GALAXY GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST Pro Reviews

The GALAXY GTX 650 Ti Boost with 2GB of memory is available on Amazon for $159.99 after a $10 mail in rebate. Radeon HD 7790 cards with 2GB of memory cards can be found also around the same price point, make sure that you are not looking at prices on a 1GB HD 7790 though. This means both are similarly priced, but obviously not similar in performance and the gameplay experience delivered. We compared today two evenly priced video cards, with evenly matched amounts of VRAM, and we truly learned which one is better for gaming. Given the fact these are similarly priced, this evaluation has clearly shown that the GALAXY GTX 650 Ti Boost blows away the AMD Radeon HD 7790 in each game that we threw at it, with the exception of Tomb Raider. In all the other games, we were able to enable significantly more graphics options and/or play at higher frame rates using the GALAXY GTX 650 Ti Boost. There is just no way around it, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is superior in performance to the AMD Radeon HD 7790, and thus allows a much better gameplay experience. Since you can purchase both at the same price point, we can clearly say the GALAXY GTX 650 Ti Boost is the winner. The GALAXY GTX 650 Ti Boost holds the better value at $149-$169 dollars. The sub-$200 realm is very competitive, but there is a clear winner with the GALAXY GTX 650 Ti Boost. The Radeon HD 7790 just can't hold a candle to the GALAXY GTX 650 Ti Boost.

With an article featuring overclocked competitors, Galaxy was certainly facing an uphill battle with their stock-clocked GTX 650 Ti Boost. Making matters even more interesting was their card’s inability to hit the same maximum boost frequencies as the reference design. As we’ve mentioned time and again, slight variances from one ASIC to another could result in slightly different clock speeds when comparing identical cards and Galaxy’s entry proved that point. Despite the aforementioned frequency discrepancy, performance-wise, it didn’t lag behind the stock card, posted some of the best temperature results we’ve seen and remained whisper quiet throughout testing. Overclocking was also top-notch. While there may be slightly higher performing alternatives which match this card's price, you still have to respect Galaxy's delivery of excellent cooling and overclocking headroom at the $170 price point.