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Best PerformerNvidia GeForce GTX 670 Review

10 May, 2012, 6:31 pm IST | by Roydon Cerejo | Graphics Cards

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A view from the side

A view from the side
Decent design and build
The new performance king
Don't be fooled by its bland looks
3DVision Surround ready!
A highlight of the specs

PRICE IN INDIA

29,999

TECH2 RATING

8.0

AVERAGE USER RATING

9.5

How we test

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Metro 2033
Metro 2033 is a first-person shooter video game, which continues to bring even the toughest graphics cards down to their knees. The game has a lot of DX11 eye-candy, which really puts a strain on any GPU. All DX11 features were enabled for the benchmark and we used the “Tower” level for our test.

 

 

 


Batman: Arkham City
A sequel to Arkham Asylum, Arkham City features a more open world gameplay as well as DX11 elements. For this test, we disabled Nvidias’s PhysX, since it would be unfair to AMD’s cards. Everything else was maxed out.

 

 

 


Verdict
Now for the best part. Nvidia have priced the GTX 670 in India at  INR29,999. However, we managed to get the pricing for ZOTAC's GTX 670 retail card, which will be closer to INR27,999 for the standard edition and and INR29,555 for the AMP! Edition. We just got an update from ZOTAC and as it turns out, the standard edition will cost you INR29,999 while the AMP! Edition is priced at INR30,999. While it’s still a lot of money, it’s currently the best performing card in that price range. Not only does it blow the HD 7950 out of the water, it even races past the HD 7970 and is very close on the heels of the GTX 680 (a little too close, if you ask me). This gives it very good value, as you don’t have to shell out the extra 5K for the GTX 680. Nvidia has once again delivered an excellent solution for the hardcore gamer and enthusiasts. Not only does it offer amazing performance, it’s also small in size, sips your PSU, rather than drain it and is priced competitively as well.

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There are many other aspects of the product that are looked at such as the bundled software and accessories. All of these scores are aggregated together to form the final score.

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1 - 3

The product is bad in almost every aspect. We strongly advise against purchasing this product.

4 - 6

An average product that isn't the best you can buy, but isn't the worst either.

7 - 8

Product with this rating is highly recommended because it's priced sensibly, has a good set of features and performs well.

9 - 10

Exceptionally excellent product with features and performance unlike any we've seen in the past. A must-have for everyone!

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