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ASUS GeForce ENGTX460 TOP 768MB Video Card Review

Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: TOP/2DI/768MD5
Date: Fri, Jul 23, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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GeForce GTX 460 Test Settings

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Corsair DOMINATOR memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings. The ATI Radeon HD 5000 series cards were all tested using CATALYST 10.6 drivers and the NVIDIA GeForce cards all used Forceware 258.80. The ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard was run using BIOS 1003 with the processor running stock settings and Turbo enabled.

Windows 7 Drivers Used:
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program V9.1.1.1014
SoundMAX 2000B Audio Driver V6.10.2.6585 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)

The Test System

Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:

Intel Test Platform

Component

Brand/Model

Live Pricing

 Processor

Intel Core i7 975

 Motherboard

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2

Memory

6GB Kingston DDR3 1866MHz

 Video Card

 See Below

 Hard Drive

 Western Digital VelociRaptor

 Cooling

 Titan Finrar

 Power Supply

Corsair HX850W

 Chassis

 None (Open Bench)

 Operating System

 Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

Video Cards Tested:

  • ASUS ARES 4GB - 850MHz Core / 1200MHz Memory
  • ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB - 850MHz Core / 1200MHz Memory
  • ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB - 700MHz Core / 1000MHz Memory
  • ATI Radeon HD 5830 1GB - 800MHz Core / 1000MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 700MHz Core/1401MHz Shader/1848MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 608MHz Core/1215MHz Shader/1674MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 - 608MHz Core/1215MHz Shader/1608MHz Memory
  • ASUS GeForce GTX 460 768MB TOP  - 700MHz Core/1400MHz Shader/920MHz Memory
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SuperClocked  - 763MHz Core/1526MHz Shader/950MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB- 675MHz Core/1350MHz Shader/900MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 - 626MHz Core/1350MHz Shader/1053MHz Memory

ASUS GeForce GTX 460 768MB Top Edition GPU-Z 0.4.4 SLI Details:

EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB GPU-Z 0.4.4 SLI Details
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB GPU-Z 0.4.4 SLI Details

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Review Index
Page 1 - The ASUS ENGTX460 Top VoltageTweak
Page 2 - The ENGTX460 Top GPU Cooler
Page 3 - Retail Box and Bundle
Page 4 - ASUS Smart Doctor & Gamer OSD Utilities
Page 5 - GeForce GTX 460 Test Settings
Page 6 - Batman: Arkham Asylum
Page 7 - Resident Evil 5
Page 8 - Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
Page 9 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 10 - Unigine 'Heaven' DX11
Page 11 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 12 - Aliens vs. Predator
Page 13 - FurMark 1.8.2
Page 14 - Power Consumption
Page 15 - Temperature Testing
Page 16 - ASUS GeForce GTX 460 768MB Overclocking
Page 17 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions