Uk Hardware: Late March Nvidia introduced its current flagship GPU, the GeForce GTX 680. Click here to read our comprehensive review. The first GTX 680 cards to hit the market in March were nothing more than reference cards with a different sticker on them. In the meantime a number of manufacturers have come with their own unique designs. ASUS sent us their DirectCU II Top version of the GeForce GTX 680, the ASUS GTX680-DC2T-2GD5. We analysed the differences with the reference card.
HotHardware - A little over three months has passed since NVIDIA unleashed its first Kepler-based GPU on PC gamers, known as the GeForce GTX 680. At the time of its arrival, the GeForce GTX 680 was the clear leader in high-end graphics cards. The card offered better overall performance than AMD’s competing Radeon HD 7970 and the GeForce GTX 680 was cooler, quieter, it consumed less power and was cheaper too. Although availability has been tight, in terms of technology, Kepler and the GeForce GTX 680 was Hot Hardware.
