning family. Starting at just $249, this mid-range GPU is 12% faster than the $299 GeForce GTX 660 Ti, and 23% faster than the GeForce GTX 660. And like the GeForce GTX 770 and 780, the GTX 760 supports all our latest hardware and software innovations, and is perfectly suited to 1920×1080 gaming in upcoming titles like Assassin?s Creed IV, Batman: Arkham Origins, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Splinter Cell Blacklist, The Elder Scrolls Online, Watch_Dogs, and Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Specifications | GeForce GTX TITAN | GeForce GTX 780 | GeForce GTX 770 | GeForce GTX 760 | GeForce GTX 660 |
Chip | GK110 | GK110 | GK104 | GK104 | GK106 |
CUDA Cores | 2688 | 2304 | 1536 | 1152 | 960 |
Base Clock | 837 MHz | 863 MHz | 1046 MHz | 980 MHz | 980 MHz |
Boost Clock | 876 MHz | 900 MHz | 1085 MHz | 1033 MHz | 1033 MHz |
Memory Configuration | 6 GB | 3 GB | 2 GB – 4 GB | 2 GB – 4 GB | 2 GB |
Memory Speed | 6.0 Gbps | 6.0 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps | 6.0 Gbps | 6.0 Gbps |
Memory Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 288 GB/s | 224 GB/s | 192 GB/s | 144 GB/s |
Power Connectors | 1 x 6-pin 1 x 8-pin | 1 x 6-pin 1 x 8-pin | 1 x 6-pin 1 x 8-pin | 2 x 6-pin | 6-pin |
Outputs | DL-DVI-I DL-DVI-D HDMI DP | DL-DVI-I DL-DVI-D HDMI DP | DL-DVI-I DL-DVI-D HDMI DP | DL-DVI-I DL-DVI-D HDMI DP | DL-DVI-I DL-DVI-D HDMI DP |
TDP | 250 W | 250 W | 230 W | 170 W | 150 W |
SLI Options | 3-way | 3-way | 3-way | 2-way | 2-way |
Launch Price | $999 | $649 | $399 | $249 | $229 |
GeForce GTX 760 Performance
The $249 GeForce GTX 760 is a performance powerhouse, with specifications that help it power past the GeForce GTX 660 and $299 GeForce GTX 660 Ti. On average, these improved specs give the GTX 760 a 12% lead over the GTX 660 Ti, and a 23% lead over the GTX 660.
Note, this data is generated from reference-design GeForce GTX 760s, whereas the majority of cards on sale today at e-tailers and retailers will be custom versions running factory overclocks out of the box, pushing frame rates even higher.
In our tests using a reference-speed GeForce GTX 760, the new GTX 760 outperformed the previous-generation GTX 600 Series GPU by 20-28% in the majority of games. Graphics settings were maxed out in each game, and advanced options like PhysX and tessellation were used wherever possible. Additionally, we applied 4xMSAA in all titles with native support, maximizing image quality on the mid-range card.
With out-of-the-box factory overclocks and extra user-overclocking, expect the GTX 760 to extend its advantage even further ? for performance data, check out the many press reviews that have gone live today.
This level of performance makes the GeForce GTX 760 perfectly suited to 1920×1080 High-to-Maximum detail gaming in the latest games and those coming out later this year.
Hardware & Software Innovations Included
Like the GeForce GTX 780 and GeForce GTX 770, the GeForce GTX 760 includes our latest and greatest hardware and software innovations that improve the end-user experience and enable full control over the card?s features.
Increasing performance is GPU Boost 2.0, an automated feature that gets the most out of the GPU in each and every game. Compared to the original GPU Boost, found on GTX 600 Series GPUs, GPU Boost 2.0 can increase performance by an additional 10%, and is only limited by the temperature of the card, making it particularly powerful on cards with custom coolers and waterblocks.
For users wanting to push their shiny new GTX 760 past its limits, there?s Overvolting, which goes beyond the safe limits designated by engineers, enabling frame rates to be pushed even further. Please note, this setting may invalidate your warranty, so check with your card?s manufacturer before going wild.
In addition to increasing GPU performance, our latest advances allow you to increase the responsiveness of your monitor through Display Overclocking, which works on the vast majority of modern screens. Enabled through third-party tools like EVGA Precision X, Display Overclocking increases the maximum refresh rate of a display, allowing faster frame rates to be used and displayed when VSync and Adaptive VSync are enabled. If your monitor doesn?t support Overclocking, no harm no foul ? it will simply return to its default operating speed, so there?s no reason not to try it.
On the software side, the GTX 760 packs-in a new adaptive temperature controller, reducing noise by keeping the GPU’s fan speed at a more consistent level. Previously, GPU fans would reduce to a minimum speed when GPU usage and temperatures were sufficiently low. As temperatures raised once more, fans would noisily kick into high gear to bring temperatures back down. In contrast, the GTX 760’s fan software minimizes the number of noticeable fan speed changes.
In addition to the above, the GTX 760 has full support for technologies like 3D Vision, single-card 3+1 Surround, and Adaptive VSync. And in games, GPU PhysX and TXAA are supported, resulting in superior gameplay experiences with better graphics and improved image quality.
GeForce Experience: The Easiest Way To Optimize Your Games
GeForce Experience is NVIDIA’s new application that can automatically keep GPU drivers up to date, and can optimize game settings with a single click, simplifying the process of getting the most from your PC, and your games. Great for those who want to spend time gaming, not tweaking, GeForce Experience recommends the best possible settings for your specific system configuration, allowing you to jump straight into a game without having to change options, drag sliders, or pick between one of eight similarly-named settings in an acronym-laced dropdown.
GeForce Experience can simplify your life, too, notifying you of new driver releases and downloading them automatically should you so desire. This feature can also automatically download GeForce Experience support for entirely new titles, as well as new SLI and 3D Vision profiles, ensuring you receive the optimum experience whenever you load up a game.
To get started with GeForce Experience, download the new 320.49 beta drivers, or the standalone GeForce Experience installer.
Conclusion: Mid-Range Performance, High-End Features
The new GeForce GTX 760 is a powerful weapon for the modern gamer looking to play the latest games and upcoming AAA titles at 1920×1080 at high-to-maximum detail settings. In Metro: Last Light, our reference-speed GTX 760 hit 53 frames per second using Very High Quality, Very High Tessellation, and PhysX. In comparison the venerable GTX 660 was 29% slower, running at 41 frames per second.
With an excellent result in the highly demanding Last Light, the GTX 760 is therefore poised for prime performance in upcoming titles like Assassin?s Creed IV, Batman: Arkham Origins, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Watch_Dogs, and Wolfenstein: The New Order. Each includes advanced PC-only tech features, such as GPU PhysX, TXAA, HBAO+, and tessellation, ensuring the PC remains the number one destination for ultimate gaming experiences, with faster frame rates and superior image quality.
Like the high-end GTX 780 and GTX 770, the GTX 760 also includes our complete suite of software and hardware innovations, increasing frame rates, creating a better user experience, and handing control of clock speeds, advanced options and other settings back to users. And with GeForce Experience, games can be configured for your new GPU instantly and automatically with just one click.
12% faster than the $299 GeForce GTX 660 Ti, and 23% faster than the GeForce GTX 660, the new GeForce GTX 760 offers excellent performance and a fantastic feature set at an unbeatable $249 price point. Available now at all e-tailers and retailers, the $249 GeForce GTX 760 will get your system ready for the first wave of next-gen games launching this Holiday season.