ASUS ARES II Market Segment Analysis Radeon
HD 7970HD 7970
GHz Ed.GeForce
GTX 680Radeon
HD 6990GeForce
GTX 590GeForce
GTX 690ASUS ROG
ARES II
Shader Units| 2048 | 2048 | 1536 | 2x 1536 | 2x 512 | 2x 1536 | 2x 2048 |
ROPs| 32 | 32 | 32 | 2x 32 | 2x 48 | 2x 32 | 2x 32 |
Graphics Processor| Tahiti | Tahiti | GK104 | 2x Cayman | 2x GF110 | 2x GK104 | 2x Tahiti |
Transistors| 4310M | 4310M | 3500M | 2x 2640M | 2x 3000M | 2x 3500M | 2x 4310M |
Memory Size| 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 2048 MB | 2x 2048 MB | 2x 1536 MB | 2x 2048 MB | 2x 3072 MB |
Memory Bus Width| 384 bit | 384 bit | 256 bit | 2x 256 bit | 2x 384 bit | 2x 256 bit | 2x 384 bit |
Core Clock| 925 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1006 MHz+ | 830 MHz | 607 MHz | 915 MHz+ | 1100 MHz |
Memory Clock| 1375 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1250 MHz | 855 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1650 MHz |
Price| $385 | $440 | $450 | $700 | $750 | $1000 | $1600 |
Packaging
Contents
- Graphics card
- Driver CD + Documentation
- Long CrossFire bridge
- 2x PCIe power cable
- Extra 120 mm fan + mounting kit
- ASUS ROG case badge
- ARES II limited edition badge
The Card
A Closer Look
Test System
Test System - VGA Rev. 25
Processor:Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.6 GHz (Ivy Bridge, 8192 KB Cache) |
Motherboard:ASUS Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 |
Memory:2x 4096 MB Corsair Vengeance PC3-12800 DDR3 @ 1600 MHz 9-9-9-24 |
Harddisk:| WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500 GB |
Power Supply:| Antec HCP-1200 1200W |
Software:| Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1 |
Drivers:NVIDIA: 310.70 WHQL ATI: Catalyst 13.1 WHQL |
Display:LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600 3x Hanns.G HL225DBB 21.5" 1920x1080
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Power Consumption
Fan Noise
Performance Summary
Performance Summary 2
Performance per Watt
Performance per Dollar
Overclocking
Overclocked Performance
Voltage Tuning
Temperatures
Clock Profiles
GPU 1:Core
ClockMemory
ClockGPU Voltage
(measured)
Desktop| 300 MHz | 150 MHz | 0.95 V |
Multi-Monitor| 600 MHz | 1650 MHz | 0.95 V |
Blu-ray Playback| 501 MHz | 1650 MHz | 0.94 V |
3D Load| 1100 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1.26 V |
GPU 2:Core
ClockMemory
ClockGPU Voltage
(measured)
Desktop| 300 MHz | 150 MHz | 0.95 V |
Multi-Monitor| 300 MHz | 150 MHz | 0.95 V |
Blu-ray Playback| 300 MHz | 150 MHz | 0.95 V |
3D Load| 1100 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1.26 V |
CCC Overdrive Limits
Core| 1500 MHz |
Memory| 2000 MHz |
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