In the second half of 2013, after the announcement of the two top video cards of the consumer rule, NVIDIA presented a new price segment. It was NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 - a video card based on the Kepler architecture. The price-recommended NVIDIA price is 14 000 rubles or 230 dollars. Let's see what this video adapter is capable of.
Start follows from the technical parameters of the model. Detailed GTX 760 features are presented in the table below.
| Technological process, nm | 28 |
| Number of transistors, billion | 3.54 |
| Processor frequency, MHz | 980 |
| Memory frequency | 1502 |
| Memory type | DDR5 |
| Memory capacity, GB | 4 |
| Version of DirectX | 11.0 |
| Bandwidth of memory, GB / s | 192 |
The characteristics of NVIDIA GeForce 760 is enough to enjoy the game on medium / maximum tinctures. Buyers are offered GTX 760 2 GB or 4 GB. For users who play modern games, the optimal option will be the purchase of GTX 760 4 GB. It will provide good performance and give the opportunity to play with the maximum quality of textures and shaders.
GTX 760 Video Card Review
A detailed review of the GTX 760 will appreciate all its advantages. Looking at the characteristics of the video adapter, it can be noted that this model is an improved 660 Ti. For a reference model, NVIDIA uses the same design that there were 660 and 670 models with a small printed circuit board. A centrifugal fan is installed on the video adapter. The model turned out to be compact enough, it takes two expansion slots and fit almost in any case.
The regular cooling system in the reference model looks very simple: consists of a small aluminum radiator, a 70 mm fan and plastic casing. The fan is equipped with PWM control with a built-in rotational speed change system, which was used in 780 and 770 models. Adaptive temperature control allows you to change the speed of rotation of the fan smoothly, making the video card more comfortable acoustically.
The temperature of the video adapter without load is 33-35 degrees, and the fan operates with a frequency of rotation of 1000 rpm. When loading, the working temperature of the NVIDIA GTX 760 video card increases to 83 degrees, and the cooler speed is up to 2000 rpm. With load, the fan does not make up a lot of noise.
The following connectors are present on the rear panel:
- 1 x DVI-I;
- 1 x HDMI;
- 1 x DisplayPort.
It should be noted that the video card has excellent indicators of automatic acceleration. With the basic frequency of the graphics processor in 980 MHz, it automatically accelerates to 1150 MHz, and it is capable of working in this mode long enough. In the resource-intensive applications that loaded the video adapter, GPU BOOST 2.0 increases the core frequency to 1100 MHz.
What is the power supply for GTX 760
According to specifications, the power consumption of GTX 760 is 170 W. The manufacturer recommends using the power supply units for this video card with a power of at least 500 W. It is also necessary to preserve +12 V.
How to overclock the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 video card
Recently, productive video cards are used not only for games, but also for mining cryptocurrencies. To increase the income from mining on GTX 760 by 10-15%, it will be necessary to disperse.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX760 video card overclocking can be performed using the MSI AfterBurner. The algorithm of action is as follows:
- Download utility from the official site of MSI.
- In the main window, zoom in the parameters "Core Clock" and "Memory Clock" about 5-10 percent.
- Test a video card in games for the presence of artifacts and video crashes.
- If the video adapter driver restarts or the artifacts are visible on the screen, slightly reduce the value of the parameters.
- If nothing happens, even slightly increase the value of the parameters.
If you use GTX 760 for mining, it will take good cooling. In this case, you need to move a slider "Fan Speed", which is responsible for the frequency of fan rotation. If you follow these rules, the GTX 760 acceleration will be completely safe.
On average, the frequency of the video adapter processor can be dispersed by 15% (up to 1120 MHz), in the resource-intensive applications, the automatic overclocking mechanism speeds up to 1250 MHz. The memory frequency can be dispersed by 17% (up to 1700 MHz), which is the usual result for the GK104 graphics processor.
Test results in games
Let us turn to the testing of the video card in modern games. The GTX 760 test was carried out at maximum graphics settings and 1920 × 1080 resolution. Also included anisotropic filtering and smoothing MSAA 4X.
| The game | Frame number per second |
|---|---|
| LOST PLANET 2. | 73 |
| Sniper Elite 2. | 43 |
| Far Cry 3. | 38 |
| Crysis 2. | 35 |
| Batman Arkham City. | 62 |
| Metro 2033. | 31 |
| Max Payne 3. | 42 |
| Sleeping Dogs. | 61 |
| COD: Black Ops 3 | 77 |
| GTA 5. | 54 |
To enjoy the high number of FPS in modern games, users will have to sacrifice the quality of the picture and reduce the smoothing and shadows settings. Of course, to ensure good frame value per second, a good processor will also be required. The Intel Core I3 of the Fifth Generation Intel Core i3 processors will be a good option, for example, 5157U.
The video card is suitable for those users who use a resolution monitors not higher than 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 points. It is at such a resolution of a video card can provide an acceptable FPS at maximum settings.
Comparison of manufacturers
Since the difference in the characteristics of video cards from different brands practically does not affect performance, the main factor that users are guided by - how much is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760. Comparison of various manufacturers is presented in the table below.
| Parameter | Gigabyte GTX 760 2 GB WINDFORCE 3X | Palit GeForce GTX 760 JetStream 2 GB | ASUS | MSI | Zotac |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory frequency, MHz | 1502 | 1550 | 1502 | 1502 | 1550 |
| Core frequency, MHz | 1085 | 1072 | 980 | 1033 | 1033 |
| Bandwidth, GB / s | 192.3 | 198.4 | 192.3 | 199.4 | 196.4 |
| price, rub. | 17000 | 18500 | 14000 | 16500 | 16000 |
The price of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 varies from 14 to 18.5 thousand rubles. Users who want to improve productivity slightly, it is recommended to purchase a video adapter from Palit or pay attention to more productive models in the NVIDIA lineup.
Recent Drivers
Software comes with a video adapter. If you lost the disk or want to update the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 drivers to the new version, go to the appropriate tab on the company's official website. After that, select your video card and operating system (for example, Windows 7 64 BIT) and download the appropriate file.
If you have difficulty, you can download the drivers for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 in another way. To do this, click the "Graphic Drivers" button, after which the appropriate drivers will automatically be defined.
